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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 1']

1. "establishment" means the whole location under the control of an operator where dangerous substances are present in one or more installations, including common or related infrastructures or activities; establishments are either lower-tier establishments or upper-tier establishments;
2. "lower-tier establishment" means an establishment where dangerous substances are present in quantities equal to or in excess of the quantities listed in Column 2 of Part 1 or in Column 2 of Part 2 of Annex I, but less than the quantities listed in Column 3 of Part 1 or in Column 3 of Part 2 of Annex I, where applicable using the summation rule laid down in note 4 to Annex I;
3. "upper-tier establishment" means an establishment where dangerous substances are present in quantities equal to or in excess of the quantities listed in Column 3 of Part 1 or in Column 3 of Part 2 of Annex I, where applicable using the summation rule laid down in note 4 to Annex I;
4. "neighbouring establishment" means an establishment that is located in such proximity to another establishment so as to increase the risk or consequences of a major accident;
5. "new establishment" means
(a) an establishment that enters into operation or is constructed, on or after 1 June 2015; or
(b) a site of operation that falls within the scope of this Directive, or a lower-tier establishment that becomes an upper-tier establishment or vice versa, on or after 1 June 2015 due to modifications to its installations or activities resulting in a change in its inventory of dangerous substances;
6. "existing establishment" means an establishment that on 31 May 2015 falls within the scope of Directive 96/82/EC and from 1 June 2015 falls within the scope of this Directive without changing its classification as a lower-tier establishment or upper-tier establishment;
7. "other establishment" means a site of operation that falls within the scope of this Directive, or a lower-tier establishment that becomes an upper-tier establishment or vice versa, on or after 1 June 2015 for reasons other than those referred to in point 5;
8. "installation" means a technical unit within an establishment and whether at or below ground level, in which dangerous substances are produced, used, handled or stored; it includes 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 that installation;
9. "operator" means any natural or legal person who operates or controls an establishment or installation or, where provided for by national legislation, to whom the decisive economic or decision-making power over the technical functioning of the establishment or installation has been delegated;
10. "dangerous substance" means a substance or mixture covered by Part 1 or listed in Part 2 of Annex I, including in the form of a raw material, product, by-product, residue or intermediate;
11. "mixture" means a mixture or solution composed of two or more substances;
12. "presence of dangerous substances" means the actual or anticipated presence of dangerous substances in the establishment, or of dangerous substances which it is reasonable to foresee may be generated during loss of control of the processes, including storage activities, in any installation within the establishment, in quantities equal to or exceeding the qualifying quantities set out in Part 1 or Part 2 of Annex I;
13. "major accident" means 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 or the environment, immediate or delayed, inside or outside the establishment, and involving one or more dangerous substances;
14. "hazard" means the intrinsic property of a dangerous substance or physical situation, with a potential for creating damage to human health or the environment;
15. "risk" means the likelihood of a specific effect occurring within a specified period or in specified circumstances;
16. "storage" means the presence of a quantity of dangerous substances for the purposes of warehousing, depositing in safe custody or keeping in stock;
17. "the public" means one or more natural or legal persons and, in accordance with national law or practice, their associations, organisations or groups;
18. "the public concerned" means the public affected or likely to be affected by, or having an interest in, the taking of a decision on any of the matters covered by Article 15(1); for the purposes of this definition, non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection and meeting any applicable requirements under national law shall be deemed to have an interest;
19. "inspection" means all actions, including site visits, checks of internal measures, systems and reports and follow-up documents, and any necessary follow-up, undertaken by or on behalf of the competent authority to check and promote compliance of establishments with the requirements of this Directive.
(a) the physical form of the dangerous substance under normal processing or handling conditions or in an unplanned loss of containment;
(b) the inherent properties of the dangerous substance, in particular those related to dispersive behaviour in a major-accident scenario, such as molecular mass and saturated vapour pressure;
(c) the maximum concentration of the substances in the case of mixtures.
(f) information about substance-specific operating conditions (for instance temperature, pressure and other conditions as relevant) under which the dangerous substance is stored, used and/or may be present in the event of foreseeable abnormal operations or an accident such as fire.
1. 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 ("the competent authority") and, if necessary, bodies to assist the competent authority at technical level. Member States which set up or appoint more than one competent authority shall ensure that the procedures for carrying out their duties are fully coordinated.
