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**►B** **COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/82/EC**

**of 9 December 1996**

**on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances**

(OJ L 10, 14.1.1997, p. 13)

Amended by:

Official Journal

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**►M1** Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the L 284 1 31.10.2003
Council of 29 September 2003

NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) and
Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).

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**COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/82/EC**

**of 9 December 1996**

**on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous**
**substances**

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 130s (1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( [1] ),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee ( [2] ),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of
the Treaty ( [3] ),

(1) Whereas Council Directive 82/501/EEC of 24 June 1982 on the
major-accident hazards of certain industrial activities ( [4] ) is
concerned with the prevention of major accidents which might
result from certain industrial activities and with the limitation
of their consequences for man and the environment;

(2) Whereas the objectives and principles of the Community's environment policy, as set out in Article 130r (1) and (2) of the
Treaty and detailed in the European Community's action
programmes on the environment ( [5] ), aim, in particular, at preserving and protecting the quality of the environment, and
protecting human health, through preventive action;

(3) Whereas the Council and the representatives of the Governments
of the Member States, meeting within the Council, in their
accompanying resolution concerning the fourth Action
Programme on the Environment ( [6] ), highlighted the need for
more effective implementation of Directive 82/501/EEC and
called for a review of the Directive to include, if necessary, a
possible widening of its scope and a greater exchange of information on the matter between Member States; whereas the fifth
Action Programme, the general approach of which was approved
by the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the
Member States, meeting within the Council, in their resolution
of 1 February 1993 ( [7] ), also presses for better risk-and-accident
management;

(4) Whereas, in the light of the accidents at Bhopal and Mexico
City, which demonstrated the hazard which arises when
dangerous sites and dwellings are close together, the Council
Resolution of 16 October 1989 called on the Commission to
include in Directive 82/501/EEC provisions concerning controls
on land-use planning when new installations are authorized and
when urban development takes place around existing installations;

(5) Whereas the said Council resolution invited the Commission to
work with Member States towards greater mutual understanding

( [1] ) OJ No C 106, 14. 4. 1994, p. 4 and OJ No C 238, 13. 9. 1995, p. 4.
( [2] ) OJ No C 295, 22. 10. 1994, p. 83.
( [3] ) Opinion of the European Parliament of 16 February 1995 (OJ No C 56, 6. 3.
1995, p. 80), Council common position of 19 March 1996 (OJ No C 120,
24. 4. 1996, p. 20) and Decision of the European Parliament of 15 July
1996 (OJ No C 261, 9. 9. 1996, p. 24).
( [4] ) OJ No L 230, 5. 8. 1982, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/
692/EEC (OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48).
( [5] ) OJ No C 112, 20. 12. 1973, p. 1.
OJ No C 139, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.
OJ No C 46, 17. 2. 1983, p. 1.
OJ No C 70, 18. 3. 1987, p. 1.
OJ No C 138, 17. 5. 1993, p. 1.
( [6] ) OJ No C 328, 7. 12. 1987, p. 3.
( [7] ) OJ No C 138, 17. 5. 1993.

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and harmonization of national principles and practices regarding
safety reports;

(6) Whereas it is desirable to pool the experience gained through
different approaches to the control of major-accident hazards;
whereas the Commission and the Member States should develop
their relations with the relevant international bodies and seek to
establish measures equivalent to those set out in this Directive
for use in third countries;

(7) Whereas the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents of the United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe provides for measures regarding the prevention of, preparedness for and response to industrial accidents capable of
causing transboundary effects as well as for international cooperation in this field;

(8) Whereas Directive 82/501/EEC constituted a first stage in the
harmonization process; whereas the said Directive should be
revised and supplemented in order to ensure high levels of
protection throughout the Community in a consistent and efficient manner; whereas the present harmonization is limited to
the measures which are necessary to put in place a more effective system for preventing major accidents with widespread
effects and for limiting their consequences;

(9) Whereas major accidents can have consequences beyond frontiers; whereas the ecological and economic cost of an accident
is borne not only by the establishment affected but also by the
Member States concerned; whereas it is therefore necessary to
take measures ensuring a high level of protection throughout
the Community;

(10) Whereas the provisions of this Directive must apply without
prejudice to Community provisions as regards health and safety
at work;

(11) Whereas use of a list specifying certain installations while
excluding others with identical hazards is not an appropriate
practice, and may allow potential sources of major accidents to
escape regulation; whereas the scope of Directive 82/501/EEC
must be altered to make the provisions applicable to all establishments where dangerous substances are present in sufficiently
large quantities to create a major-accident hazard;

(12) Whereas, with due regard for the Treaty and in compliance with
the relevant Community legislation, Member States may retain
or adopt appropriate measures for transport-related activities at
docks, wharves and marshalling yards, which are excluded from
this Directive, in order to ensure a level of safety equivalent to
that established by this Directive;

(13) Whereas the transmission of dangerous substances through pipelines also has a potential to produce major accidents; whereas
the Commission should, after collecting and evaluating information about existing mechanisms within the Community for
regulating such activities and the occurrence of relevant incidents, prepare a communication setting out the case, and most
appropriate instrument, for action in this area if necessary;

(14) Whereas, with due regard for the Treaty and in compliance with
the relevant Community legislation, Member States may retain
or adopt measures on waste land-fill, which do not come within
the scope of this Directive;

(15) Whereas analysis of the major accidents reported in the Community indicates that the majority of them are the result of
managerial and/or organizational shortcomings; whereas it is
therefore necessary to lay down at Community level basic principles for management systems, which must be suitable for
preventing and controlling major-accident hazards and limiting
the consequences thereof;

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(16) Whereas differences in the arrangements for the inspection of
establishments by the competent authorities may give rise to
differing levels of protection; whereas it is necessary to lay
down at Community level the essential requirements with which
the systems for inspection established by the Member States
must comply;

(17) Whereas, in order to demonstrate that all that is necessary has
been done to prevent major accidents, to prepare contingency
plans and response measures, the operator should, in the case of
establishments where dangerous substances are present in significant quantities, provide the competent authority with
information in the form of a safety report containing details of
the establishment, the dangerous substances present, the installation or storage facilities, possible major accidents and the
management systems available, in order to prevent and reduce
the risk of major accidents and to enable the necessary steps to
be taken to limit the consequences thereof;

(18) Whereas, in order to reduce the risk of domino effects, where
establishments are sited in such a way or so close together as to
increase the probability and possibility of major accidents, or
aggravate their consequences, there should be provision for the
exchange of appropriate information and cooperation on public
information;

(19) Whereas, in order to promote access to information on the environment, the public should have access to safety reports produced
by operators, and persons likely to be affected by a major accident should be given information sufficient to inform them of
the correct action to be taken in that event;

