PART 4Duties and Powers of the Competent Authority

Duties of competent authority on receipt of information about accidents27.

Where the competent authority is informed of an accident in accordance with regulation 22, it must—

(a)

ensure that any necessary measures are taken;

(b)

immediately inform those EEA states which could be affected by the accident;

(c)

collect, where possible, the information necessary for a full analysis of the accident and, where appropriate, make recommendations to avoid similar accidents in the future and to limit their effects; and

(d)

send to the European Commission—

(i)

the information provided under regulation 22(a), (b) and (d);

(ii)

information on the effectiveness of the measures taken in response to the accident; and

(iii)

an analysis of the accident, including recommendations to limit its effects and to avoid similar accidents in the future.