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Date: 1988-03-17
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING FOR THE SECOND TIME DIRECTIVE 82/501/EEC ON THE MAJOR-ACCIDENT HAZARDS OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES (submitted by the Commission)

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                                                      Brussels ,^ March 1988
                     PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
          AMENDING FOR THE      SECOND TIDE DIRECTIVE           82 / 501 / EEC
   ON THE  MAJOR - ACCIDENT HAZARDS OF          CERTAIN  INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
                          ( submitted by the Commission )
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                             SUMMARY
This proposal aims to extend th ^ scope of the Directive 82 / 501 / EEC to the
storage of dangerous chemicals and to strengthen its provisions regarding
information to the public .
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                                                                                 I
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 I.  INTRODUCTION
 After the accident which occurred in . Basel ( Switzerland ) on
 1 November 1986 , the Commission examined the requirements laid
down in the Council Directive 82 / 50i / EEC' on the ma j or - acc ident
hazards of certain industrial activities , in order to evaluate
 their adequacy in the light of the expedience gained from this
 accident and the need and . opportunity of reinforcing the
present measures for the prevention of similar accidents , with
particular regard to the storage of dangerous chemicals .
After an examination of‘ the scope of . the present Directive                      in
relation    to    storage ,    the   Commission ,        together with            the
Committee    of    Competent      Authorities        responsible         for      the
 implementation of the Directive 82 / 501 / EEC , concluded that                  the
present Directive was not sufficient to ensure the adequate
prevention of a major accident caused by dangerous storage .
The Council of the Environment Ministers , in its                      Resolution
adopted on the 24 November 1986 , invited the Commission to
 review  the   Community     measures   for    the      prevention      of     major
                                           ifikeiir                       =anxl n  if
necessary , t o present appropriate propesala .
In addition , the European Parliament , in the five Resolutions
on the Basel accident adopted          during the Plenary Session of -
11-12 December 1986 ,       urged the    Commission         to reinforce the
requirements of the.        Directive    82 / 501 / EEC     with respect to
dangerous storage .
Furthermore , the European Parliament , in the Resolution closing
the consultation procedure on the Commission proposal for a
Council   Directive amending Directive              82 / 501 / EEC ,  which was
adopted  during the Plenary Session on             19 February        1987 , once
more urged the Cpmmission to strengthen the provisions of the
Directive concerning the storage of dangerous chemicals .
During this same Plenary Session ,        the Commission in answering
the  European    Parliament     gave  the    assurance           that   it    would
present in the near future , a proposal for a revision of the
Directive to cover the storage of dangerous chemicals and to
improve and strengthen the provisions relating to information
to the public with regard to dangerous installations .
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II .  COM MENTS ON THIS PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE
This proposal aims to extend the scope of the Directive
82 / 501 / EEC to the storage of dangerous chemicals and to
strengthen its provisions regarding information to the public .
The Directive 82 / 501 / EEC as it is now , only covers two kinds of
storage of dangerous chemicals :
                                         • «
a)    the    storage    outside    an    industrial    activity     ( isolated
      storage ) : in this case , only -* -lO substances or groups of
      substances are coveredby the provisions of the Directive ;
b)    the storage associated with the industrial operation inside
      an industrial installation : in this c(tse , all storage of
      dangerous ( i.e. toxic , very toxic , flammable and explosive )
      chemicals are . covered by the Directive .
The present propos.al will extend the scope of the Directive to
all dangerous 'storage at any place , building or area , isolated
or within an industrial installation , no matter whether it is
storage of chemicals in bulk or in packaged form .
In order to identify . dangerous storage , an approach based on a
list of named substances ( Part I of Annex II ) and on a list of
categories of danger ( Part II of Annex II )             is used ,    together
with their respective threshold quantities .                   The list of
substances ( 28 substances ) enables the identification of the
storage where the most dangerous and widely used substances
are held ; the list of categories ensures that all other
storage involving dangerous substances or preparations , which
are classified as toxic , very toxic , explosive , oxidizing ,
extremely flammable or highly flammable              under   other    relevant
Community Directives , are also covered .
With regard to information to the public , the present proposal ,
which consists of ’ the addition of a new paragraph to Art . 8.1
and the      introduction of a new Annex ,       will define the ways in
which       the    information      on     certain dangerous       industrial
activities shall         be - communicated to       the public      and will
establish the minimum content of this information .
In particular ,     the new paragraph of Art . 0.1 will require that
the     information     has   to  be   communicated     to    the   concerned
persons , on an active basis , without a request being made ,
through some kind of public information media such as , for
example , leaflets or information boards . The content of the
information      to   be   communicated      is clearly    set   out   in  the
proposed Annex VII           so as to ensure that people are              well
informed on all appropriate matters relating to safety .
