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Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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CELEX: 02013L0030-20210101

Information to be included in documents submitted to the competent authority pursuant to Article 11 1. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED IN A DESIGN OR RELOCATION NOTIFICATION FOR A PRODUCTION INSTALLATION The design notification and the relocation notification for a production installation to be submitted pursuant to points (c) and (j) of Article 11(1) respectively shall contain at least the following information:

(1) the name and address of the operator of the installation;

(2) a description of the design process for the production operations and systems, from an initial concept to the submitted design or selection of an existing installation, the relevant standards used, and the design concepts included in the process;

(3) a description of the selected design concept in relation to the major hazard scenarios for the particular installation and its location, and the primary risk control features;

(4) a demonstration that the concept contributes to reducing major hazard risks to an acceptable level;

(5) a description of the installation and the conditions at its intended location;

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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(6) a description of any environmental, meteorological and seabed limitations on safe operations, and the arrangements for identifying risks from seabed and marine hazards such as pipelines and the moorings of adjacent installations;

(7) a description of the types of major hazard operations to be carried out;

(8) a general description of the safety and environmental management system by which the intended major accident risk control measures are to be maintained in good effect;

(9) a description of the independent verification schemes and an initial list of safety and environmental critical elements and their required performance;

(10) where an existing production installation is to be moved to a new location to serve a different production operation, a demonstration that the installation is suitable for the proposed production operation;

(11) where a non-production installation is to be converted for use as a production installation, a justification demonstrating that the installation is suitable for such conversion.

2. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED IN A REPORT ON MAJOR HAZARDS FOR OPERATION OF A PRODUCTION INSTALLATION

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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CELEX: 02013L0030-20210101

Reports on major hazards for a production installation to be prepared in accordance with Article 12 and submitted pursuant to point (e) of Article 11(1) shall contain at least the following information:

(1) a description of the account taken of the competent authority’s response to the design notification;

(2) the name and address of the operator of the installation;

(3) a summary of any worker involvement in the preparation of the report on major hazards;

(4) a description of the installation and any association with other installations or connected infrastructure, including wells;

(5) demonstration that all the major hazards have been identified, their likelihood and consequences assessed, including any environmental, meteorological and seabed limitations on safe operations, and that their control measures including associated safety and environmental critical elements are suitable so as to reduce the risk of a major accident to an acceptable level; this demonstration shall include an assessment of oil spill response effectiveness;

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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CELEX: 02013L0030-20210101

(6) a description of the types of operations with major hazard potential to be carried out, and the maximum number of persons that can be on the installation at any time;

(7) a description of equipment and arrangements to ensure well control, process safety, containment of hazardous substances, prevention of fire and explosion, protection of the workers from hazardous substances, and protection of the environment from an incipient major accident;

(8) a description of the arrangements to protect persons on the installation from major hazards, and to ensure their safe escape, evacuation and rescue, and arrangements for the maintenance of control systems to prevent damage to the installation and the environment in the event that all personnel are evacuated;

(9) relevant codes, standards and guidance used in the construction and commissioning of the installation;

(10) information, regarding the operator’s safety and environmental management system, that is relevant to the production installation;

(11) an internal emergency response plan or an adequate description thereof;

(12) a description of the independent verification scheme;

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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(13) any other relevant details, for example where two or more installations operate in combination in a way which affects the major hazard potential of either or all installations;

(14) the information relevant to other requirements under this Directive obtained pursuant to the major accident prevention requirements of Directive 92/91/EEC;

(15) in respect of operations to be conducted from the installation, any information relating to the prevention of major accidents resulting in significant or serious damage to the environment relevant to other requirements under this Directive, obtained pursuant to Directive 2011/92/EU;

(16) an assessment of the identified potential environmental effects resulting from the loss of containment of pollutants arising from a major accident, and a description of the technical and non-technical measures envisaged to prevent, reduce or offset them, including monitoring.

3. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED IN A REPORT ON MAJOR HAZARDS FOR A NON-PRODUCTION INSTALLATION

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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CELEX: 02013L0030-20210101

Reports on major hazards for a non-production installation to be prepared in accordance with Article 13 and submitted pursuant to point (e) of Article 11(1) shall contain at least the following information:

(1) the name and address of the owner;

(2) a summary of any worker involvement in the preparation of the report on major hazards;

(3) a description of the installation and, in the case of a mobile installation, a description of its means of transfer between locations, and its stationing system;

(4) a description of the types of operations with major hazard potential that the installation is capable of performing, and the maximum number of persons that can be on the installation at any time;

(5) demonstration that all the major hazards have been identified, their likelihood and consequences assessed, including any environmental, meteorological and seabed limitations on safe operations and that their control measures including associated safety and environmental critical elements are suitable so as to reduce the risk of a major accident to an acceptable level; this demonstration shall include an assessment of any oil spill response effectiveness;

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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CELEX: 02013L0030-20210101

(6) a description of the plant and arrangements to ensure well control, process safety, containment of hazardous substances, prevention of fire and explosion, protection of the workers from hazardous substances, and protection of the environment from a major accident;

(7) a description of the arrangements to protect persons on the installation from major hazards, and to ensure their safe escape, evacuation and rescue, and arrangements for the maintenance of control systems to prevent damage to the installation and the environment in the event that all personnel are evacuated;

(8) relevant codes, standards and guidance used in the construction and commissioning of the installation;

(9) demonstration that all the major hazards have been identified for all operations the installation is capable of performing, and that the risk of a major accident is reduced to an acceptable level;

(10) a description of any environmental, meteorological and seabed limitations on safe operations, and the arrangements for identifying risks from seabed and marine hazards such as pipelines and the moorings of adjacent installations;

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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(11) information, regarding the safety and environmental management system, that is relevant to the non-production installation;

(12) an internal emergency response plan or an adequate description thereof;

(13) a description of the independent verification scheme;

(14) any other relevant details, for example where two or more installations operate in combination in a way which affects the major hazard potential of either or all installations;

(15) in respect of operations to be conducted from the installation, any information obtained pursuant to Directive 2011/92/EU relating to the prevention of major accidents resulting in significant or serious damage to the environment relevant to other requirements under this Directive;

4. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED IN A NOTIFICATION OF WELL OPERATIONS

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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CELEX: 02013L0030-20210101

Notifications of well operations to be prepared in accordance with Article 15 and submitted pursuant to point (h) of Article 11(1) shall contain at least the following information:

(1) the name and address of the operator of the well;

(2) the name of the installation to be used and the name and address of the owner or, in the case of a production installation, the contractor undertaking drilling activities;

(3) details that identify the well and any association with installations and connected infrastructure;

(4) information on the well work programme, including the period of its operation, details and verification of barriers against loss of well control (equipment, drilling fluids and cement etc.), directional control of the well path, and limitations on safe operations in keeping with the risk management;

(5) in the case of an existing well, information regarding its history and condition;

(6) any details concerning safety equipment to be deployed that are not described in the current report on major hazards for the installation;

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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(7) a risk assessment incorporating a description of:

(a) the particular hazards associated with the well operation including any environmental, meteorological and seabed limitations on safe operations;

(b) the subsurface hazards;

(d) suitable control measures;

(8) a description of the well configuration at the end of operations – i.e. permanently or temporarily abandoned; and whether production equipment has been placed into the well for future use;

(9) in the case of a modification to a previously submitted notification of well operations, sufficient details to fully update the notification;