Directive 96/82 / EC (Seveso II Directive)

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Directive 96/82 / EC

Title: Council Directive 96/82 / EC of December 9, 1996 on the control of the dangers of major accidents involving dangerous substances
Designation:
(not official) 		Seveso II Directive
Date of issue: December 9, 1996
Release date: January 14, 1997
Come into effect: February 3, 1997
Replaced by: Directive 2012/18 / EU
Expiry: May 31, 2015
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Council Directive 96/82 / EC of December 9, 1996 on the control of the dangers of serious accidents involving dangerous substances , also known colloquially as the Seveso II Directive , is an EC directive for the prevention of serious industrial accidents with dangerous substances and for the limitation of Consequences of the accident.

It is after the Italian town Seveso named, where in 1976 a momentous industrial accident occurred, known as Seveso disaster was known. The Seveso II Directive came into force on February 3, 1997, replacing the 1982 Seveso I Directive .

With effect from June 1, 2015, the directive expired and was replaced by Directive 2012/18 / EU , also known colloquially as the Seveso III Directive or Major Accidents Directive , published in the Official Journal of the EU on July 4, 2012 .

Emergence

Ammonia tank in the Linz Chemical Park

In the course of industrialization in Europe, the use of dangerous substances increased more and more. Several major accidents occurred in the 1970s ( Flixborough disaster 1974, Seveso 1976). In order to reduce the high risk potential, on June 24, 1982 the EEC issued Directive 82/501 / EEC on the dangers of major accidents in certain industrial activities (Seveso I Directive) .

In the course of the next few years a revision and expansion of this guideline was requested. Due to the Bhopal disaster in India in 1984, a stricter implementation was considered appropriate. Finally, on December 9th, 1996, Directive 96/82 / EC "on the control of the dangers of major accidents involving dangerous substances" was issued, which came into force on February 3rd, 1997. On December 31, 2003, Directive 2003/105 / EC brought an amendment to the Seveso II Directive that primarily concerned corrections to the list of substances and their quantity thresholds. These changes were influenced by the explosion of the fireworks factory in Enschede .

content

The Seveso II Directive contains a list of substances that are classified as dangerous. Companies that store certain quantities of such substances must comply with special requirements:

  • The company must be registered with the authorities.
  • Safety reports must be prepared regularly.
  • Internal and external emergency plans must exist.
  • An appropriate safety distance must be maintained from residential areas and nature reserves.
  • The security measures must be published.
  • Serious accidents must be reported as soon as possible and appropriate measures taken.
  • The operation must be inspected regularly.
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literature

  • Binter Peter R .: Concrete effects of the implementation of the Seveso guidelines in Austria, 82/501 / EEC, Seveso I, 96/82 / EC, Seveso-II, published by Federal Min. for land u. Forestry, environment and Water management, Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-200-01430-5
  • Donninger Rudolf and Struckl Michael: Industrial accident law . Commentary and documentation . (2003), Vienna. ON - Austrian Standardization inst. ISBN 3-85402-081-3
  • Simon Ernst, Stangl Maria. (Red.): Recommendation of the federal state working group Seveso to determine appropriate distances for the purposes of spatial planning, disaster control and domino effects. According to Directive 96/82 / EC of the Council of December 9, 1996 on the control of the dangers of major accidents involving dangerous substances ("Seveso II" Directive)
  • Ottmar Philipp: Stricter Seveso Directive , in: European Journal for Business Law 2002, 579.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ministry of Life on the Seveso II Directive ( Memento from October 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor in Austria on the Seveso II Directive ( Memento from July 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ cf. Reasons for decision No. 2 and 5 of the amending directive 2003/105 / EC (PDF) .