The Commission will anyway constantly monitor how the Directive
functions and will propose a more comprehensive revision once
further experience has been gained .
                                                                               U.
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                      P ROPOSAL FOR ft C OUNCIL DIRECTIVE
           AM E NDING FOR THE SECOND TIKE DIRECT IV E     82 / 501 / EEC
 CN THE MAJOR-ACCIDENT HAZARDS OF          CERTAIN   INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
                      TH E COUNCIL OF THE   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Article 130 3 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Having      regard     to  the   opinion   of   the   Economic     and   Social
Committee ,
Whereas the protection of man and the environment calls for the
provisions of Directive 82 / 501 / EEC ( 1 ) to be strengthened with
regard to the storage of dangerous substances or preparations ;
Whereas the storage of dangerous               substances   or preparations
presents a major-accident hazard               both when    the storage is
associated with an industrial operation and when the storage is
isolated or located within an installation , without being
associated with an industrial operation ;
Whereas it is necessary that the provisions of the Directive
82 / 501 / EEC be extended to the storage of dangerous               substances
or preparations in bulk and in packaged form ;
Whereas the storage of dangerous substances or preparations to
which the Directive 82 / 501 / EEC            should be applied can be
identified by a list of chemical names or by a list of
categories of danger according to the classification end
labelling requirements laid down in other relevant Community
Directives ,         together     with    their     respective        threshold
quantities ;        whereas     such   categories      of     substances     or
preparations should be the ones classified as " very toxic ",
" toxic ", " explosive ", " oxidizing ", " extremely flammable " and
" highly flammable ";
( 1 ) OJ L230 , 5.8.1982 P.1
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Whereas the provisions with regard to information to the public
laid down in Article 8 of the Directive 82 / 501 / EEC , need to be
strengthened and better defined in order to ensure that any
person liable to be affected by a major accident originating in
a notified industrial activity within the meaning of Article 5 ,
is appropriately and effectively informed , in an harmonized way
throughout the whole Community , on all matters relating to
safety ;     whereas    area and    persons     liable   to   be   affected   are
defined by the emergency plans of the industrial activities ;
Whereas it is necessary that the content of the information
referred to in Article 8 of the Directive 82 / 501 / CEE shall be
clearly        specified ;    whereas ,     in    order    to     mitigate    the
consequences of a major accident , the persons concerned need to
know       the     potential     hazards      and    the    measures      to   be
taken ; whereas it is necessary that such information has to be
communicated on an active basis to the concerned persons
without        a    request    being     made ,    through     some     kind   of
public information media , such as leaflets or                       information
boards ;
Whereas the Council of the Environment Ministers in its
Resolution adopted on the 24th November 1986 , has invited the
Commission to review the Community measures for the prevention
of major accidents and the limitation of their consequences
and , if necessary , to present appropriate proposals ;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Safety , Hygiene and Health
Protection at Work , set up by Council Decision 74 / 325 / EEC ( 2 )
has been consulted ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE           :
                                          Article 1
Directive 82 / 501 / EEC is amended as follows           :
1 .    Article 8.1 is replaced by the following :
        " 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 .
        The      information    shall be     communicated       to   the   above -
        mentioned persons without their request and shall also be
        published . Such information shall at least contain the
        items     laid  down  in   Annex   VII   and  shall    be   repeated  and
        updated at appropriate intervals ."
 2.    Annex II is replaced by the Annex I hereto .
 3.    Annex II hereto is added to the Directive as Annex VII .
( 2 ) OJ L185 , 9.7.1974 P.15
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                                Article 2
1 . In the case of existing industrial activities which will be
    subject to the provisions of Directive 92 / 501 / EEC for the
    first time following adoption of this amendment , this
    Directive shall apply at the latest on ... ( 24 months after
    its notification ).
2.  In this case also ,    the declaration provided for in Article
    9  (3)   of Directive    82 / 501 / EEC  shall   be  submitted    to the
    Competent     Authority at the latest on ... ( 24 months after
    its    notification )     and     the    supplementary       declaration
    provided for in Article 9 ( 4 ) of Directive 82 / 501 / EEC shall
    be   submitted to the Competent Authority at the latest on
    ... (5 years after its notification ).
                                Article 3
1 . Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply
    with   this  Directive   at   the   latest  on   ...  ( 18 months after
    its    notification ).     They      shall    forthwith      inform  the
    Commission thereof .
2.  Member    States   shall    communicate      to   the    Commission  the
    provisions of national law which they adopt in the field
    covered by this Directive .
