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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels .16thJuly 1979
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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ONTHE MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS OF
CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
C0M<79 )384 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I.INTRODUCTION
Themajoraccidentsduetoindustrialactivitiesandinvolving
dangeroussubstanceswhichhaveoccurredinrecentyearsinthe
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variousMemberStateshavejustifiably rousedpublicopinion,
socialpartnersandtheauthorities andledthevariousinterested
partiesintheCommunitytostiffenthemeasurestopreventmajor
accidentsandtolimittheconsequences ofanysuchaccidentsforman
andtheenvironment .
AccidentslikethoseatFlixbourough in1974>Beekin1975>Seveso
andManfredoniain1976areonlyafewexamplesamongotherswhich
haddramaticconsequences forman,insideoroutsidetheestablishment ,and
theenvironment.Theyallemphasizetheneedtotightenupandmakemore 1
specificthecontrolwhichmanufacturers themselves,andthepublicauthoriti
mustexerciseoverpotentiallyhazardousindustrialactivities.
ThedebatesheldonthissubjectintheEuropeanParliamentandin
theCouncilfollowingtheSevesodisasterledtheCommissiontoprepare
thisproposalforaDirective. >
Onlyrecently,on27April1979>followingtheaccidentatValbert,the
EuropeanParliamentagaincalledontheCommissiontodrawupproposals
inthisfieldwithallspeed.
Thisproposalcomesundertheactionprogrammes ontheenvironment
andorsafetyandhealthatwork.Itistheproductofworkcarried
outbytheCommission ,specificstudiesonthesubject,discussions
withtheEuropeanchemicalindustrywithininCEFIC,anddiscussions
withnationalexpertsinanadhocWorkingPartywhichhasheldsix
fullmeetings.

TheCommissionhasalsoreceivedthefavourableopinionofthe
AdvisoryCommitteeonSafety,HygieneandHealthProtectionat
Work.
Inaddition,threeMemberStates(theNetherlands ,theUnited
KingdomandItaly)haveinformedtheCommissionthattheyintend
toissuespecificrulesconcerningtheriskofmajoraccidents.
SuchalawwaspromulgatedintheNetherlandsin1977.
Policyconcerningthepreventionofmajoraccidentsisanimportant
aspectoftheharmoniousdevelopmentofeconomicactivitiesthroughout
theCommunityreferredtoinArticle2oftheTreaty.
Ithaseconomiceffects,thesignificance ofwhichhasgraduallyemerged
followingindustrialdevelopment.Theverygreatdisparityinthe
substanceandapplication oftheprovisionsconcerningmajoraccident
hazardswhichexistsatpresentintheCommunityinevitablyproduces
distorsions ofcompetition andhasanunfavourable effectonthe
smoothfunctioningofthecommonmarket,particularly byaffecting
theccstpriceofproducts.
However,differentrequirements fromoneregiontoanotherinthe
Communityasregardsthetypesofindustrialactivitysubjectto
controlandasregardstherelevantdatatakenintoaccountmaygive
risetounbalancedinvestmentconditions.AproposalforaDirective
ofthiskindisthereforefullyjustifiedatCommunitylevel.

II. LEGISLATION INTHEMEMBER STATES CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL
,ACTIVITIES LIKELY TOCAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS
There haslong teen asubstantial "body oflaws andlegislative and
administrative instruments inthenine Member States oftheCommunity
designed toprotect manand theenvironment . 1
Intended initially ,more often than not ,tomake good anydamage ,
over theysars they have "become focused toanever greater extent
ontheprotection first ofallofmanandthen oftheenvironment ,
either through newlegislation orbytransferring orextending the
objectives ofexisting legislation . -
Itcantherefore ,beobserved that theexisting control andprevention
machinery with regard tocertain types ofpollution andnuisance due
tohuman activities iscompartmentalized divided between several
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administrative authorities .Focusing mainly onpollution control or
theprotection ofw -rkers inthenormal operating conditions of
industrial activities ,legislation i^smore often thannotincomplete
asregards therisk ofmajor accidents .
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Elements oflawandregulation concerned with containing therisks
ofmajor accidents inherent incertain industrial activities are to
befound ingeneral and specific legislation ontheenvironment or
thecontrol ofpollution caused bycertain installations ,ingeneral
î
legislation onhealth andsafety atwork andpublic health ,andin
legislation onregional development .Theneed tostrength this
machinery hasbeen felt inseveral Member States .

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Mainlegislation inforceintheMemberStates
Belgium
Thelegislationinforcetodayoninsanitary ,unpleasantordangerous
factories(derivedfromtheNapoleonicDecreeof15October1810and
thelawof5May1888)isincorporatedintheGeneralProtectionat
WorkRegulation (llFebruary1946).Itrequiresalicenceforthe
buildingandoperationofplantsoclassified (onthebasisofanomen-
clature)# Thelicenceapplicationmustprovidecertaininformation
(plans,inparticular)andstatethemeasuresplannedtopreventor
mitigatedisturbances affectingthesurroundingarea*
Theapplication andthedecisionaredisplayedpubliclyandincertain
casescommunicatedinwritingtcTthoseintheimmediatevicinityof
-theestablishment .
Permanentsurveillance andmonitoringoftheoperatingconditions
imposedarecarriedoutmainlybytechnicalofficialswhohavefree
accesstotheestablishments .
Denmark
TheNatureandEnvironmental Protection Lawof13June1973introduced
asystemoflicensirgattheconstruction stagefornewpolluting
establishments (listedestablishments )andforcertain .modifications to
existingestablishments .However,furtherprovisionscanalwaysbe
imposedoncetheestablishment isinoperation,andexistingfacilities
maybethesubjectofrestrictionsor,ifnecessary,prohibitions.
Theli6enceapplication mustbesupportedbyplansanddescriptions
neededinordertounderstandtheprojeot,anindicationofthenature
andextentofpresentorexpectedpollution,andthepollution-control
measureswhichwillbetaken.

