Seveso Directive on the control
of major-accident hazards
involving dangerous substances
European Commission, DG Environment
Industrial Emissions, Air quality & Noise Unit
Seveso III 2012/18/EU
• First reading agreement on 27 March 2012
• Adopted
4th July 2012
• Published
24th July (OJ L 197/1)
• Entry into force
13th August 2012
• National transposition
• Implementation
31rd May 2015
1st June 2015
Seveso III
Main purpose – align scope to new international
chemicals classification (CLP Regulation
transposing GHS classification)
Clarify/improve
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Information to the public
Inspections
Public participation
Access to justice
Main philosophy Seveso II remains
Philosophy Seveso
Emergency
Planning
Safe
Technology
Safe
Management
Demonstrate safety
in the Safety Report
Land-Use
Planning
Information to the Public
INSPECTIONS
Accident Reporting and Lessons Learnt
Seveso III
Objectives
Prevent major accidents
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Safety Management = operator
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Land use Planning - Inspections = competent
authorities
Limit consequences on human health and
environment
• Emergency planning – Information to public =
operator and civil protection services
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Seveso III – Land Use Planning
• Article 13 Directive 2012/18/EU - clarifies Article
12 Directive 96/82/EC as amended by Directive
2003/105/EC
• What? MS to take into account Seveso principles
in their LUP by controlling
• Siting of new establishments
• Modifications to existing establishments
• New developments (transport routes, locations of public
use, residential areas)
Seveso III
Land Use Planning
• How? LUP should take account of
• appropriate safety (new!) distances between Seveso
establishments and residential areas, buildings and
areas of public use, recreational areas and, as far as
possible, major transport routes
• for areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest :
other relevant measures (new!) can be taken
• for existing establishments, additional technical
measures so as not to increase the risks
Seveso III
Land Use Planning
• Consultation of the public concerned
• NEW! Detailed procedural guarantees for
participation in specific individual LUP projects
(Article 15) – similar guarantees for participation
in general plans and programmes
• NEW! Access to justice (at least judicial review) if
inadequate consultation on individual
• projects
Seveso III
Land Use Planning
• NEW! Operators to provide sufficient information
(for LT, on request)
• NEW! Coordination possible with consultation
procedures under EIA and SEA Directives
(Environment Impact Assessment for specific
public/private projects and Strategic Environment
Assessment for plans and programmes)
Seveso III
Land Use Planning
• NEW! No more mandate to draw up guidelines
and database with risk scenarios
• Those guidelines have been established in the
framework of Directive 96/82/EC as amended by
Directive 2003/105/EC
• Work is on-going by TWG LUP and MAHB in view
of adopting a Handbook including also typical
accident scenarios, to be finalised by end of 2013
For more information…
• DG ENV website
• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/seveso/index.
htm
• Contact: Jill Michielssen
(jill.michielssen@ec.europa.eu)
•Thank you for your
attention!