2002/605/EC: Commission Decision of 17 July 2002 concerning the questionnaire relating to Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (notified under document number C(2002) 2656)

Commission Decision
of 17 July 2002
concerning the questionnaire relating to Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances
(notified under document number C(2002) 2656)
(2002/605/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances(1), and in particular Article 19(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 19(4) of Directive 96/82/EC requires the Member States to report on the implementation of this Directive on a three-year basis.
(2) This report has to be established on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 on standardising and rationalising reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment(2).
(3) The three-year period should cover 2003 to 2005 inclusive.
(4) The measures envisaged in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Committee set up by Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC,