Directive 96/82/EC

Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (as amended) is a European Union law aimed at improving the safety of sites containing large quantities of dangerous substances. It is also known as the Seveso II Directive, after the Seveso disaster. It replaced the Seveso Directive and was in turn modified by the Seveso III directive (2012/18/EU).

Directive 96/82/EC
European Union directive
Text with EEA relevance
TitleDirective on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances
Made byCouncil
Made underArt. 130s (EC)
Journal referenceL10, 14.1.1997, p.13–33
EEA Joint Committee decisionNo 709/1998
History
Date made9 December 1996
Came into force3 February 1997
Implementation date3 February 1999
Preparative texts
Commission proposalCOM 94/4 Final, C106, 14.4.1994, p. 4
COM 95/240 Final
EESC opinionC295, 1994, p. 83
EP opinionC56, 1995, p. 80
C261, 1996, p. 24
Other legislation
ReplacesDir. 82/501/EEC
Amended byDir. 2003/105/EC
Reg. (EC) No 1882/2003
Reg. (EC) No 1137/2008
Current legislation

See also

  • Seveso Directive
  • Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999
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