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Noprovision ismade forconsulting andinforming thepublic .
The Lawrequires those responsible fortheindustrial activities
inquestion tokeep them under surveillance ,andinparticular to
inform theauthorities ofoperating irregularities orfailures capable
ofcausing significant pollution .
Federal Republ icofGermany
TheFederal Immission Protection Lawof15March 1974 provides for
asystem oflicences forfacilities producing substantial emissions ,
orconcentrations offacilities (onthebasis ofcriteria setbythe
Law ,alist ofcategories offacilities requiring alicence being laid
down byRegulation ).
Alicence isneeded forthebuilding and operation ofnewfacilities and
theconversion ofexisting facilities .Provision isalso made for
simplified procedures involving fewer requirements and nopublicity .
Thelicence application must contain precise information concerning
technical facilities ,processes ,thenature andquantity ofsubstances ,
emissions ,andmeasures toprotect workers ,people inthevicinity and
theenvironment .Updating ifcarried outevery twoyears .
Thepublic isconsulted (inhearings which arepublic ,butrestricted to
those whohave raised objections ),buthasaccess only toasummary of
the file ifitcontains business secrets ,and isinformed ofthedecision
intheofficial gazettes and local press .
Theregulation of20March 1975 onplaces ofwork provides -inrespect
offire and explosion hazards -forthedrawing upofcontingency plans
within firms and theorganization ofsafety exercises .

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France
Thebasisforlegislationonthematteristhe1810Decree(seeBelgium)
whichwasamendedbytheLawsof19December1917and19July1976.
TheobjectivesofthisLawrelatetotheamenityofthesurronding
area,health,safety,sanitation ,agriculture ,natureandenvironmental
protection ,andtheconservation ofbeautyspotsandmonuments.
ThelistoffacilitiescoveredbytheLawandsubjecttoeithera
licence(grantedafterpublicenquiries),oradeclarationisgivenin
anomenclature .
Existingfacilitiesenjoytheacquiredrightsbutare,nevertheless' ,
subjecttothesurveillance ofthedepartmentfortheinspectionof
listedestablishments andtocertainformalities andcontingent
technicalmeasures.
Thefileofthepriorsurvey(whichisavailabletothepublicfor
consultation )mustincludemapsandplansofthefacilityandthe
surroundingarea,animpactstudy,astudyofmajoraccidenthazardsand
first-aidresources,andanaccountofthefacility'sconformityto
hygieneandsafetyrules.
Publicityfortheinquiryandthefinaldecisionisachievedbymeans
ofpublicnoticesandpublicationinlocalnewspapers.Facilitiesare
monitoredbyabodyofinspectorswiththerighttoinspectatalltimes.
MentionshouldalsobemadeoftheveryimportantNatureProtection Law
of10July1976whichmakesimpactstudiescompulsory.
TheCodedeTravail(LabourCode)containsprovisionsregardingfire
«
andexplosionhazardsatworkwhichcoverrequirements relatingto
installations ,operatingproceduresandbehaviourintheeventofaccidents.

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"(Decreesof15March1930onplantswherecertainhighlyinflammable
liquidsarestoredorhandledandof14November1962ontheprotection
ofworkersusingelectricitycurrent).
TheDecreeof20March1979>onsafetytraining,whichalsoformspartof
thisCode,strengthensexistingprovisionsfortheinformingofworkers,
particularly asregardsbehaviourintheeventofaccident,
Ireland
Thereisnogeneralsystemforthemonitoringofparticulartypesof
establishments ,butinsteadlegislation onspecificsubjects(Public
HealthAct1878,AlkaliAct1906,LocalAuthoritiesActs1963and1976,
regionalplanning)# ThelatterActsprovideforlicencesfordangerous
newestablishments (determinedaccordingtoemissions)andchangesinuse.
Theyalsoempoweraplanningbodytorequireanecologicalimpactreport
inadditiontoplansandgeneraldataonthefacility.
Theplanningprocedureisentirelypublic;anymeasuresthatarenecessary
canalwaysbetaken,casebycase,bytheplanningauthorities ,which
havefullpowersofinspectionandsurveillance .

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Italy
Legislationisextremelydisparate#Thereisanoveralllaw
(Test0Unico),relatingtothe1934HealthLaws.Therearemany
specificprovisions ,ofwhichthefollowingtwoimportantlaws
shouldnevertheless bementioned :LawNo615of1966onmeasures
tocontrolatmosphericpollution (Anti-smogLaw)andLawNo219
of1976onrulesfortheprotectionofwateragainstpollution
(MerliLaw)repealinginthisrespecttherelevantArticlesofthe
1934Law.
TheHealthLawssubjectinsanitaryindustriestoapriordeclaration
eystem#
TechnicalreportsareprovidedforintheAnti-smogLaw.Licences
areprovidedforintheMerliLaw.
Therearenoprovisionsconcerningpublicityfortheinquiryandthe
decision.
Consequently ,facedwiththismultiplicity ofsystems,theItalian
authorities havebeenpromptedtopreparenewlegislation tomakethe
controlofindustrialactivities morerationalandcoherent.
Luxenbourg
Thelawof16April1979dangerous,insanitaryorunpleasantestablishments
andtheGrand-DucalRegulationof16April1979determiningthelistand
classification ofdangerous,insanitaryandunpleasantestablishments
constituteacompletereformoftheGrand-Ducal RoyalDecreesof1872*
and1913,whichhave'keenrepealed.

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Theprovisionsofthelawof16April1979coverallindustrial
establishments ,installations ormanufacturing processes,the
existence,runningoroperationofwhichmaypresenthazardsor
inconvenience tothesafety,healthandcomfortofthegeneral
public,theneighbourhood orthestaff,ortotheenvironment.
Licenceapplications forthetypeofestablishment referredto
inthisDirectivemustbesenttotheInspectorate ofLabourand
Mines.Theapplication mustincludeinformation aboutthetype
andlocationoftheestablishment ,installations andprocessesto
beoperated,theapproximatequantitiesofproductstobemanu­
facturedorstored,themeasuresplannedtopreventormitigate
thedisadvantages whichtheestablishment mightcause,andthe
approximate numberofstaffemployed#
TheInspectorate ofLabourandMinesmayatalltimesascertain
thattherulesgoverningtheoperationofestablishments subject
tothislawareobserved.
Netherlands
Licensingsystemsareprovidedforinagenerallaw(the1952
NuisanceLaw),aDecreespecifyingtheestablishment subjecttoa
licence,andspecificlaws(concerningairandwater).
Theselawsapplytothesetting-up ,puttingintoserviceand
alterationofestablishments ,andrequireadescriptionofthesite,
theoperationsinvolvedandpollution-control measures.
Thepublicisconsulted,butpowerstokeepmattersconfidential
arealwaysreserved.