(20) Whereas, in order to provide against emergencies, in the case of
establishments where dangerous substances are present in significant quantities it is necessary to establish external and internal
emergency plans and to create systems to ensure those plans
are tested and revised as necessary and implemented in the event
of a major accident or the likelihood thereof;

(21) Whereas the staff of an establishment must be consulted on the
internal emergency plan and the public must be consulted on the
external emergency plan;

(22) Whereas, in order to provide greater protection for residential
areas, areas of substantial public use and areas of particular
natural interest or sensitivity, it is necessary for land-use and/or
other relevant policies applied in the Member States to take
account of the need, in the long term, to keep a suitable distance
between such areas and establishments presenting such hazards
and, where existing establishments are concerned, to take
account of additional technical measures so that the risk to
persons is not increased;

(23) Whereas, in order to ensure that adequate response measures are
taken if a mjaor accident occurs, the operator must immediately
inform the competent authorities and communicate the information necessary for them to assess the impact of that accident;

(24) Whereas, in order to provide for an information exchange and to
prevent future accidents of a similar nature, Member States
should forward information to the Commission regarding major
accidents occurring in their territory, so that the Commission
can analyze the hazards involved, and operate a system for the
distribution of information concerning, in particular, major accidents and the lessons learned from them; whereas this
information exchange should also cover ‘near misses’ which
Member States regard as being of particular technical interest
for preventing major accidents and limiting their consequences,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

_Article 1_

**Aim**

This Directive is aimed at the prevention of major accidents which
involve dangerous substances, and the limitation of their consequences
for man and the environment, with a view to ensuring high levels of
protection throughout the Community in a consistent and effective

manner.

_Article 2_

**Scope**

1. The Directive shall apply to establishments where dangerous
substances are present in quantities equal to or in excess of the quantities listed in Annex I, Parts 1 and 2, column 2, with the exception of
Articles 9, 11 and 13 which shall apply to any establishment where
dangerous substances are present in quantities equal to or in excess of
the quantities listed in Annex I, Parts 1 and 2, column 3.

For the purposes of this Directive, the ‘presence of dangerous
substances’ shall mean the actual or anticipated presence of such
substances in the establishment, or the presence of those which it is
believed may be generated during loss of control of an industrial
chemical process, in quantities equal to or in excess of the thresholds
in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I.

2. The provisions of this Directive shall apply without prejudice to
Community provisions concerning the working environment, and, in
particular, without prejudice to Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12
June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements
in the safety and health of workers at work ( [1] ).

_Article 3_

**Definitions**

For the purposes of this Directive:

1. ‘establishment’ shall mean the whole area under the control of an
operator where dangerous substances are present in one or more
installations, including common or related infrastructures or activities;

2. ‘installation’ shall mean a technical unit within an establishment in
which dangerous substances are produced, used, handled or stored.
It shall include all the equipment, structures, pipework, machinery,
tools, private railway sidings, docks, unloading quays serving the
installation, jetties, warehouses or similar structures, floating or
otherwise, necessary for the operation of the installation;

3. ‘operator’ shall mean any individual or corporate body who operates
or holds an establishment or installation or, if provided for by
national legislation, has been given decisive economic power in the
technical operation thereof;

4. ‘dangerous substance’ shall mean a substance, mixture or preparation listed in Annex 1, Part 1, or fulfilling the criteria laid down in
Annex 1, Part 2, and present as a raw material, product, by-product,
residue or intermediate, including those substances which it is
reasonable to suppose may be generated in the event of accident;

5. ‘major accident’ shall mean an occurrence such as a major emission,
fire, or explosion resulting from uncontrolled developments in the
course of the operation of any establishment covered by this Directive, and leading to serious danger to human health and/or the
environment, immediate or delayed, inside or outside the establishment, and involving one or more dangerous substances;

( [1] ) OJ No L 183, 29. 6. 1989, p. 1.

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6. ‘hazard’ shall mean the intrinsic property of a dangerous substance
or physical situation, with a potential for creating damage to human
health and/or the environment;

7. ‘risk’ shall mean the likelihood of a specific effect occurring within
a specified period or in specified circumstances;

8. ‘storage’ shall mean the presence of a quantity of dangerous
substances for the purposes of warehousing, depositing in safe
custody or keeping in stock.

_Article 4_

**Exclusions**

This Directive shall not apply to the following:

(a) military establishments, installations or storage facilities;

(b) hazards created by ionizing radiation;

(c) the transport of dangerous substances and intermediate temporary
storage by road, rail, internal waterways, sea or air, outside the
establishments covered by this Directive, including loading and
unloading and transport to and from another means of transport at
docks, wharves or marshalling yards;

(d) the transport of dangerous substances in pipelines, including
pumping stations, outside establishments covered by this Directive;

(e) the activities of the extractive industries concerned with exploration
for, and the exploitation of, minerals in mines and quarries or by
means of boreholes;

(f) waste land-fill sites.

_Article 5_

**General obligations of the operator**

1. Member States shall ensure that the operator is obliged to take all
measures necessary to prevent major accidents and to limit their consequences for man and the environment.

2. Member States shall ensure that the operator is required to prove
to the competent authority referred to in Article 16, hereinafter referred
to as the ‘competent authority’, at any time, in particular for the
purposes of the inspections and controls referred to in Article 18, that
he has taken all the measures necessary as specified in this Directive.

_Article 6_

**Notification**

1. Member States shall require the operator to send the competent
authority a notification within the following time-limits:

— for new establishments, a reasonable period of time prior to the
start of construction or operation,
— for existing establishments, one year from the date laid down in
Article 24 (1).

2. The notification required by paragraph 1 shall contain the
following details:

(a) the name or trade name of the operator and the full address of the
establishment concerned;

(b) the registered place of business of the operator, with the full
address;

(c) the name or position of the person in charge of the establishment, if
different from (a);

(d) information sufficient to identify the dangerous substances or category of substances involved;

(e) the quantity and physical form of the dangerous substance or
substances involved;

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(f) the activity or proposed activity of the installation or storage
facility;

(g) the immediate environment of the establishment (elements liable to
cause a major accident or to aggravate the consequences thereof).

3. In the case of existing establishments for which the operator has
already provided all the information under paragraph 2 to the competent authority under the requirements of national law at the date of
entry into force of this Directive, notification under paragraph 1 is not
required.

4. In the event of:

— any significant increase in the quantity or significant change in the
nature or physical form of the dangerous substance present, as indicated in the notification provided by the operator pursuant to
paragraph 2, or any change in the processes employing it, or

— permanent closure of the installation,

the operator shall immediately inform the competent authority of the
change in the situation.