(a) the name and/or trade name of the operator and the full address of the establishment concerned;
(c) the name and position of the person in charge of the establishment, if different from point (a);
(d) information sufficient to identify the dangerous substances and category of substances involved or likely to be present;
(e) the quantity and physical form of the dangerous substance or substances concerned;
(g) the immediate environment of the establishment, and factors likely to cause a major accident or to aggravate the consequences thereof including, where available, details of neighbouring establishments, of sites that fall outside the scope of this Directive, areas and developments that could be the source of or increase the risk or consequences of a major accident and of domino effects.
(a) for new establishments, a reasonable period of time prior to the start of construction or operation, or prior to the modifications leading to a change in the inventory of dangerous substances;
(b) for all other cases, one year from the date from which this Directive applies to the establishment concerned.
(a) any significant increase or decrease 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 1, or a significant change in the processes employing it;
(b) modification of an establishment or an installation which could have significant consequences in terms of major-accident hazards;
(c) the permanent closure of the establishment or its de-commissioning; or
(d) changes in the information referred to in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1.
(a) exchange suitable information to enable those establishments to take account of the nature and extent of the overall hazard of a major accident in their MAPP, safety management systems, safety reports and internal emergency plans, as appropriate;
(b) cooperate in informing the public and neighbouring sites that fall outside the scope of this Directive, and in supplying information to the authority responsible for the preparation of external emergency plans.
(a) demonstrating that a MAPP 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 and possible major-accident scenarios have been identified and that the necessary measures have been taken to prevent such accidents and to limit their consequences for human health and the environment;
(c) demonstrating that adequate safety and reliability have been taken into account in 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;
(d) demonstrating that internal emergency plans have been drawn up and supplying information to enable the external emergency plan to be drawn up;
(e) providing sufficient information to the competent authority to enable decisions to be made regarding the siting of new activities or developments around existing establishments.
(b) for existing upper-tier establishments, 1 June 2016;
(c) for other establishments, two years from the date from which this Directive applies to the establishment concerned.
The operator shall also review and where necessary update the safety report following a major accident at its establishment, and at any other time at the initiative of the operator or at the request of the competent authority, where justified by new facts or by new technological knowledge about safety matters, including knowledge arising from analysis of accidents or, as far as possible, "near misses", and by developments in knowledge concerning the assessment of hazards.
(a) the operator draws up an internal emergency plan for the measures to be taken inside the establishment;
(b) the operator supplies the necessary information to the competent authority, to enable the latter to draw up external emergency plans;
(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 within two years following receipt of the necessary information from the operator pursuant to point (b).
(a) for new establishments, a reasonable period of time prior to the start of operation, or prior to the modifications leading to a change in the inventory of dangerous substances;
(b) for existing upper-tier establishments, by 1 June 2016 unless the internal emergency plan drawn up under the requirements of national law before that date, and the information contained therein, and the information referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1, complies with this Article and has remained unchanged;
(a) containing and controlling incidents so as to minimise the effects, and to limit damage to human health, the environment and property;
(b) implementing the necessary measures to protect human health and the environment from the effects of major accidents;
(c) communicating the necessary information to the public and to the services or authorities concerned in the area;
(a) the siting of new establishments;
(b) modifications to establishments covered by Article 11;
(c) new developments including transport routes, locations of public use and residential areas in the vicinity of establishments, where the siting or developments may be the source of or increase the risk or consequences of a major accident.
(a) to maintain appropriate safety distances between establishments covered by this Directive and residential areas, buildings and areas of public use, recreational areas, and, as far as possible, major transport routes;
(b) to protect areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest in the vicinity of establishments, where appropriate through appropriate safety distances or other relevant measures;
(c) in the case of existing establishments, to take additional technical measures in accordance with Article 5 so as not to increase the risks to human health and the environment.
4. The requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall apply without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment [15], Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment [16] and other relevant Union legislation. Member States may provide for coordinated or joint procedures in order to fulfil the requirements of this Article and the requirements of that legislation, inter alia, to avoid duplication of assessment or consultations.
(a) all persons likely to be affected by a major accident receive regularly and in the most appropriate form, without having to request it, clear and intelligible information on safety measures and requisite behaviour in the event of a major accident;
(b) the safety report is made available to the public upon request subject to Article 22(3); where Article 22(3) applies, an amended report, for instance in the form of a non-technical summary, which shall include at least general information on major-accident hazards and on potential effects on human health and the environment in the event of a major accident, shall be made available;
(c) the inventory of dangerous substances is made available to the public upon request subject to Article 22(3).