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However,theselawsvary,particularly asregardstheamountof
informationto"beprovidedorthedegreeofpublicityto"begiven
toanapplication *
Consequently ,agenerallawontheenvironment has"beenlaid"before
Parliament,itsobject "beingtounifylegislationattheprocedural
level.Thereisalsoaproposaltoincludeaprovisionforenviron­
mentalimpactreports
Inaddition,the1934SafetyLaw,whichprotectsworkers,was
revisedin1977»makingitcompulsorytodrawupadetailedsafety
reportcovering,amongotherthings,accidenthazardsandthesteps
to"betakenintheeventofanaccidentwithinthefirm.
UnitedKingdom
Therearemanyspecificlawsdesignedtocontrolpollutingordangerous
establishments andprotecttheenvironment ,e.g.theAlkaliActof1906.
However,specialattentionshouldbepaidtotheHealthandSafetyat
WorkActof31July1974*ThisActprotectsworkersandalsothegeneral
public#PursuaruttothisAct,draftrulesconcerningmajoraccidents
havebeenpreparedwhichsubjectindustrialplantstoasystemofnoti­
ficationconsistingeitherofasimpledeclarationorahazardsurveyreport
containingdetailedinformation onsubstances,plants,accidenthazard
factors,preventionandcontrolmeasuresandemergencyplans.

11.
Theobligation tonotify depends onthenature andquantity ofthe
substances involved ,andapplies tonewandexisting facilities
andalso when significant alterations aremade ,.thenotification
must "beupdated every twoyears .
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III.COMMENTS ONTHISPROPOSALFORADIRECTIVE
1•General
Anyindustrialactivityentailsrisksformanandtheenvironment.
Theseriskscanbedividedintotwocategories :
(i)routinerisksinnormaloperatingconditions(e.g.aparticular
concentration ofadangeroussubstance,intheworkingenviron­
mentoracertainlevelofemissionsintotheenvironment);
(ii)exceptionalrisksinabnormaloperatingconditions,i.e.
risksofaccidents :explosions ,fires,massiveemissionsof
dangeroussubstances whenanactivitygetsoutofcontrol.
ThisproposalforaDirectivecoversthesecondcategoryofrisksand
seekstopreventmajoraccidentsasfaraspossibleandtolimit,the
consequences ofsuchaccidentswheretheyoccurdespiteeverything.
Theriskofamajoraccidentoccurringdependsessentially onthenature
ofthesubstancesinquestion,theirquantity,thetypeoftechnological
processandthelocationoftheindustrialactivity.
Asitisunrealistictoimaginenorisksituations ,thefirstobjective
istoreduce,asearlyasthedesignstage,andthroughouttheoperation
oftheplantfacilities,theprobabilityofsuchaocidentsoccuring,by
studyingpossiblecauses,monitoringcriticalpoints,anticipating
thecombinations ofeventswhichmightleadtoanaccident,introducing
safetymeasureswhicharecorrespondingly morestringentwherefactors
«whichw">uldincreasetheconsequences ofanaccidentformanandthe
environment areinvolved.

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Thenext objective istoprevent such anaccident -should one .occur -
from turning into adisaster ,andhence tolimit theconsequences
asmuch aspossible *Surveillance andsafety machinery must beset
upandcontingency plans prepared . ''
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Butwhich industrial activities require tobecontrolled ?
Bywhat criteria arethey tobedetermined ?Anessential parameter
isthenature ofthesubstances which areormaybeinvolved inthe
industrial activity .Since 1967 ,theCommunity hasacquired consi­
derable experience andbuilt upacorpus oflegislation inthe field
ofdangerous substances andcriteria forclassifying them into cate­
gories ofdanger *.Letusrecall ,among other provisions ,the1967
Directive ondangerous substances *The6thamendment tothis Directive ,
which wasadopted bytheCouncil on19June 1979 »provides forasystem
ofpremarketing forallnewsubstances . <
This proposal foraDirective institutes rules designed toestablish
asystem ofCommrrity standards concerning thepremarketing phase ,
i.e. theproduction phase *Ittherefore covers industrial activities
which involve ,ormayinvolve ,thecategories ofdangerous substances
defined inthe1967 Directive ,i.e*substances which areexplosive ,
oxidizing ,easily flammable ,flammable ,toxic ,harmful ,corrosive ,
irritant and hazardous tothe environment .
Since industrial activity isconcerned ,account-must also betaken
ortheproduction stages inwhich *such substances maybef)und ,i.e.
asproducts necessary forthetechnological process ,manufactured
products ,by-products orwaste .
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14.
Thequantityofdangeroussubstanoespresentinanindustrialaotivity
isalsotobeconsidered,andestimateshavebeenmadeofthe
minimumquantitieswhichshouldgiverisetoamajoracoident*
Thisparametermakesitpossibletoselect,tosomeextent,those
industrialactivitieswhiohrequiretobesubjectedtosystematic
checking.Thenextmostimportantfactorsarethetechnology,
whiohmustbethemostreliablepossible,andthesite,inorderto
proteotmanandtheenvironmentintheeventofanaccident.
TheproposalforaDirectiveappliestonewindustrialactivities,
anyalterationwithimplications forthesafetyofanindustrial
activity,andexistingindustrialactivitiesforwhichcertainperiods
ofgraceareallowed*
TheproposalforaDirectivecanberegardedasfallingintotwo
partswithtwodifferenttargetareas*
Thefirstparthastheroleofaframeworkdirectiveintendedto
coveranyindustrialactivi Ly,includingcertainstorageconditions
whichinvolveormayinvolvedangeroussubstancesasdefinedin
generalbyCouncilDirective67/548/EEC,Ingeneral,itprovides
fortakingthemeasuresneededtopreventacoidentsandtolimit
theconsequences ofaccidentswhichdooccur*Italsorequires
asafetyreporttobemadeavailabletothecompetentauthorities
andprovidesforinformingworkersandthepublicinthesurrounding
area*
Thesecondpartappliesmoreparticularly toindustrialactivities
whichinvolveormayinvolveparticularly dangeroussubstances ,
clearlydefinedinalistandbymeansofcriteriaintheDirective,
whicharepresentorpotentiallypresentintheindustrialactivity
inexcessofaparticularquantity *