_Article 7_

**Major-accident prevention policy**

1. Member States shall require the operator to draw up a document
setting out his major-accident prevention policy and to ensure that it is
properly implemented. The major-accident prevention policy established by the operator shall be designed to guarantee a high level of
protection for man and the environment by appropriate means, structures and management systems.

2. The document must take account of the principles contained in
Annex III and be made available to the competent authorities for the
purposes of, amongst other things, implementation of Articles 5 (2)
and 18.

3. This Article shall not apply to the establishments referred to in
Article 9.

_Article 8_

**Domino effect**

1. Member States shall ensure that the competent authority, using
the information received from the operators in compliance with Articles 6 and 9, identifies establishments or groups of establishments
where the likelihood and the possibility or consequences of a major
accident may be increased because of the location and the proximity
of such establishments, and their inventories of dangerous substances.

2. Member States must ensure that in the case of the establishments

thus identified:

(a) suitable information is exchanged in an appropriate manner to
enable these establishments to take account of the nature and extent
of the overall hazard of a major accident in their major accident
prevention policies, safety management systems, safety reports and
internal emergency plans;

(b) provision is made for cooperation in informing the public and in
supplying information to the competent authority for the preparation of external emergency plans.

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_Article 9_

**Safety report**

1. Member States shall require the operator to produce a safety
report for the purposes of:

(a) demonstrating that a major-accident prevention policy and a safety
management system for implementing it have been put into effect
in accordance with the information set out in Annex III;

(b) demonstrating that major-accident hazards have been identified and
that the necessary measures have been taken to prevent such accidents and to limit their consequences for man and the environment;

(c) demonstrating that adequate safety and reliability have been incorporated into the design, construction, operation and maintenance of
any installation, storage facility, equipment and infrastructure
connected with its operation which are linked to major-accident
hazards inside the establishment;

(b) demonstrating that internal emergency plans have been drawn up
and supplying information to enable the external plan to be drawn
up in order to take the necessary measures in the event of a major
accident;

(e) providing sufficient information to the competent authorities to
enable decisions to be made in terms of the siting of new activities
or developments around existing establishments.

2. The safety report shall contain at least the data and information
listed in Annex II. It shall also contain an updated inventory of the
dangerous substances present in the establishment.

Safety reports, or parts of reports, or any other equivalent reports
produced in response to other legislation, may be combined to form a
single safety report for the purposes of this Article, where such a
format obviates the unnecessary duplication of information and the
repetition of work by the operator or competent authority, on condition
that all the requirements of this Article are complied with.

3. The safety report provided for in paragraph 1 shall be sent to the
competent authority within the following time limits:

— for new establishments, a reasonable period of time prior to the
start of construction or of operation,

— for existing establishments not previously covered by Directive 82/
501/EEC, three years from the date laid down in Article 24 (1),

— for other establishments, two years from the date laid down in
Article 24 (1),

— in the case of the periodic reviews provided for in paragraph 5,
without delay.

4. Before the operator commences construction or operation, or in
the cases referred to in the second, third and fourth indents of paragraph 3, the competent authority shall within a reasonable period of
receipt of the report:

— communicate the conclusions of its examination of the safety report
to the operator, if necessary after requesting further information, or

— prohibit the bringing into use, or the continued use, of the establishment concerned, in accordance with the powers and procedures laid
down in Article 17.

5. The safety report shall be periodically reviewed and where necessary updated:

— at least every five years,

— at any other time at the initiative of the operator or the request of
the competent authority, where justified by new facts or to take
account of new technical knowledge about safety matters, for
example arising from analysis of accidents or, as far as possible,
‘near misses’, and of developments in knowledge concerning the
assessment of hazards.

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6. (a) Where it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the competent
authority that particular substances present at the establishment,
or any part thereof, are in a state incapable of creating a majoraccident hazard, then the Member State may, in accordance with
the criteria referred to in subparagraph (b), limit the information
required in safety reports to those matters which are relevant to
the prevention of residual major-accident hazards and the limitation of their consequences for man and the environment.

(b) Before this Directive is brought into application, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 16 of Directive 82/501/EEC, shall establish harmonized
criteria for the decision by the competent authority that an establishment is in a state incapable of creating a major accident
hazard within the meaning of subparagraph (a). Subparagraph
(a) shall not be applicable until those criteria have been established.

(c) Member States shall ensure that the competent authority
communicates a list of the establishments concerned to the
Commission, giving reasons. The Commission shall forward the
lists annually to the Committee referred to in Article 22.

_Article 10_

**Modification of an installation, an establishment or a storage**
**facility**

In the event of the modification of an installation, establishment,
storage facility, or process or of the nature or quantity of dangerous
substances which could have significant repercussions on major-accident hazards, the Member States shall ensure that the operator:

— reviews and where necessary revises the major-accident prevention
policy, and the management systems and procedures referred to in
Articles 7 and 9,

— reviews, and where necessary revises, the safety report and informs
the competent authority referred to in Article 16 of the details of
such revision in advance of such modification.

_Article 11_

**Emergency plans**

1. Member States shall ensure that, for all establishments to which
Article 9 applies:

(a) the operator draws up an internal emergency plan for the measures
to be taken inside the establishment,

— for new establishments, prior to commencing operation,

— for existing establishments not previously covered by Directive
82/501/EEC, three years from the date laid down in Article 24
(1),

— for other establishments, two years from the date laid down in
Article 24 (1);

(b) the operator supplies to the competent authorities, to enable the
latter to draw up external emergency plans, the necessary information within the following periods of time:

— for new establishments, prior to the start of operation,

— for existing establishments not previously covered by Directive
82/501/EEC, three years from the date laid down in Article 24
(1),

— for other establishments, two years from the date laid down in
Article 24 (1);

(c) the authorities designated for that purpose by the Member State
draw up an external emergency plan for the measures to be taken
outside the establishment.

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2. The emergency plans must be established with the objectives of:

— containing and controlling incidents so as to minimize the effects,
and to limit damage to man, the environment and property,

— implementing the measures necessary to protect man and the environment from the effects of major accidents,
— communicating the necessary information to the public and to the
services or authorities concerned in the area,

— providing for the restoration and clean-up of the environment
following a major accident.

Emergency plans shall contain the information set out in Annex IV.

3. Without prejudice to the obligations of the competent authorities,
Member States shall ensure that the internal emergency plans provided
for in this Directive are drawn up in consultation with personnel
employed inside the establishment and that the public is consulted on
external emergency plans.

