Directive 96/82/EC

Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, commonly known as the Seveso II Directive, is an EC Directive on the prevention of major industrial accidents involving dangerous substances and to limit the consequences of accidents.

It is named after the Italian town of Seveso, where in 1976 a momentous industrial accident occurred, which became known as Sevesounglück. The Seveso II came into force on 3 February 1997 and replaced by the Seveso I Directive of 1982 from.

With effect from 1 June 2015, the policy will remain in force and is called by the release of 24 July 2012 in the EU Official Journal Directive 2012/18/EU, colloquially known as the Seveso III Directive or accident policy that replaced.

Formation

Over the industrialization of Europe, the use of hazardous substances increased more and more. In the 1970s, there were several major accidents ( Flixborough disaster in 1974, Seveso 1976). In order to reduce the high risk potential, adopted on 24 June 1982, the EEC Directive 82/501/EEC on the major accident hazards of certain industrial activities ( Seveso I Directive).

Over the next few years, a revision and extension of this policy is required. Especially due to the Bhopalunglücks in India in 1984 was thought a stricter implementation appropriate. Finally, the Directive 96/82/EC " on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances " was adopted on 9 December 1996, which entered into force on 3 February 1997. On 31 December 2003, an amendment of the Seveso II Directive in force, which concerned corrections to the list of substances and their threshold quantities primarily with Directive 2003/105/EC. These changes were influenced among other things by the explosion of fireworks factory in Enschede.

Content

The Seveso II Directive contains a list of substances that are classified as hazardous. Farms that store certain quantities of such materials must comply with special conditions:

  • The operation must be reported to the Authority.
  • There have security reports are prepared regularly.
  • Internal and external emergency plans must exist.
  • To residential areas and conservation areas, a reasonable safety distance must be respected.
  • The security measures must be published.
  • Serious accidents must be reported as soon as possible and to take appropriate action.
  • The operation must be inspected regularly.

Standardize

  • Directive 82/501/EEC (Seveso I Directive )
  • Directive 96/82/EC (Seveso II Directive )
  • Directive 2003/105/EC (Directive amending Directive 96/82/EC )
  • Directive 2012/18/EU (Seveso III Directive )
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