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Theprocedurechosentomonitorthesafetyofindustrialactivities
moresystematically isthenotification procedure,underwhichthe
manufacturer sendsthecompetentauthorities amoredetailedsafety
reportconcerningthesubstances ,facilitiesandpointswheremajor i
accidentscouldoccur.Thisreportwillcontain,amongotherthings,
ananalysisofthereliabilityofthefacilities,andwilseektoshow
thehazardswhichtheyentailformanandtheenvironment andthe
safetymeasuresneededasaresult.
Itsscopehasbeenrestrictedsoastoensurethatcompetentautho­
ritiesarenotshowedunderwithnotification ,asthatwouldmake
allmonitoringimpossible,butithasnevertheless beentailoredto
coverthemajoraccidentswhichhaveoccurredinrecentyears*
Theadvantageofthenotification procedureisthatitallowsofa
permanentdialoguebetweenthevariousinterestedparties*Therole
ofthepublicauthorities ,properlycoordinated ,shouldbegeared
tothechekingofsafetystudies,theassessmentofresultsandthe
measureschosenandthemonitoringoftheirapplication andeffecti­
veness.However,theywouldhavetherighttoimpose,atanytime,
measureswhichtheyregardasnecessary.
Itisalsoessentialtoinformtheworkersandthepublicinthe
surroundingareaofthepossiblerisksandtoinvolvetheminthe
preventionandsafetymeasures,therebyincreasingtheeffectiveness
ofthelatter.
Inaddition,theproposalforaDirectiveprovidesforthecompetent
authoritiestobenotifiedofmajoraccidentsandfortheCommission
toestablishadatabankrelatingtoaccidenthazardsandmajor
accidentswhichhaveactuallyoccurred,inordertoimprovesafety.
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16.
Anessentialinstrumentwithwhichtoimproveand"bringuptodate
themeansofpreventingaccidentsisthestatistical machinery
whichisneededinordertoanalysefacts,interpretthemandassess
resultsandtomakeitpossibletoexchangeandmakeuseofthe
experienceacquired#
2.Particular commentsoncertainArticlesintheDirective
Article3
ThisArticlesetsforththegeneralprinciplethatmanufacturers must
takeallrequisitemeasurestopreventmajoraccidentsandtolimit
theconsequences ofsuchaccidentsformanandtheenvironment.
Article4
ThisArticleprovides(a)forensuringthatthemeasurestobetaken
xinderArticle3haveinfactbeenimplemented ,i.e.,thedrawingup
ofasafetyreporttobemadeavailabletothecompetentauthorities and
(b)forinformingandtrainingworkersandinformingtheneighbouring
population.
Article5
ThisArticle,togetherwithAnnexII,containsthemostimportantprovi­
sionsoftheDirective,specifyingthecontentofthenotification :
informationrelatingtosubstances,installations andthepossible
occurrenceofamajoraccident.
Thisnotification mustbeupdatedperiodically.

17.
Artide7
ThisArticlespecifiesthefunctionsoftheauthoritiesdesignated
'bytheMemberStates:inparticulartheywillexaminenotifications ,
drawupexternal .emergencyplans,takeallrequisitemeasureswith
aviewtopreventingmajoraccidentsorlimitingtheconsequencesof
suohaooidentsandcarryoutinspectionsandchecks*
Article8
Paragraph2providesforderogationsforexistingindustrialactivities
oneextrayearforenforcingtheprovisionsasawhole,andthree
yearsforapplyingArtiole5&Bregardsthesubstancesooveredbythe
specificlistinAnnexII,soasnottorequireimmediatelythefairly
considerable effortofcarryingouttestsonallexistingsubstanoes *
/
Artide9
> .
ThisArtioleconcernstheinformation whiohmanufacturers mustgive
totheoompetentauthorityintheeventofamajoraccident.
Article10
ThisArticlespecifiestheinformation whichtheMemberStatesareto
sendtotheCommission :extractsformthenotifications concerningthe
hazardsinvolvedinthetypeofindustrialactivityinquestion,and
informationaboutmajoraooidentsoccurring.
Article11
ThisArtioleprovidesforthesetting-upbytheCommissionofadata
bank(fortheinformationobtainedunderArticle10)towhiohthe
MemberStatesaretohaveaccess,andfortheorganization ofexchanges
ofinformation *

18.
Artide13
TheprooedureoftheCommitteeonAdaptationtoTeohnicalProgress
appliestoAnnexesIII,IVandV*
ItalsoappliestoAnnexII(l)iftheamendmentsarebasedon
AnnexII(2)*Inotherwords,thespecificlistofsubstancesfir
whiohnotificationisoompulsorycanbeadaptedandaddedtoasand
whenthesubstancesareclassifiedinoneofthecategories LD50orLC50
providedforinparagraph2ofAnnexII*Thisinnowayaltersthe
soopeoftheproposalforaDireotive,butmakesitpossibletoremove
anydoubtsofthenotifiesandthoseofthecompetentauthoritydueto
thelackofpreoisionoftheLD50andLG50values*Alsothenotifier
willberelievedoftheneedtoestablishdataorcarryouttestsf>r
suchasubstanceonceithasbeenputonthespeoificlist*
AnnexI
ThisAnnexspecifiesthecategoriesofdangeroussubstancesandtheir
lowerquantitylimitswhiohdeterminetheinclusionofcertainstorage
facilitiesintheindustrialactivitiescoveredbythisproposalfor
aDireotive *Thecategoriesofdangeroussubstanceshavebeenselected
onthebasisoftheactualexistenceoflargestores*
AnnexII
ThisAnnexiscloselylinkedwithArticle5andprovidesforthecriteria
foractivatingthenotification procedure *Thesecriteriaareoftwo
kinds:firstly,aspecificlistofdangeroussubstancesorcategories
ofdangeroussubstancesinoludes:

19.
1«Carcinogenic substancespresentinindustrialprocesses,the
effectsofwhichcouldappearinmanevenafterverybrief
contactorwhichpersistintheenvironment andforwhichthe
quantitative thresholdhas"beenfixed "byanalogywiththatof
themosttoxicsubstances :
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2*toxicgases:
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3.explosiveoreasilyflammablegasesandliquids.
Foreachsubstanceorcategoryofsubstancesthereisalowerquantitative
limitfromwhichnotificationiscompulsory..
Secondly,atablesetsoutrangesofacutetoxicity(LD50oral,LC50
cutaneous,LC50Toyinhalation)withthecorresponding quantitative
thresholds.
IV.CONSULTATION OFTHEEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ANDTHEECONOMIC AND
,SOCIALCOMMITTEE
SincethisproposalforaDirectiveis"basedonArticles100and235
oftheTreatysettinguptheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,theParliament
andtheEconomicandSooialCommitteemustbeconsulted.