4. Member States shall ensure that internal and external emergency
plans are reviewed, tested, and where necessary revised and updated by
the operators and designated authorities at suitable intervals of no
longer than three years. The review shall take into account changes
occurring in the establishments concerned or within the emergency
services concerned, new technical knowledge, and knowledge
concerning the response to major accidents.

5. Member States shall ensure that emergency plans are put into
effect without delay by the operator and, if necessary by the competent
authority designated for this purpose:

— when a major accident occurs, or
— when an uncontrolled event occurs which by its nature could
reasonably be expected to lead to a major accident.

6. The competent authority may decide, giving reasons for its decision, in view of the information contained in the safety report, that the
requirement to produce an external emergency plan under paragraph 1
shall not apply.

_Article 12_

**Land-use planning**

1. Member States shall ensure that the objectives of preventing
major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents are
taken into account in their land-use policies and/or other relevant policies. They shall pursue those objectives through controls on:

(a) the siting of new establishments,

(b) modifications to existing establishments covered by Article 10,

(c) new developments such as transport links, locations frequented by
the public and residential areas in the vicinity of existing establishments, where the siting or developments are such as to increase the
risk or consequences of a major accident.

Member States shall ensure that their land-use and/or other relevant
policies and the procedures for implementing those policies take
account of the need, in the long term, to maintain appropriate distances
between establishments covered by this Directive and residential areas,
areas of public use and areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest,
and, in the case of existing establishments, of the need for additional
technical measures in accordance with Article 5 so as not to increase
the risks to people.

2. Member States shall ensure that all competent authorities and
planning authorities responsible for decisions in this area set up appropriate consultation procedures to facilitate implementation of the
policies established under paragraph 1. The procedures shall be
designed to ensure that technical advice on the risks arising from the
establishment is available, either on a case-by-case or on a generic
basis, when decisions are taken.

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_Article 13_

**Information on safety measures**

1. Member States shall ensure that information on safety measures
and on the requisite behaviour in the event of an accident is supplied,
without their having to request it, to persons liable to be affected by a
major accident originating in an establishment covered by Article 9.

The information shall be reviewed every three years and, where necessary, repeated and updated, at least if there is any modification within
the meaning of Article 10. It shall also be made permanently available
to the public. The maximum period between the repetition of the information to the public shall, in any case, be no longer than five years.

Such information shall contain, at least, the information listed in Annex
V.

2. Member States shall, with respect to the possibility of a major
accident with transboundary effects originating in an establishment
under Article 9, provide sufficient information to the potentially
affected Member States so that all relevant provisions contained in
Articles 11, 12 and this Article can be applied, where applicable, by
the affected Member State.

3. Where the Member State concerned has decided that an establishment close to the territory of another Member State is incapable of
creating a major-accident hazard beyond its boundary for the purposes
of Article 11 (6) and is not therefore required to produce an external
emergency plan under Article 11 (1), it shall so inform the other
Member State.

4. Member States shall ensure that the safety report is made available to the public. The operator may ask the competent authority not
to disclose to the public certain parts of the report, for reasons of industrial, commercial or personal confidentiality, public security or national
defence. In such cases, on the approval of the competent authority, the
operator shall supply to the authority, and make available to the public,
an amended report excluding those matters.

5. Member States shall ensure that the public is able to give its
opinion in the following cases:

— planning for new establishments covered by Article 9,

— modifications to existing establishments under Article 10, where
such modifications are subject to obligations provided for in this
Directive as to planning,

— developments around such existing establishments.

6. In the case of establishments subject to the provisions of Article
9, Member States shall ensure that the inventory of dangerous
substances provided for in Article 9 (2) is made available to the public.

_Article 14_

**Information to be supplied by the operator following a major acci-**
**dent**

1. Member States shall ensure that, as soon as practicable following
a major accident, the operator shall be required, using the most appropriate means:

(a) to inform the competent authorities;

(b) to provide them with the following information as soon as it
becomes available:

— the circumstances of the accident,

— the dangerous substances involved,

— the data available for assessing the effects of the accident on
man and the environment, and

— the emergency measures taken;

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(c) to inform them of the steps envisaged:

— to alleviate the medium- and long-term effects of the accident,

— to prevent any recurrence of such an accident;

(d) to update the information provided if further investigation reveals
additional facts which alter that information or the conclusions

drawn.

2. Member States shall require the competent authority:

(a) to ensure that any urgent, medium- and long-term measures which
may prove necessary are taken;

(b) to collect, by inspection, investigation or other appropriate means,
the information necessary for a full analysis of the technical, organizational and managerial aspects of the major accident;

(c) to take appropriate action to ensure that the operator takes any
necessary remedial measures; and

(d) to make recommendations on future preventive measures.

_Article 15_

**Information to be supplied by the Member States to the Commis-**
**sion**

1. For the purpose of prevention and mitigation of major accidents,
Member States shall inform the Commission as soon as practicable of
major accidents meeting the criteria of Annex VI which have occurred
within their territory. They shall provide it with the following details:

(a) the Member State, the name and address of the authority responsible for the report;

(b) the date, time and place of the major accident, including the full
name of the operator and the address of the establishment involved;

(c) a brief description of the circumstances of the accident, including
the dangerous substances involved, and the immediate effects on
man and the environment;

(d) a brief description of the emergency measures taken and of the
immediate precautions necessary to prevent recurrence.

2. Member States shall, as soon as the information provided for in
Article 14 is collected, inform the Commission of the result of their
analysis and recommendations using a report form established and
kept under review through the procedure referred to in Article 22.

Reporting of this information by Member States may be delayed only
to allow for the completion of legal proceedings where such reporting
is liable to affect those proceedings.

3. Member States shall inform the Commission of the name and
address of any body which might have relevant information on major
accidents and which is able to advise the competent authorities of other
Member States which have to intervene in the event of such an acci
dent.

_Article 16_

**Competent authority**

Without prejudice to the operator's responsibilities, Member States
shall set up or appoint the competent authority or authorities responsible for carrying out the duties laid down in this Directive and, if
necessary, bodies to assist the competent authority or authorities at
technical level.

_Article 17_

**Prohibition of use**

1. Member States shall prohibit the use or bringing into use of any
establishment, installation or storage facility, or any part thereof where

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the measures taken by the operator for the prevention and mitigation of
major accidents are seriously deficient.

Member States may prohibit the use or bringing into use of any establishment, installation or storage facility, or any part thereof if the
operator has not submitted the notification, reports or other information
required by this Directive within the specified period.

2. Member States shall ensure that operators may appeal against a
prohibition order by a competent authority under paragraph 1 to an
appropriate body determined by national law and procedures.

