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Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC Text with EEA relevance article 16 CELEX: 32012L0018 Information to be supplied by the operator and actions to be taken following a major accident
Member States shall ensure that, as soon as practicable following a major accident, the operator shall be required, using the most appropriate means to: (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; (d) update the information provided if further investigation reveals additional facts which alter that information or the conclusions drawn. |