PROPOSAL FOR -ACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE ONTHE MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS
OFCERTAIN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomic
Community ,andinparticular Articles 100and235thereof ,
Having regard totheProposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEoonomic andSocial Committee ,
Having regard totheobjectives andprinciples ofaCommunity environ­
ment policy fixed bytheaction programmes oftheEuropean Communities
ontheenvironment of22November 1973 (l)and17May1977 »andin
particular theprinciple that thebest policy consists inpreventing
thecreation ofpollution ornuisances atsource ;andwhereas tothis end
technical progress must beconceived anddirected soastotake into
account theconcern fortheprotection oftheenvironment :
(D
(2)OJNoC112of .20.1.2.1973 ,p.
0JNo -C139of13.6..1977 .p.

2a
HavingregardtotheobjectivesofaCommunitypolicyofhealth
andsafetyatworkfixedbytheCouncilResolutionof29June
1978onanactionprogrammeoftheEuropeanCommunities on
safetyandhealthatwork<3)/andinparticulartheprinciplethat
thebestpolicyconsistsinobviatingpossibleaccidentsatsource
bytheintegrationofsafetyatthevariousstagesofdesign,
construction andoperationandbydevelopingaspiritofhealth
andsafetythrougheducationandtraining; -
WhereastheAdvisoryCommitteeonSafety,IfygieneandHealthProtection
attfork,setupbyCouncilDecision74/325/EEC(4),hasbeenconsulted;
Whereassafetyandhealthprotectionatworkandtheprotection
ofthepublioandtheenvironmentcallforparticularattentionto
begiventocertainindustrialactivitiescapableofcausingmajor
accidents;whereasmanysuchaccidentshaveoccurredintheCommunity
duringrecentyearsandhavehadseriousconsequences forworkers,and
moregenerally,forthepublicandtheenvironment;
Whereasdisparitybetweenprovisionsalreadyapplicableorbeingpre­
paredinthevariousMemberStatesonmeasurestopreventmajoracci­
dentsandlimittheconsequences thereofforman-andtheenvi­
ronmentmaycreateunequalconditionsofcompetition andhencedirec­
tlyaffectthefunctioningofthecommonmarket;whereastheappraxima-t
tionofprovisionslaiddownbylaws,regulationoradministrative
actionlaiddowninArtiole100oftheTreatymustthereforebeimple­
mentedinthisfield;
Whereasitis-necessarytocombinethisapproximation oflawswith
actionbytheCommunityaimedatattainingoneoftheCommunityobjectives
inthefieldofenvironmental protectionandhealthandsafetyatwork;
whereas,inpursuanceofthisaim,certainspecificprovisions
(3)OJNoC.165of11.7*197?,p.
(4)OJNoL185of9.7,1974,p.

mustthereforebelaiddown;whereas,sincethenecessarypowers
havenotteenprovided "bytheTreaty,Article235oftheTreaty
mustbeinvoked;
Whereas,foreveryindustrialactivitywhichusesormayusedangerous
substancesandwhich,intheeventofamajoraccident,wouldhave
seriousconsequences formanandtheenvironment ,themanu­
facturermusttakeallnecessarymeasurestopreventsuchaocidents
andlimittheconsequences thereof;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovidethatthemanufacturer shalldraw
upasafetyreporttoassessthehazardsfrommajoraccidentsand
reducetheprobabilitythereofaccordingly ;
Whereasthetrainingandinformationofworkerscanplayaparticu­
larlyimportantpartinpreventingmajoraccidentsandbringingthe
situationundercontrolintheeventofsuchaccidents;whereas,moreover,
theholdingofsafetyexerciseswithintheundertaking cansignificantly
helptoreducetheconsequences ofamajoraccident;
Whereasitisnecessarytolaydownthatanypersonoutsidethe
establishment liabletobeaffectedbyamajoraccidentshouldbe
appropriately informedofthehazardsinvolvedandofthesafety
measuresrelatingtosuchanaccident;
Whereas,inthecaseofindustrialactivitieswhichinvolveormayinvolve
substancesthatareparticularly dangerousincertainquantities,
itisalsonecessarytoprovidethatamorecomprehensive reportonsafety
besuppliedtothecompetentauthorities,withaviewtoreducingthe
hazardsofmajoraccidentsandenablingthenecessarystepstobetaken
toreducetheconsequences thereof;andwhereas,inrespectofeverysuch
activity,plansmustbelaiddownforemergencyactiontobetakeninside
oroutsideanestablishment inwhichamajoraccidentcouldoccur,sothat
suchasituationmaybedealtwithrapidlyandinacoordinated manner;

Whereas,ifamajoraooidentoccur8,themanufacturer mustimmedia­
telyinformthecompetentauthorities andoommunicatetheinformation
necessaryforassessingtheimpact ofthataccident;
Whereastheanalysisofthehazardsfrommajoraccidentsbytypeof
industrialaotivityandtheanalysisofsuchaccidentsatCommunity
levelcouldsignificantly helptoreduoethehazardsfrommajor
acoidentsofthesametypeandtheconsequences thereofinthefuture,
I
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :

Article1
TheaimofthisDirectiveistopreventmajoraccidentswhichmight
resultfromcertainindustrialactivitiesandtolimittheconsequences
ofanysuchaccidentsformanandtheenvironment.
ForthepurposesofthisDirective }
a)"Industrialactivity"means
-anyoperationcarriedoutinanindustrialestablishment ,together
withallassociatedtransportandstoragewithinthe.
establishment,involvingorpossiblyinvolvingoneormore
dangeroussubstancesinphysicalorchemicalprocessesandcapable
ofgivingrise,intheeventofamajoraccident,toseriousconse-
quenoesforman,andinparticular,workersandtheneighbouring
ν
population,andtheenvironment .
ranyotherstorageundertheconditionsspecifiedinAnnexI.