_Article 18_

**Inspections**

1. Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities organize a system of inspections, or other measures of control appropriate
to the type of establishment concerned. Those inspections or control
measures shall not be dependent upon receipt of the safety report or
any other report submitted. Such inspections or other control measures
shall be sufficient for a planned and systematic examination of the
systems being employed at the establishment, whether of a technical,
organizational or managerial nature, so as to ensure in particular:

— that the operator can demonstrate that he has taken appropriate
measures, in connection with the various activities involved in the
establishment, to prevent major accidents,

— that the operator can demonstrate that he has provided appropriate
means for limiting the consequences of major accidents, on site and
off site,

— that the data and information contained in the safety report, or any
other report submitted, adequately reflects the conditions in the
establishment,

— that information has been supplied to the public pursuant to Article
13 (1).

2. The system of inspection specified in paragraph 1 shall comply
with the following conditions:

(a) there shall be a programme of inspections for all establishments.
Unless the competent authority has established a programme of
inspections based upon a systematic appraisal of major-accident
hazards of the particular establishment concerned, the programme
shall entail at least one on-site inspection made by the competent
authority every twelve months of each establishment covered by
Article 9;

(b) following each inspection, a report shall be prepared by the competent authority;

(c) where necessary, every inspection carried out by the competent
authority shall be followed up with the management of the establishment, within a reasonable period following the inspection.

3. The competent authority may require the operator to provide any
additional information necessary to allow the authority fully to assess
the possibility of a major accident and to determine the scope of
possible increased probability and/or aggravation of major accidents,
to permit the preparation of an external emergency plan, and to take
substances into account which, due to their physical form, particular
conditions or location, may require additional consideration.

_Article 19_

**Information system and exchanges**

1. Member States and the Commission shall exchange information
on the experience acquired with regard to the prevention of major accidents and the limitation of their consequences. This information shall
concern, in particular, the functioning of the measures provided for in
this Directive.

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2. The Commission shall set up and keep at the disposal of Member
States a register and information system containing, in particular,
details of the major accidents which have occurred within the territory
of Member States, for the purpose of:

(a) the rapid dissemination of the information supplied by Member
States pursuant to Article 15 (1) among all competent authorities;

(b) distribution to competent authorities of an analysis of the causes of
major accidents and the lessons learned from them;

(c) supply of information to competent authorities on preventive

measures;

(d) provision of information on organizations able to provide advice or
relevant information on the occurrence, prevention and mitigation
of major accidents.

The register and information system shall contain, at least:

(a) the information supplied by Member States in compliance with
Article 15 (1);

(b) an analyisis of the causes of the accidents;

(c) the lessons learned from the accidents;

(d) the preventive measures necessary to prevent a recurrence.

3. Without prejudice to Article 20, access to the register and information system shall be open to government departments of the Member
States, industry or trade associations, trade unions, non-governmental
organizations in the field of the protection of the environment and
other international or research organizations working in the field.

4. Member States shall provide the Commission with a three-yearly
report in accordance with the procedure laid down in Council Directive
91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 standardizing and rationalizing
reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the
environment ( [1] ) for establishments covered by Articles 6 and 9. The
Commission shall publish a summary of this information every three

years.

_Article 20_

**Confidentiality**

1. Member States shall ensure, in the interests of transparency, that
the competent authorities are required to make information received
pursuant to this Directive available to any natural or legal person who
so requests.

Information obtained by the competent authorities or the Commission
may, where national provisions so require, be kept confidential if it
calls into question:

— the confidentiality of the deliberations of the competent authorities
and the Commission,

— the confidentiality of international relations and national defence,

— public security,

— the confidentiality of preliminary investigation proceedings or of
current legal proceedings,

— commercial and industrial secrets, including intellectual property,

— personal data and/or files,

— data supplied by a third party if that party asks for them to be kept
confidential.

2. This Directive shall not preclude the conclusion by a Member
State of agreements with third countries on the exchange of information to which it is privy at internal level.

( [1] ) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48.

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_Article 21_

**Terms of reference of the Committee**

The measures required to adapt the criteria referred to in Article 9 (6)
(b) and Annexes II to VI to technical progress and to draw up the
report form referred to in Article 15 (2) shall be adopted in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22.

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_Article 22_

**Committee**

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC ( [1] ) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of
Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

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_Article 23_

**Repeal of Directive 82/501/EEC**

1. Directive 82/501/EEC shall be repealed 24 months after the entry
into force of this Directive.

2. Notifications, emergency plans and information for the public
presented or drawn up pursuant to Directive 82/501/EEC shall remain
in force until such time as they are replaced under the corresponding
provisions of this Directive.

_Article 24_

**Implementation**

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not
later than 24 months after its entry into force. They shall forthwith
inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the
occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such
reference shall be laid down by Member States.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the main
provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by
this Directive.

_Article 25_

**Entry into force**

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of
its publication in the _Official Journal of the European Communities_ .

_Article 26_

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

( [1] ) Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures
for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ
L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23).

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**List of Annexes**

_Annex I_ — Application of the Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

_Annex II_ — Minimum data and information to be considered in the safety report specified in Article 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

_Annex III_ — Principles referred to in Article 7 and information referred to in Article 9 on
the management system and the organization of the establishment with a
view to the prevention of major accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

_Annex IV_ — Data and information to be included in the emergency plans specified under
Article 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

_Annex V_ — Items of information to be communicated to the public as provided for in
Article 13 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

_Annex VI_ — Criteria for the notification of an accident to the Commission as provided for
in Article 15 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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_ANNEX I_

**APPLICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE**

INTRODUCTION

1. This Annex applies to the presence of dangerous substances at any establishment within the meaning of Article 3 of this Directive and determines the
application of the relevant Articles thereof.

2. Mixtures and preparations shall be treated in the same way as pure
substances provided they remain within concentration limits set according to
their properties under the relevant Directives given in Part 2, Note 1, or their
latest adaptation to technical progress, unless a percentage composition or
other description is specifically given.

3. The qualifying quantities set out below relate to each establishment.

4. The quantities to be considered for the application of the relevant Articles are
the maximum quantities which are present or are likely to be present at any
one time. Dangerous substances present at an establishment only in quantities
equal to or less than 2 % of the relevant qualifying quantity shall be ignored
for the purposes of calculating the total quantity present if their location
within an establishment is such that it cannot act as an initiator of a major
accident elsewhere on the site.

5. The rules given in Part 2, Note 4 governing the addition of dangerous
substances, or categories of dangerous substances, shall apply where appropriate.