(a) planning for new establishments pursuant to Article 13;
(b) significant modifications to establishments under Article 11, where such modifications are subject to obligations provided for in Article 13;
(c) new developments around establishments where the siting or developments may increase the risk or consequences of a major accident pursuant to Article 13.
(a) the subject of the specific project;
(b) where applicable, the fact that a project is subject to a national or transboundary environmental impact assessment or to consultations between Member States in accordance with Article 14(3);
(c) details of the competent authority responsible for taking the decision, from which relevant information can be obtained and to which comments or questions can be submitted, and details of the time schedule for transmitting comments or questions;
(e) an indication of the times and places where, or means by which, the relevant information will be made available;
(f) details of the arrangements for public participation and consultation made pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Article.
(a) in accordance with national legislation, the main reports and advice issued to the competent authority at the time when the public concerned was informed pursuant to paragraph 2;
(b) in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information [17], information other than that referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article which is relevant for the decision in question and which only becomes available after the public concerned was informed in accordance with that paragraph.
(a) the content of the decision and the reasons on which it is based, including any subsequent updates;
(b) the results of the consultations held before the decision was taken and an explanation of how they were taken into account in that decision.
6. Where general plans or programmes are being established relating to the matters referred to in points (a) or (c) of paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in their preparation and modification or review using the procedures set out in Article 2(2) of Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment [18].
(a) inform the competent authority;
(b) provide the competent authority with the following information as soon as it becomes available:
(i) the circumstances of the accident;
(ii) the dangerous substances involved;
(iii) the data available for assessing the effects of the accident on human health, the environment and property;
(iv) the emergency measures taken;
(c) inform the competent authority of the steps envisaged to:
(i) mitigate the medium-term and long-term effects of the accident;
(ii) prevent any recurrence of such an accident;
(a) the Member State, the name and address of the authority responsible for the report;
(b) the date, time and place of the 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 human health and the environment;
(d) a brief description of the emergency measures taken and of the immediate precautions necessary to prevent recurrence;
(e) the results of their analysis and recommendations.
(b) the operator can demonstrate that he has provided appropriate means for limiting the consequences of major accidents, on-site and off-site;
(c) the data and information contained in the safety report, or any other report submitted, adequately reflects the conditions in the establishment;
(a) a general assessment of relevant safety issues;
(b) the geographical area covered by the inspection plan;
(c) a list of the establishments covered by the plan;
(d) a list of groups of establishments with possible domino effects pursuant to Article 9;
(e) a list of establishments where particular external risks or hazard sources could increase the risk or consequences of a major accident;
(f) procedures for routine inspections, including the programmes for such inspections pursuant to paragraph 4;
(g) procedures for non-routine inspections pursuant to paragraph 6;
(h) provisions on the co-operation between different inspection authorities.
(a) the potential impacts of the establishments concerned on human health and the environment;
(b) the record of compliance with the requirements of this Directive.
6. Non-routine inspections shall be carried out to investigate serious complaints, serious accidents and "near misses", incidents and occurrences of non-compliance as soon as possible.
(a) the rapid dissemination of the information supplied by Member States pursuant to Article 18(1) and (2) 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 organisations able to provide advice or relevant information on the occurrence, prevention and mitigation of major accidents.
(a) the information supplied by Member States in accordance with Article 18(1) and (2);
(b) an analysis of the causes of the accidents;
(c) the lessons learned from the accidents;
(d) the preventive measures necessary to prevent a recurrence.
(a) any applicant requesting information pursuant to points (b) or (c) of Article 14(2) or Article 22(1) of this Directive is able to seek a review in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2003/4/EC of the acts or omissions of a competent authority in relation to such a request;
(b) in their respective national legal system, members of the public concerned have access to the review procedures set up in Article 11 of Directive 2011/92/EU for cases subject to Article 15(1) of this Directive.
In Directive 96/82/EC, the words "(d) heavy fuel oils" are added to the heading "Petroleum products" in Part 1 of Annex I.
[1] OJ C 248, 25.8.2011, p. 138.
[2] Position of the European Parliament of 14 June 2012 and decision of the Council of 26 June 2012.
[3] OJ L 10, 14.1.1997, p. 13.
[4] OJ L 326, 3.12.1998, p. 1.
[9] OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56.
[10] OJ L 124, 17.5.2005, p. 1.
[11] OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1.
[12] OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17.
[14] OJ C 369, 17.12.2011, p. 14.
[17] OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26.
[18] OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 17.