2.
"b)"Substances"means
chemicalelementsandtheircompoundsastheyoccurinthenatural
stateorasproducedbyindustry.
c)"Dangeroussubstances"means
substances -capableoffallingwithintheriskcategoriesdefinedby
CouncilDirective67/548/EECof27June1967ontheapproximation
ofprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationandadministrative action
relatingtotheclassification ,packagingandlabellingofdangerous
substances .(1),initsversionof 1979(2).
\ ' v '
d)"Manufacturer "means «
anypersoninchargeofanindustrialactivityasdefinedinthis
article.
e)"Ma.joraccident"means
amajoremission,fireorexplosionresultingfromuncontrolled develop­
ments.inthecourseofanindustrialactivity,leadingtoaserious,
immediateordelayed,dangertomanand/ortheenvironment,insideor
outsidetheestablishment ,andinvolvingoneormoredangerous
substances. -
Article2
ThisDirectivedoesnotapplytothefollowing:
-nuclearfacilitiesandplantsfortheprocessingofradioactive substances
andmaterial, , ■,
(1)QJn*196of16.8.1967,p.1
(2)QJ,i.

-militaryinstallations ,
-explosivesfactories,
-miningoperations,
-installations fortheeliminationoftoxicanddangerouswaste,covered
"byCommunityregulations.
Article3
TheMemberStatesshalladopttheprovisionsnecessarytoensurethat,in
thecaseofanyindustrialactivityasspecifiedinArticle1,themanu­
facturerisobligedtotakealLthenecessarymeasurestopreventmajoracci­
dentsandtolimittheconsequences/ormanand-theenvironment.
Article4
TheMemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresnecessarytoensurethatevery
manufacturer isobligedt
-todrawupasafetyreportconcerningtherisksofmajoraccidentsand
makeitavailabletothecompetentauthoritiesspecifiedinArticle^j
-toinformanypersonworkingonthesiteoftherisksofmajoraccidents
arisingfromthe?industrialactivity;

-totake adequate measures toensure that allpersons working onthe
site areappropriately trained andequipped asregards safety measures
inconnection with therisks ofmajor accidents arising from theindus­
trial activity ;
_toorganize periodical safety drills ;
-toupdate periodically themeasures taken inaccordance with the
preceding indents,'
TheMember States shall ,take thenecessary measures toensure that persons
outside theestablishment whoareliable tobeaffected byamajor accident
areinformed inanappropriate manner ofthe risks inquestion andofthe
safety measures relating tosuch anaccident . ♦
Article 5
Ifanindustrial activity asdefined inArticle 1involves orisrecognized
aspossibly involving thepresence ofoneormore dangerous substances corres
ponding tothecriteria laid down inAnnex II,as:
-products necessary forthetechnological process ,
- aproduct ofmanufacture .
-by-products .
_ residues -

5.
theMember States ,withour prejudice toA-rticle 4,shall take thenecessary
measures tooblige themanufacturer togive thecompetent authorities as
specified inArtiole 7notification ofthefollowing :
a)information relating tosubstances corresponding tothecriteria laid
down inAnnex lit
-data andinformation listed inAnnex III ;
-phase oftheactivity inwhich thesubstances areinvolved ormay
beinvolved }
-quantity (order ofmagnitude );
-nominal chemical and/orphysical behaviour during theprocess ;
-forms inwhich thesubstances mayoccur orinto which they maybe
transformed inthecase offoreseeable irregularities ;
-other dangerous substances involved intheprocess .
ι
b)information relating totheinstallations :
-thegeographical situation oftheinstallation andpredominant
meteorological conditions ;
-theaverage number ofpersons working onthesite ;
-ageneral description ofthetechnological processes ;
-thesafety limits ofthetechnical equipment andthemanufacturing
processes control systems ;
-areliability analysis eftheinstallations ,anassessment ofthe
«
risks ofmajor aocidents andadescription ofthepreventive
measures planned ;

c)information relating tothepossible occurence ofamajor accident
-emergency plans ,including safety equipment ,alarm systems and
\
available methods ofdealing internally with amajor accident ;
-proposed emergency plains foruseoutside theestablishment ;
-thenames ofaqualified person andhisdeputies responsible for
safety andauthorised tosettheemergency plans inmotion ontheir
ownresponsibility andtoalert thecompetent authorities specified .
inArticle 7*
Inthecase ofnewinstallations ,thenotification referred toinparagraph 1.shall
besubmitted tothecompetent authorities within areasonable period before
theindustrial aotivity commences#
Thenotification specified inparagraph 1shal beupdated periodically#
Article 6
Intheoase ofanymodification ofanindustrial activity asspecified in
Article 1which could have consequences asregards therisk ofamajor accident ,
the Member States shall take appropriate measures toensure that themanufacurer :
–revises themeasures andsafety report specified inArticles 3and45
-informs thecompetent authorities referred toinArticle 7ofanymodifica­
tion affecting theinformation contained inthenotification specified in '

7
Article 5 ,within areasonable period oftime before themodifi­
cation totheindustrial activity is undertaken .
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Article 7
1.TheMember States shall setuporappoint thecompetent authority or
authorities who ,without prejudice totheresponsibility ofthemanufacturer ,
are toberesponsible for ;-
-receiving thenotification asspecified inArticle 5a*idthecommunication
relating toanymodification asspecified inArticle 6;
-examining theinformation provided ;
-ensuring that anemergency plan isdrawn upforuseoutside the
establishment inrespect ofwhose industrial activity notification has
been given ;
and ,ifnecessary ,for
-requesting supplementary information :
»
-stipulating atanytime ,after consultation with themanufacturer ,
appropriate measures inconnection with thevarious operations involved
inanindustrial activity forwhich notification hasbeen given ,with
aview topreventing major accidents and ,providing means forlimiting
?
theconsequences thereof .
«