PART 1

**Named substances**

Where a substance or group of substances listed in Part 1 also falls within a
category of Part 2, the qualifying quantities set out in Part 1 must be used.

|Column 1|Column 2|Column 3|
|---|---|---|
|Dangerous substances|Qualifying quantity (tonnes) for the appli-<br>cation of|Qualifying quantity (tonnes) for the appli-<br>cation of|
|Dangerous substances|Articles 6 and 7|Article 9|
|Ammonium nitrate<br>Ammonium nitrate<br>Arsenic pentoxide, arsenic (V) acid and/or salts<br>Arsenic trioxide, arsenious (III) acid and/or salts<br>Bromine<br>Chlorine<br>Nickel compounds in inhalable powder form (nickel<br>monoxide, nickel dioxide, nickel sulphide, trinickel<br>disulphide, dinickel trioxide)<br>Ethyleneimine<br>Fluorine<br>Formaldehyde (concentration ≥90 %)<br>Hydrogen<br>Hydrogen chloride (liquefied gas)<br>Lead alkyls<br>Liquefied<br>extremely<br>flammable<br>gases<br>(including<br>LPG) and natural gas<br>Acetylene|350<br>1 250<br>1<br>20<br>10<br>10<br>10<br>5<br>5<br>25<br>5<br>50<br>5|2 500<br>5 000<br>2<br>0,1<br>100<br>25<br>1<br>20<br>20<br>50<br>50<br>250<br>50<br>200<br>50|

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|Column 1|Column 2|Column 3|
|---|---|---|
|Dangerous substances|Qualifying quantity (tonnes) for the appli-<br>cation of|Qualifying quantity (tonnes) for the appli-<br>cation of|
|Dangerous substances|Articles 6 and 7|Article 9|
|Ethylene oxide<br>Propylene oxide<br>Methanol<br>4, 4-Methylenebis (2-chloraniline) and/or salts, in<br>powder form<br>Methylisocyanate<br>Oxygen<br>Toluene diisocyanate<br>Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)<br>Arsenic trihydride (arsine)<br>Phosphorus trihydride (phosphine)<br>Sulphur dichloride<br>Sulphur trioxide<br>Polychlorodibenzofurans<br>and<br>polychlorodibenzo-<br>dioxins<br>(including<br>TCDD),<br>calculated<br>in<br>TCDD<br>equivalent<br>The following CARCINOGENS:<br>4-Aminobiphenyl and/or its salts, Benzidine and/or<br>salts,<br>Bis(chloromethyl)<br>ether,<br>Chloromethyl<br>methyl<br>ether,<br>Dimethylcarbamoyl<br>chloride,<br>Dimethylnitrosomine, Hexamethylphosphoric tria-<br>mide, 2-Naphtylamine and/or salts, and 1,3 Propa-<br>nesultone 4-nitrodiphenyl<br>Automotive petrol and other petroleum spirits|5<br>5<br>500<br>200<br>10<br>0,3<br>0,2<br>0,2<br>1<br>15<br>0,001<br>5 000|50<br>50<br>5 000<br>0,01<br>0,15<br>2 000<br>100<br>0,75<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>75<br>0,001<br>0,001<br>50 000|

_NOTES_

1. _Ammonium nitrate (350/2 500)_

This applies to ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate compounds in
which the nitrogen content as a result of the ammonium nitrate is more than
28 % by weight (compounds other than those referred to in Note 2) and to
aqueous ammonium nitrate solutions in which the concentration of ammonium nitrate is more than 90 % by weight.

2. _Ammonium nitrate (1 250/5 000)_

This applies to simple ammonium-nitrate based fertilizers which comply with
Directive 80/876/EEC and to composite fertilizers in which the nitrogen
content as a result of the ammonium nitrate is more than 28 % in weight (a
composite fertilizer contains ammonium nitrate with phosphate and/or
potash).

1. _Polychlorodibenzofurans and polychlorodibenzodioxins_

The quantities of polychlorodibenzofurans and polychlorodibenzodioxins are
calculated using the following factors:

International Toxic Equivalent Factors (ITEF) for the congeners of concern (NATO/CCMS)

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International Toxic Equivalent Factors (ITEF) for the congeners of concern (NATO/CCMS)

(T = tetra, P = penta, Hx = hexa, HP = hepta, O = octa)

PART 2

**Categories of substances and preparations not specifically named in Part 1**

|Column 1|Column 2|Column 3|
|---|---|---|
|Categories of dangerous substances|Qualifying quantity (tonnes) of dangerous<br>substances as delivered in Article 3 (4), for<br>the application of|Qualifying quantity (tonnes) of dangerous<br>substances as delivered in Article 3 (4), for<br>the application of|
|Categories of dangerous substances|Articles 6 and 7|Article 9|
|1.<br>VERY TOXIC<br>2.<br>TOXIC<br>3.<br>OXIDIZING<br>4.<br>EXPLOSIVE (where the substance or prepara-<br>tion falls within the definition given in Note 2<br>(a))<br>5.<br>EXPLOSIVE (where the substance or prepara-<br>tion falls within the definition given in Note 2<br>(b))<br>6.<br>FLAMMABLE<br>(where<br>the<br>substance<br>or<br>preparation falls within the definition given in<br>Note 3 (a))<br>7 a.<br>HIGHLY FLAMMABLE (where the substance<br>or preparation falls within the definition given<br>in Note 3 (b) (1))<br>7 b.<br>HIGHLY FLAMMABLE liquids (where the<br>substance or preparation falls within the defini-<br>tion given in Note 3 (b) (2))<br>8.<br>EXTREMELY<br>FLAMMABLE<br>(where<br>the<br>substance or preparation falls within the defini-<br>tion given in Note 3 (c))<br>9.<br>DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT in<br>combination with risk phrases:<br>(i) R50: ‘Very toxic to aquatic organisms’<br>(ii) R51: ‘Toxic to aquatic organisms’; and<br>R53: ‘May cause long term adverse effects<br>in the aquatic environment’<br>10.<br>ANY CLASSIFICATION not covered by those<br>given above in combination with risk phrases:<br>(i) R14: ‘Reacts violenty with water’ (including<br>R14/15)<br>(ii) R29: ‘in contact with water, liberates toxic<br>gas’|5<br>50<br>50<br>50<br>10<br>5 000<br>50<br>5 000<br>10<br>200<br>500<br>100<br>50|20<br>200<br>200<br>200<br>50<br>50 000<br>200<br>50 000<br>50<br>500<br>2 000<br>500<br>200|

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_NOTES_

1. Substances and preparations are classified according to the following Directives (as amended) and their current adaptation to technical progress:

— Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances ( [1] ),

— Council Directive 88/379/EEC of 7 June 1988 on the approximation of
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States
relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous
preparations ( [2] ),

— Council Directive 78/631/EEC of 26 June 1978 on the approximation of
the laws of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging
and labelling of dangerous preparations (pesticides) ( [3] ).