                                Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
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                      ST OR AGE __ OFDAN G E R 0 U S SU BSTA NCE S
       OTHER THAN THAT CO VERED         B Y ART .     1 . 2 ( a ).  FIRST  INDENT
S_torajj.e.  is   storage     of    dangerous        substances        at  any   place ,
installation , premise , building or area of land , isolated                         or
within      an    establishment ,        except        where       that    storage   is
associated with an installation covered by Annex I.
The quantities set out below in Parts I and II relate to each
storage or group of storage belonging to the same manufacturer
where     the   distance     between    the     storage       is   not   sufficient   to
avoid ,       in     foreseeable circumstances , any aggravation of
major-accident ha2ards . These quantities apply in any case to
each group of storage belonging to the same manufacturer where
the distance between the storage is less than 500 m .
The qua ntities to be considered are the maximum quantities
which are or are liable to be in storage at any one time .
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                                        PART I
                                   Named Substances
In the case where a substance ( or a group of substances ) Listed in Part I falls
also within a category of Part II , the quantities set out in Part I should be
used .
                                                 I
                                                  I     Quantities ( Tonnes )
                Substances or groups              I
                of substances                     I
                                                  I                  I
                                                  I For application |F or Application
                                                  I of Articles 3    jc>f Article 5
                                                  land 4              |
                                                   I                  I
   1 . Acrylonitrile                              I           20     I        200
   2 . Ammonia                                     I          50      I       500
   3 . Chlorine                                   I           10     I         75
   4 . Sulphur dioxide                             I          25      I       250
                        (1)
   5 . Ammonium nitrate                            I         350      I     2.500
   6 . Ammonium nitrate in the form of  fertilisers ^         1.250   |    10.000
   7 . Sodium chlorate                             I          25      I       250
   8 . Liquid oxygen                              I        , 200      I     2.000
   9 . Sulphur trioxide                            I          15       I      100
  10 . Carbonyl chloride ( Phosgene )             I            0,750  I         0,750
  11 . Hydrogen sulphide                           I           5      I        50
  12 . Hydrogen fluoride                          I            5     I         50
  13 . Hydrogen cyanide                            I           5      I        20
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    14 . Carbon disulphide                                                20                  200
    15 . Bromine                                                           50                  500
    16 . Acetylene                                                          5                   50
    17 . Hydrogen                                                           5                   50
    18 . Ethylene oxide                                                     5                   50
    19 . Propylene oxide                                                    5                   50
    20 . 2-Propenal ( Acrolein )                                           20                  200
    21 . Formaldéhyde ( concentration ü 90 7.)                              5                   50
    22 . Bromomethane ( Methyl bromide )                                   20                  200
    23 . Methyl isocyanate                                                  0 / 150              0 / 150
    24 . Tetraethyl lead or tetramethyl lead                                5                   50
    25 . 1 / 2 Dibromoethane ( Ethylene dibromide )                         5                   50
    26 . Hydrogen chloride ( liquefied gas )                               25                  250
    27 . Di isocyanato-dipheny Imethane (MDI )                             20                  200
    28 . Tolylene diisocyanate ( TDI )                                      5                   50
(') This applies to ammonium nitrate and mixtures of ammonium nitrate where the nitrogen content
    derived from the ammonium nitrate is > 28 % by weight and aqueous solutions of ammonium nitrate
    where the concentration of ammonium nitrate is > 90 % by weight '
(*) This applies to straight ammonium nitrate fertilizers which comply with Directive 80/876/EEC and to
    compound fertilizers where the nitrogen content derived from the ammonium nitrate is > 28 % by
    weight (a compound fertilizer contains ammonium nitrate together with phoshate and/or potash).
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                                 F;E~   IÏ
   GAiEGUSIEG QF3UB8TANCE3 AND PREPARATIONS HOT SPECIFICALLY
                            NAHEB   IN PARI I
The quantities of different substances and preparations of the
same category are cumulative . Where there is more than one
category specified in the same entry , the quantities of all
substances and preparations of the specified categories in that
entry must be summed up .