Thecompetentauthoritiesshall"beresponsibleforoarryingout
–periodicalinspections atthesiteofanindustrial
aotivityforwhich,notification hasbeengiven;
-spotcheckstoensurethattheprovisionssetoutin
Articles3and4aboveareobserved *
Tothisendf.theestablishment andtheplantsmustbeaccessibletotheagents
ofthecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateinquestion*
Article8
TheMemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasurestoensurethatnonew
industrialactivityoranymodification whichcouldaffectthesafetyofan
existingindustrialactivitycanbeundertakenunlessitfulfilsthe
conditionslaiddowninthisDirective * '"
. . ' . I
Inthecaseofexistingindustrialactivities,theprovisionslaiddown
inthisDirectiveshallapply within1yearafterthedatespecified
inArticle17»
TheprovisionsofArticle5shallhoweverapplytotheseactivitiesonlyif
theyinvolvesubstancesorcategoriesofsubstanoescoveredbythespecific
listcontainedinAnnexII,andwithatimelimitof3yearafterthedate
specifiedinArticle17«
*
Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasurestoensurethatfinthe
eventofamajoraccident,themanufacturer shallbecompelled :

a)toinform thecompetent authorities asspecified inArticle 7
without delay ;
ι
b)toprovide them without delay with thefollowing information assoon
asitbecomes available ]
-thecircumstances oftheaccident ;
-thedangerous substance ^involved ;
-thedata available forassessing theeffects ofthis accident on
man and theenvironment ;
-theemergency measures taken .
c)toinform them ofthemedium -andlong-term action envisaged .
TheMember States shall require thecompetent authorities :
a)totake anyemergency andmedium andlong-term measures which may
I>rove necessary ;
b)tocollect ,ifappropriate ,theinformation necessary forafull
analysis ofthemajor accident .
Article 10
Once ayear ,by 31December ,theMember States shall forward tothe
Commission theinformation specified inAnnex IVregarding theindustrial '
activities carried outduring that year andcovered bytheprovisions ofArticled
Such information shall not include the identity oftheundertakings concerned .
Inaddition theMember States shall inform theCommission assoon aspossible
ofanymajor accident occuring ontheir territory andshall provide the
* ' • *"•Commission with theinformation specified inAnnex Vassoon asxtbecomes
available .

10
Article11'
f
1.TheCommissionshallsetupadatabank,towhichtheMemberStatesshall
haveaccess,containinginformation :
-ontherisksofmajoraccidents,considered bytypeofindustrial
•activity,onthehazardswhichmightariseinthecaseofmajor
accidentsandontheappropriate measuresforreducingtherisks;•
-onmajoi*accidentswhichhaveoccurredwithintheterritoryofthe
MemberStates.
2.TheCommissionshallperiodically organizeanexchangeofinformation on
thetopicsreferredinparagraph1witha-viewtoimprovingprevention
measures •
- Article12
1.Theinformation obtainedbythecompetentauthoritiesinpursuanceof
Articles5,6and7andbytheCommissioniftpursuanceofArticle -
10maynotbeusedforanypurposeotherthanthatforwhichitwas
requested.
''' I
2.Withtheexceptionoftheinformation withwhichthepublicaretobe
providedasspecifiedinArticle4»andthatsuppliedtothepersons
responsibleforsafetyandindustrialmedicinewithintheundertaking who
areboundbytheobligationofprofessional secrecy,thecompetentauthorities
oftheMemberStatesandtheCommission,togetherwiththeirofficialsand
otheragents,mustnotdiscloseanyinformationobtainedbyvirtueof
Article*5,6,7and10(1).
«
■ . < i
3*Theprovisionsofparagraphsland2shallnotprecludethepublicationof
generalstatistical dataorinformation onmattersofsafety,containing
nospecificdetailsregfardingparticularundertakings orgroupsofunder­
takings.

11.
J
Article 13
Themodifications necessary forupdating theAnnex II,paragraph 1,and
theAnnexes IIItoVinthelight oftechnological progress shall helaid
down inaccordance with theprocedure specified inArticle 15.
However ,modification toAnnex II, mayhemade inaccordance with
theprocedure laid down inArticle 15 "below ,only onthe "basis ofthecriteria
laid down inAnnex II,paragraph 2.
Article 14
\
Thereisherebyestablished aCommitteeforadaptingthisDirectiveinthe
Lightoftechnological .progresshereinaftercalled".theCommittee"/,consisting
ofrepresentatives oftheMemberStatesuncferthexfigirmanshipofarepresenta­
tiveoftheCommission.
TheCommittee shall draw upitsowninternal rules ofprocedure .
Article 15
Proposals fortheapplication oftheprocedure laid down inthis Article
shall "beputbefore theCommittee byitsChairman ,acting either onhisown
initiative orattherequest ofarepresentative ofaMember State .
Therepresentative oftheCommission shall submit totheCommittee aproposal
*
formeasures "tobetaken .TheCommittee shall issue itsopinion onthis
proposal within atime limit which maybefixed bytheChairman inthelight of
theurgency ofthequestion inhand .Pronouncements bytheCommittee shall be
made byamajority of41votes ,thevotes oftheMember States being weighted
aslaid down inArticle 148 (2)oftheEECTreaty .TheChairman shall not
take part inthevoting . .
a)TheCommission shall introduce theproposed measures ifthey arein
accordance with theopinion oftheCommittee .

12.
b)Iftheproposed measures arenotinaccordance with theopinion ofthe
Committee ,orintheabsence ofsuch anopinion ,theCommission shall
without delay submit totheCouncil aproposal regarding themeasures
tobetaken .TheCouncil shall actbyaqualified majority .
c)IftheCouncil fails toreach adecision within three months ofrecei­
ving aproposal ,theproposed measures shall beadopted bytheCommis­
sion .
Article 16
TheMember States shall report totheCommission every three years onthe
situation within their territory asregards theprevention ofmajor accidents
andthereduction oftheir consequences ,inthecase ofindustrial activi­
ties asspecified inArticle 1.
TheCommission shall report totheCouncil andtheEuropean Parliament every
three years ontheapplication ofthis Directive .
Article 17
TheMember States shall bring into force thenecessary provisions inorder
tocomply with this Directive by atthelatest andshall
forthwith inform the Commission thereof .
TheMember States shall communicate totheCommission thetext oftheprovi­
sions ofnational lawwhich they adopt inthefield covered bythis Directive .
Article 18
This Directive isaddressed totheMember States .