In the case of substances and preparations which are not classified as
dangerous according to any of the above Directives but which nevertheless
are present, or are likely to be present, in an establishment and which possess
or are likely to possess, under the conditions found at the establishment,
equivalent properties in terms of major-accident potential, the procedures
for provisional classification shall be followed according to the relevant
Article of the appropriate Directive.

In the case of substances and preparations with properties giving rise to more
than one classification, for the purposes of this Directive the lowest thresholds shall apply.

For the purposes of this Directive, a list providing information on substances
and preparations shall be established, kept up to date and approved by the
procedure set up under Article 22.

2. An ‘explosive’ means:

(a) (i) a substance or preparation which creates the risk of an explosion by
shock, friction, fire or other sources of ignition (risk phrase R 2),

(ii) a pyrotechnic substance is a substance (or mixture of substances)
designaed to produce heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of such effects through non-detonating self-sustained
exothermic chemical reactions, or

(iii) an explosive or pyrotechnic substance or preparation contained in
objects;

(b) a substance or preparation which creates extreme risks of explosion by
shock, friction, fire or other sources of ignition (risk phrase R 3).

3. ‘Flammable’, ‘highly flammable’, and ‘extremely flammable’ in categories 6,
7 and 8 mean:

(a) flammable liquids:

substances and preparations having a flash point equal to or greater than
21 ºC and less than or equal to 55 ºC (risk phrase R 10), supporting
combustion;

(b) highly flammable liquids:

1. — substances and preparations which may become hot and finally
catch fire in contact with air at ambient temperature without any
input of energy (risk phrase R 17),

— substances which have a flash point lower than 55 ºC and which
remain liquid under pressure, where particular processing conditions, such as high pressure or high temperature, may create
major-accident hazards;

2. substances and preparations having a flash point lower than 21 ºC and
which are not extremely flammable (risk phrase R 11, second indent);

(c) extremely flammable gases and liquids:

1. liquid substances and preparations which have a flash point lower than
0 ºC and the boiling point (or, in the case of a boiling range, the
initial boiling point) of which at normal pressure is less than or equal
to 35 ºC (risk phrase R 12, first indent), and

( [1] ) OJ No 196, 16. 8. 1967, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 93/105/EC (OJ
No L 294, 30. 11. 1993, p. 21).
( [2] ) OJ No L 187, 16. 7. 1988, p. 14.
( [3] ) OJ No L 206, 29. 7. 1978, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive 92/32/EEC
(OJ No L 154, 5. 6. 1992, p. 1).

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2. gaseous substances and preparations which are flammable in contact
with air at ambient temperature and pressure (risk phrase R 12, second
indent), whether or not kept in the gaseous or liquid state under pressure, excluding liquefied extremely flammable gases (including LPG)
and natural gas referred to in Part 1, and

3. liquid substances and preparations maintained at a temperature above
their boiling point.

4. The addition of dangerous substances to determine the quantity present at an
establishment shall be carried out according to the following rule:

if the sum

q 1 /Q + q 2 /Q + q 3 /Q + q 4 /Q + q 5 /Q + … > 1

where q x = the quantity of dangerous substances x (or category of dangerous
substances) falling within Parts 1 or 2 of this Annex,

Q = the relevant threshold quantity from Parts 1 or 2,

then the establishment is covered by the relevant requirements of this Directive.

This rule will apply for the following circumstances:

(a) for substances and preparations appearing in Part 1 at quantities less than
their individual qualifying quantity present with substances having the
same classification from Part 2, and the addition of substances and
preparations with the same classification from Part 2;

(b) for the addition of categories 1, 2 and 9 present at an establishment
together;

(c) for the addition of categories 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 a, 7 b and 8, present at an
establishment together.

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_ANNEX II_

**MINIMUM DATA AND INFORMATION TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE**

**SAFETY REPORT SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 9**

I. **Information on the management system and on the organization of the**
**establishment with a view to major accident prevention**

This information shall contain the elements given in Annex III.

II. **Presentation of the environment of the establishment**

A. description of the site and its environment including the geographical
location, meterological, geological, hydrographic conditions and, if
necessary, its history;

B. identification of installations and other activities of the establishment
which could present a major-accident hazard;

C. description of areas where a major accident may occur.

III. **Description of the installation**

A. description of the main activities and products of the parts of the establishment which are important from the point of view of safety, sources
of major-accident risks and conditions under which such a major accident could happen, together with a description of proposed preventive

measures;

B. description of processes, in particular the operating methods;

C. description of dangerous substances:

1. inventory of dangerous substances including:

— the identification of dangerous substances: chemical name, CAS
number, name according to IUPAC nomenclature,
— the maximum quantity of dangerous substances present or likely
to be present;

2. physical, chemical, toxicological characteristics and indication of the
hazards, both immediate and delayed for man and the environment;

3. physical and chemical behaviour under normal conditions of use or
under foreseeable accidental conditions.

IV. **Identification and accidental risks analysis and prevention methods**

A. detailed description of the possible major-accident scenarios and their
probability or the conditions under which they occur including a
summary of the events which may play a role in triggering each of these
scenarios, the causes being internal or external to the installation;

B. assessment of the extent and severity of the consequences of identified
major accidents;

C. description of technical parameters and equipment used for the safety of
installations.

V. **Measures of protection and intervention to limit the consequences of an**
**accident**

A. description of the equipment installed in the plant to limit the consequences of major accidents;

B. organization of alert and intervention;

C. description of mobilizable resources, internal or external;

D. summary of elements described in A, B, and C above necessary for
drawing up the internal emergency plan prepared in compliance with
Article 11.

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_ANNEX III_

**PRINCIPLES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 AND INFORMATION**

**REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9 ON THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM**

**AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT WITH A**

**VIEW TO THE PREVENTION OF MAJOR ACCIDENTS**

For the purpose of implementing the operator's major-accident prevention policy
and safety management system account shall be taken of the following elements.
The requirements laid down in the document referred to in Article 7 should be
proportionate to the major-accident hazards presented by the establishment:

(a) the major accident prevention policy should be established in writing and
should include the operator's overall aims and principles of action with
respect to the control of major-accident hazards;

(b) the safety management system should include the part of the general
management system which includes the organizational structure, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for determining and
implementing the major-accident prevention policy;

(c) the following issues shall be addressed by the safety management system:

