TO SET THE EMERGENCY PLANS IN MOTION AND TO ALERT THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 7 .
2 . IN THE CASE OF NEW INSTALLATIONS , THE NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 MUST REACH THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES A REASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY COMMENCES .
3 . THE NOTIFICATION SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE UPDATED PERIODICALLY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF NEW TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE RELATIVE TO SAFETY AND OF DEVELOPMENTS IN KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDS .
4 . IN THE CASE OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH THE QUANTITIES , BY SUBSTANCE , LAID DOWN IN ANNEX II OR III , AS APPROPRIATE , ARE EXCEEDED IN A GROUP OF INSTALLATIONS BELONGING TO THE SAME MANUFACTURER WHICH ARE LESS THAN 500 METRES APART , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SUPPLIES THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ARTICLE 7 , HAVING REGARD TO THE FACT THAT THE INSTALLATIONS ARE A SHORT DISTANCE APART AND THAT ANY MAJOR-ACCIDENT HAZARDS MAY THEREFORE BE AGGRAVATED .
ARTICLE 6
IN THE EVENT OF MODIFICATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WHICH COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES AS REGARDS MAJOR-ACCIDENT HAZARDS , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE MANUFACTURER :
- REVISES THE MEASURES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLES 3 AND 4 ,
- INFORMS THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 IN ADVANCE , IF NECESSARY , OF SUCH MODIFICATION IN SO FAR AS IT AFFECTS THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE NOTIFICATION SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 5 .
ARTICLE 7
1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL SET UP OR APPOINT THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR AUTHORITIES WHO , ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER , ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR :
- RECEIVING THE NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 AND THE INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 6 ,
- EXAMINING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ,
- ENSURING THAT AN EMERGENCY PLAN IS DRAWN UP FOR ACTION OUTSIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT IN RESPECT OF WHOSE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN GIVEN ,
AND , IF NECESSARY ,
- REQUESTING SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ,
- ASCERTAINING THAT THE MANUFACTURER TAKES THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEASURES , IN CONNECTION WITH THE VARIOUS OPERATIONS INVOLVED IN THE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY FOR WHICH NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN GIVEN , TO PREVENT MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND TO PROVIDE THE MEANS FOR LIMITING THE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF .
2 . THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES SHALL ORGANIZE INSPECTIONS OR OTHER MEASURES MEASURES OF CONTROL PROPER TO THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY CONCERNED , IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL REGULATIONS .
ARTICLE 8
1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL ENSURE THAT PERSONS LIABLE TO BE AFFECTED BY A MAJOR ACCIDENT ORIGINATING IN A NOTIFIED INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 5 ARE INFORMED IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER OF THE SAFETY MEASURES AND OF THE CORRECT BEHAVIOUR TO ADOPT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT .
2 . THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED SHALL AT THE SAME