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Council Directive 96/82/EC (repealed)Show full title

Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Aim

  3. Article 2.Scope

  4. Article 3.Definitions

  5. Article 4.Exclusions

  6. Article 5.General obligations of the operator

  7. Article 6.Notification

  8. Article 7.Major-accident prevention policy

  9. Article 8.Domino effect

  10. Article 9.Safety report

  11. Article 10.Modification of an installation, an establishment or a storage facility

  12. Article 11.Emergency plans

  13. Article 12.Land-use planning

  14. Article 13.Information on safety measures

  15. Article 14.Information to be supplied by the operator following a major accident

  16. Article 15.Information to be supplied by the Member States to the Commission

  17. Article 16.Competent authority

  18. Article 17.Prohibition of use

  19. Article 18.Inspections

  20. Article 19.Information system and exchanges

  21. Article 20.Confidentiality

  22. Article 21.Terms of reference of the Committee

  23. Article 22.Committee procedure

  24. Article 23.Repeal of Directive 82/501/EEC

  25. Article 24.Implementation

  26. Article 25.Entry into force

  27. Article 26.. . . . . . . . . ....

  28. ATTACHMENTS

    1. List of Annexes

    2. ANNEX I APPLICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE

    3. ANNEX II MINIMUM DATA AND INFORMATION TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE SAFETY REPORT SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 9

    4. ANNEX III PRINCIPLES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 AND INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9 ON THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT WITH A VIEW TO THE PREVENTION OF MAJOR ACCIDENTS

    5. ANNEX IV DATA AND INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE EMERGENCY PLANS SPECIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 11

    6. ANNEX V ITEMS OF INFORMATION TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 13 (1)

    7. ANNEX VI CRITERIA FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF AN ACCIDENT TO THE COMMISSION AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 15 (1)

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