(i) organization and personnel — the roles and responsibilities of
personnel involved in the management of major hazards at all levels
in the organization. The identification of training needs of such
personnel and the provision of the training so identified. The involvement of employees and, where appropriate, subcontractors;
(ii) identification and evaluation of major hazards — adoption and implementation of procedures for systematically identifying major hazards
arising from normal and abnormal operation and the assessment of
their likelihood and severity;
(iii) operational control — adoption and implementation of procedures and
instructions for safe operation, including maintenance, of plant,
processes, equipment and temporary stoppages;
(iv) management of change — adoption and implementation of procedures
for planning modifications to, or the design of new installations,
processes or storage facilities;
(v) planning for emergencies — adoption and implementation of procedures to identify foreseeable emergencies by systematic analysis and
to prepare, test and review emergency plans to respond to such emergencies;
(vi) monitoring performance — adoption and implementation of procedures for the ongoing assessment of compliance with the objectives
set by the operator's major-accident prevention policy and safety
management system, and the mechanisms for investigation and taking
corrective action in case of non-compliance. The procedures should
cover the operator's system for reporting major accidents of near
misses, particularly those involving failure of protective measures,
and their investigation and follow-up on the basis of lessons learnt;
(vii) audit and review — adoption and implementation of procedures for
periodic systematic assessment of the major-accident prevention policy
and the effectiveness and suitability of the safety management system;
the documented review of performance of the policy and safety
management system and its updating by senior management.

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_ANNEX IV_

**DATA AND INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE EMERGENCY**

**PLANS SPECIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 11**

1. **Internal emergency plans**

(a) Names or positions of persons authorized to set emergency procedures in
motion and the person in charge of and coordinating the on-site mitigatory action.

(b) Name or position of the person with responsibility for liaising with the
authority responsible for the external emergency plan.

(c) For foreseeable conditions or events which could be significant in
bringing about a major accident, a description of the action which should
be taken to control the conditions or events and to limit their consequences, including a description of the safety equipment and the
resources available.

(d) Arrangements for limiting the risks to persons on site including how
warnings are to be given and the actions persons are expected to take
on receipt of a warning.

(e) Arrangements for providing early warning of the incident to the authority
responsible for setting the external emergency plan in motion, the type of
information which should be contained in an initial warning and the
arrangements for the provision of more detailed information as it
becomes available.

(f) Arrangements for training staff in the duties they will be expected to
perform, and where necessary coordinating this with off-site emergency
services.

(g) Arrangements for providing assistance with off-site mitigatory action.

2. **External emergency plans**

(a) Names or positions of persons authorized to set emergency procedures in
motion and of persons authorized to take charge of and coordinate offsite action.

(b) Arrangements for receiving early warning of incidents, and alert and callout procedures.

(c) Arrangements for coordinating resources necessary to implement the
external emergency plan.

(d) Arrangements for providing assistance with on-site mitigatory action.

(e) Arrangements for off-site mitigatory action.

(f) Arrangements for providing the public with specific information relating
to the accident and the behaviour which it should adopt.

(g) Arrangements for the provision of information to the emergency services
of other Member States in the event of a major accident with possible
transboundary consequences.

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- **B**

_ANNEX V_

**ITEMS** **OF** **INFORMATION** **TO** **BE** **COMMUNICATED** **TO** **THE**
**PUBLIC AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 13 (1)**

1. Name of operator and address of the establishment.

2. Identification, by position held, of the person giving the information.

3. Confirmation that the establishment is subject to the regulations and/or
administrative provisions implementing this Directive and that the notification referred to in Article 6 (3), or the safety report referred to in Article 9
(1) has been submitted to the competent authority.

4. An explanation in simple terms of the activity or activities undertaken at the
establishment.

5. The common names or, in the case of dangerous substances covered by Part
2 of Annex I, the generic names or the general danger classification of the
substances and preparations involved at the establishment which could give
rise to a major accident, with an indication of their principal dangerous
characteristics.

6. General information relating to the nature of the major-accident hazards,
including their potential effects on the population and the environment.

7. Adequate information on how the population concerned will be warned and
kept informed in the event of a major accident.

8. Adequate information on the actions the population concerned should take,
and on the behaviour they should adopt, in the event of a major accident.

9. Confirmation that the operator is required to make adequate arrangements
on site, in particular liaison with the emergency services, to deal with major
accidents and to minimize their effects.

10. A reference to the external emergency plan drawn up to cope with any offsite effects from an accident. This should include advice to cooperate with
any instructions or requests from the emergency services at the time of an
accident.

11. Details of where further relevant information can be obtained, subject to the
requirements of confidentiality laid down in national legislation.

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- **B**

_ANNEX VI_

**CRITERIA FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF AN ACCIDENT TO THE**
**COMMISSION AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 15 (1)**

I. Any accident covered by paragraph 1 or having at least one of the consequences described in paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 must be notified to the
Commission.

1. **Substances involved**

Any fire or explosion or accidental discharge of a dangerous substance
involving, a quantity of at least 5 % of the qualifying quantity laid down
in column 3 of Annex I.

2. **Injury to persons and damage to real estate**

An accident directly involving a dangerous substance and giving rise to
one of the following events:

— a death,

— six persons injured within the establishment and hospitalized for at
least 24 hours,

— one person outside the establishment hospitalized for at least 24 hours,
— dwelling(s) outside the establishment damaged and unusable as a
result of the accident,

— the evacuation or confinement of persons for more than 2 hours
(persons × hours): the value is at least 500,
— the interruption of drinking water, electricity, gas or telephone
services for more than 2 hours (persons × hours): the value is at least
1 000.

3. **Immediate damage to the environment**

—
_permanent or long-term damage to terrestrial habitats:_

— 0,5 ha or more of a habitat of environmental or conservation
importance protected by legislation,
— 10 or more hectares of more widespread habitat, including agricultural land,

—
_significant or long-term damage to freshwater and marine habitats_ (*)

— 10 km or more of river or canal,

— 1 ha or more of a lake or pond,

— 2 ha or more of delta,

— 2 ha or more of a coastline or open sea,

—
_significant damage to an aquifer or underground water_ (*)

— 1 ha or more.

4. **Damage to property**

— damage to property in the establishment: at least ECU 2 million,
— damage to property outside the establishment: at least ECU 0,5
million.

5. **Cross-border damage**

Any accident directly involving a dangerous substance giving rise to
effects outside the territory of the Member State concerned.

II. Accidents or ‘near misses’ which Member States regard as being of particular technical interest for preventing major accidents and limiting their
consequences and which do not meet the quantitative criteria above should
be notified to the Commission.

(*) In assessing damage, reference could be made where appropriate to Directives 75/440/
EEC, 76/464/EEC and Directives adopted for its application in relation to certain
substances, namely, Directives 76/160/EEC, 78/659/EEC, 79/923/EEC, or to the
Lethal Concentration (LC) for 50 % of the species representative of the environment
affected as defined by Directive 92/32/EEC for the criterion ‘dangerous for the environment’.