      Categories of substances                Quantities ( tonnes )^ i
      and préparations ( 1 )
                                            For         I For
                                            application ! application
                                            of Articles ! of Article
                                            3 and 4     I 5
      Substances and preparations
      that are classified
      as " very toxic "
  2 . Substances and preparations                                1 00
      that are classified
      as " very toxic ", " toxic ",
      " oxidizing " or " explosive "
      Gaseous substances and prepa ¬                             200
      rations , including those
      in liquefied form , which are
      gaseous at normal pressure
      and which are classified as
      " highly flammable " ( 3 )
      Substances and preparations               5.000         50.000
      ( excluding gaseous substances
      covered under item 2 above )
      which are classified
      as " highly flammable " or
      " extremely flammable " ( 4 )
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(1 )    The categories of substances and preparations are as
       defined in the following Directives and their amendments :
         - Council Directive 67 / 548 / EEC on the approximation of the
            laws , regulations and adm : n istrat i ve provisions relating
            to the classification , packaging and labelling of
            dangerous        substances ;
       - Council       Directive 73 / 173 / EEC on the approximation of
           Member        States' laws , regulations and administrative
           provisions         relating to         the classification , packaging
           and labelling of           dangerous        préparations ( solvents );
         - Council Directive 77 / 728 / EEC on the approximation of
            the      laws , regulations and administrative provisions of
            the Member          States relating to            the classification ,
            packaging and           labelling of paints , vanishes , printing
            inks , adhesives and            similar products ;
         - Council Directive 78 / 631 / EEC on the approximation of the
            laws      of     the      Member      States     relating    to      the
            classification ,           packaging and       labelling  of dangerous
            preparations          ( pesticides );
          - Council Directive . on the approximation of
            the      laws , regulations and administrative provisions of
            the Member           States relating to            the classification ,
            packaging      and       labelling      of   dangerous     preparations
             ( under discussion ).
( 2 ) Art .      5.1     (a)    and     5.1   (b)    third    indent   apply  where
        appropriate .
 ( 3 ) This includes Flammable gases as defined in
        Annex IV      (c)  ( i)
 ( 4 ) This includes Highly flammable liquids as defined in
        Annex IV      (c)  (ii)
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                                  AN NEX   II
                                 ANNEX    VII
    ITEMS OF INFORMATION TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC
                    IN  APPLICATION      OF  ARTICLE    8.1
a)  Name of company and address of site .
b)  Identification ,      by   position ,      of   the   person    giving   the
    information .
c)  Confirmation that the site is subject to the current
    regulations and / or administrative provisions concerning
    the    industrial      activities       and     that    the    notification
    referred to in         Article 5 or at least the declaration
    provided for in Article 9 paragraph 3                 has been submitted
    to the Competent Authority .
d)  An explanation in simple terms of the activity undertaken
    on the site .
e)  The common names or , if not possible , the generic names
    or the general danger classification of the substances
    involved on site which could                  give rise to a major-
    accident , with an indication of              their principal dangerous
    characteristics .
f)  General information relating to the nature of the major -
    accident hazards , including their potential effects on the
    population and the environment .
g)  Details on how the population concerned will be warned and
    kept informed in the event of an accident .
h)  Details     of    the   actions      and    behaviour      the   population
    concerned should take in the event of dn accident .
i)  An    assurance       that    the      company      has     made    adequate
    arrangements on site , including liaison with the emergency
    services ,     to deal with foreseeable accidents and to
    minimize their effects .
j ) A reference to the off-site emergency plan drawn up to
    cope with any off-site effects from an accident . This
    should       include      advice        to     co-operate        with    any
    instructions or requests from the emergency services at
    the time of an accident .
k)  Details of where further information can be obtained , such
    as general information on the preventive safety measures
    taken    in   the   industrial      activity      and   on   the   emergency
    plan , subject to the requirements of confidentiality laid
    down in national legislation .
 ---pagebreak--- Fi-C -hg- d'-iropact dg Certains actes législatifs sur les PHE et 1 1 emploi
 1.       OBLIGATIONS ADMINISTRATIVES DECOULANT DE L' APPLICATION DE LA
          LEGISLATION POUR LES ENTREPRISES
          Notification aux Autorités Compétentes selon les dispositions
          de l' Article 5 de la Directive 82 / 501 / CEE
 2.       AVANTAGES POUR L' ENTREPRISE
          - OUI / XlXW
          -  LESQUELLES
             Les mesures de sécurité imposées aux installations dangereuses
             permettrons de prévenir les accidents et d' en limiter les
             conséquences . La meilleure information du public permettra de
             limiter les conséquences des accidents .
 3.       INCONVENIENTS POUR L' ENTREPRISE
          ( Coûts supplémentaires )
             8W)t / KaN           Il y aura des coûts supplémentaires
                                  seulement pour les entreprises qui ne
             « йтвямюшкв          respectent pas les exigences de sécurité .
 4.       EFFETS SUR L' EMPLOI Statu quo
 5.       Y A - T - Il  EU CONCERTATION  PREABLABLE AVEC LES PARTENAIRES
          SOCIAUX ?
          - OUI / ttëW
          - AVIS DES PARTENAIRES SOCIAUX : Majorité des avis favorables
             - Comité consultatif pour la sécurité , l' hygiène et la
                protection de la santé sur le lieu de travail
             - différentes     associations industrielles européennes telles
                que : CEFIC , CONCAUE , CMC Engrais , European LPG Association ,
                Marcogaz , Industrial Gases Committee .
 6.       Y A - T - IL UNE APPROCHE ALTERNATIVE MOINS CONTRA I GNANTE ?
          Non
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