ANNEXI
Categoriesofsubstancesandquantitiesinconnectionwith
storageasspecifiedinthesecondparagraphofArticle1.2.a)
CATEGORIES OPSUBSTANCES QUANTITIES
Explosives >5t
Easilyflammablegasesand
liquids>15t
Flammable >150t
Combustive >1000t
Theabovefiguresrefertothequantitiesperestablishment ,orpergroup
ofestablishments belongingtothesamemanufacturerifthedistance
betweeneachestablishment isnotmorethan500m.
«
Anycombustivesubstancewhichisalsoexplosiveautomatically comesunder
theoategory"explosives".
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ANNEX II
CRITERIA FOR THEAPPLICATION OPARTICLE 5
Thefigures below refer toquantities perestablishment ,orpergroup of
establishments belonging tothe same manufacturer ifthedistance between
each establishment isnotmore than 500m.
Thespecific list below shows thedangerous substances orcategories of
dangerous substances andthecorresponding limits above which notification
iscompulsory .
CAS Nr.
53-96-3
92-67-1
92-67-5
60-11-7
648-93-5
91-59-9
92-93-3
13115 -28-1
1304-56-9
542-88-1
1633-83-6
1746-01-6
7782-41-4
75-44-5
7782-50-5
7783-06-4
107-13-1
74-90-8
7746-09-5
75-15-0
7726-95 -6
7664-41-7
74-86-2
1333-74-0
75-21-8
75-56-9
775-09-9
6484-52-2
7782-44-7Substance orcategory ofsubstances
NOM
2-Acetylamino fluorene (2-Fluorenylacetamide )
4-Aminobiphenyl
Benzidine
Dialkylnitrosamine
4-Dimethylaminoazobenaene
1-Metyl-1-nitrosourea o
2-Naphtylami ne
4-Nitrobiphenyl ,
3-Nitro -2-naphtylamine
Beryllium oxide
Bis-(chloromethyl )ether
1,3-Ptopanesultone (l,2-Qrathiolane -2,2-dioxide )
2,3,7»8-Tetrachlorodiberao -p-dioxine
Arsenif anditsinorganic compounds :
•liquidq andgases
• solids -
Fluorine
Phosgene
Chlorine ' '
Hydrogen sulphide ,
Acrylonitrile V
Hydrogen cyanide
Sulphur dioxide
Carbon disulfide
Bromide
Ammonia /"j
Acetylene (Ethyne )
Hydrogen
Etylene oxide
Propylene oxide
Organic Peroxidés *
Nitrocellulose compounds
Sodium chlorate
Ammonium nitrate i
làquidGbcigenQuantity V
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
1kg
500kg
20
20
100
100
200
200
200
200
400
1000
20
20
50
50
50
500
,5000
5000
10000

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Easily flammable gases .. 150 t
Liquids easily flammable attemperatures above their boiling
point (atapressure of1bar)andatpressures greater than
1.34 bar ,including easily flammable gases insolution .... 200 t
LPG (e.g. commercial propane ,butane andother mixtures ).. 300t
Easily flammable liquified gases under refrigeration with
boiling points below 0°Catapressure of1bar 500 t
Easily flammable liquids .. 100000 t
2.Thetable below gives theLD50orLC50limits forallother dangerous
substances andthecorresponding quantity limits above which notification
iscompulsory .<
«LD50(or.)t1'
mg/kgbody
weightLD50(eut.)
mg/kgbody
"weightLC50^
mg/l(air)Quantity
(kg)
1 <20.02
^LD50<5 2<LD 50<10 o.oa^LC 50<0.1 J^-500
5<LD 50Ç25 10<LD50<50 O.lxLC 50<0,5 ^2000
(1)
(2)
(3)LD50oral inthe rat
LD50cutaneous inthe ratorrabbit
LC50inhalation (4h)intherat

ANNEX III
DATA AND INFORMATION TOBESUBMITTED' INTHE NOTIFICATION
FROVIDED FOR INARTICLE 5
Ifitisnotpossible toprovide anyofthefollowing information ,reasons
must begiven .
IPENTITY OFTHE SUBSTANCE
Chemical name y
CAS Ntunber
Same according totheIUPAC nomenclature
Other names
Bnpirical formula
Composition ofthetechnical product
Purity (%)
Impurities ,including isomers andsecondary products
*
Percentage ofmain impurities
Detection and determination methods available tothe installation -
Description ofthemethods used orbibliographic references
Methods and precautions laid down bythemanufacturer inoonneotion with
handling ,storage andfire
Emergency methods laid down bythemanufacturer incase ofaccidental
dispersion
Available methods ofrendering thesubstance harmless

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Classification ofthesubstanceaccordingtotheprincipleslaiddownin
Directive67/548/EEC:
-Riskcategoryofcategories
t t
-Natureofthespecialrisks:Rphrases
-Safetyadvice:Sphrases
2)REASONSFORNOTIFICATION
Notification wasrequiredforthissubstanceforthefollowingreasons:
ι·-itisincludedonthespecificlist
-theLD50(oralintherat)isbetween.........
theLD50(cutaneousintheratorrabbit)is
between
theLC50(inhalation(4h)intherat)isbetween..
\
-thequantityinvolvedorpotentially involvedisequaltoormore
than
orderofmagnitudeofquantities '
.,3)INDICATIONS OFRISKS
-Forman: immédiate
delayed.
Fortheenvironment : immédiate
delayed.S

/
ANNEX IV .
V V
Information to "besubmitted totheCommission bytheMember States
inapplication ofArticle 10.1
Type ofactivity
Substance(s )corresponding tothecriteria laid down inAnnex II,
andquantities (order ofmagnitude )
Potential risks tomanandtheenvironment specific tothetype of
activity andprocesses (summary )
Emergency plans provided forwithin andoutside theestablishment
(sohematic description )(including preventive measures ). '

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ANNEX V
Information tobesubmitted totheCommission "bytheMember States
inapplication ofArticle 10.2
REPORT OFMAJOR ACCIDENT
Member State :
Authority responsible forreport :
Address :
1.General data
Date andtime ofthemajor accident :
Country ,Administrative region ,etc.: -
Address :
Type ofindustrial activity :
2.Type ofmajor accident
Explosion Pire Emission of
dangerous
substances
Substance (s)emitted
3.Description ofthe circumstances ofthemajor accident
4.Emergency measures taken

_2-
5#Causeofma.joraccident
Known
Ifknown:
Humanerror
Faultyequipment
Designfault
Organizational errors
Other
(Pleasespecify)Notknown
1
I
CZI
cm
CZI
6.Natureandextentofdamage
a)Withintheestablishment
-Casualties
–Materialdamage
–Thedangerisstillpresent
–Thedangernolongerexists
h)Outsidetheestablishment
-Casualties
Materialdamage
Damagetotheenvironment
Thedangerisstillpresent
Thedangernolongerexists*killed
••••••••injured
........poisoned
••••••••exposed
Ο□
.......killed
injured
.......poisoned
exposed >■
7Mediumandlongtermmeasures,particularlythoseaimedatpreventingthe'recurrenceofsimilarmajoraccidents.(Thisinformationistobesubmitted
asitbecamesavailable).