Transcript Transposition Workshop (Cover slide)

Opening seminar for the project
“Implementation of the Seveso II
Directive (96/82/EC)”
Bratislava, Slovakia, 28-29 April 2003
The “Seveso II” Directive –
an overview including the ongoing
amendment of the Directive
A long history of major accidents ...
1974: Flixborough, United Kingdom
1976: Seveso, Italy
1982: Original « Seveso Directive » adopted
1984: Bhopal, India
1986: Basel, Switzerland
9 Dec 1996: « Seveso II Directive » adopted
3 Feb 1999: « Seveso II » must be applied in the
Member States of the European Union
30 Jan 2000: Baia Mare, Romania
15 May 2000: Enschede, Netherlands
21 Sep 2001: Toulouse, France
Overview
Industrial Risk Management
Control of products
Control of processes
Nuclear Safety
Chemical Plant Safety
Seveso Directives
Seveso II - Aim
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prevention of major accidents involving
dangerous substances
limitation of the consequences of
accidents on man and the environment
high level of protection
for man and the environment
throughout the European Union
Scope and main obligations of Seveso II
Seveso does not apply
Yes
Excluded Sector?
(Article 4)
Lower than
lower tier
No
What is the quantity of
dangerous substances?
(Annex I)
Quantity above the lower threshold
•Notification
•Major Accident Prevention
Policy (MAPP)
•Domino Effects
•Land-use planning
•Inspection
Quantity
above the
higher
threshold
Additionally:
•Safety report (including MAPP and
Safety Management System)
•Emergency plans (internal and
external)
•Information to the public
Control measures aimed at Prevention
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Upper and lower tier:
General obligations
Notification
Major Accident Prevention Policy
Domino Effects
Inspection by Competent Authorities
For upper tier only:
Safety Report
Safety Management System
Control measures aimed at
limitation of the consequences
Upper and lower tier:
 General obligations
 Land-use planning
For upper tier only:
 Emergency planning
 Information to the public
General Comparison
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UN/ECE Industrial
Accidents Convention
International law
binding for the Parties,
i.e. those UN/ECE
member countries that
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ratify
accept
approve or
accede to
the Convention
SEVESO II
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European law
binding for the 15
Member States of the
European Union
binding for the EEA
countries (Iceland,
Norway,
Liechtenstein)
EEA = Treaty on the
European Economic
Area
Ratification/Implementation
of the UN/ECE Convention in
the EU requires ...
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within the sphere of competence of
the Community according to the EC
Treaty: Community legislation =
Seveso II Directive (96/82/EC)
outside the sphere of competence of
the Community (example: civil
protection): national legislation in
each Member State
Procedures for
Ratification/Implementation
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Approval on behalf of the Community
decided by Council of Environment
Ministers on 23 March 1998
Deposited with the Secretary-General
of the United Nations on 24 April
1998
Ratification by each Member State
(so far Luxembourg, Spain, Greece,
Germany, Austria, Finland, Sweden,
Denmark, Italy and United Kingdom)
Slovakia has not yet acceded !!
Consistency of “Seveso II” with
the UN/ECE Convention
Both instruments aim at the
 prevention of major industrial accidents
involving dangerous substances
 limitation of the consequences of such
accidents on man and the environment
In the case of transboundary effects:
Co-operation between UN/ECE countries
and/or EU Member States before, during
and after an accident
What means ...
"Implementation" ?
Transposition
Practical application
into national laws,
and enforcement of
regulations and
laws, regulations and
administrative provisions administrative provisions
Government
Operators
Authorities
Role of the
European Commission
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is the “Guardian of the EC Treaty”
does not apply SEVESO II directly
supports and controls transposition
of SEVESO II into national laws and
their application
reports to Council and European
Parliament on implementation
Committee of Competent Authorities
(CCA) meets twice each year
Major-Accident Hazards Bureau (MAHB)
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MoU between the Commission and the
Joint Research Centre (JRC) in 1994
established within IPSC at JRC in Ispra,
Italy
has three main tasks:
• Major-Accident Reporting System
(MARS) and Seveso Plant Information
Retrieval System (SPIRS)
• Community Documentation Centre on
Industrial Risks (CDCIR)
• scientific and administrative support for
Technical Working Groups (TWG’s)
Guidance documents available
from MAHB (http://mahbsrv.jrc.it)
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Guidance on the preparation of a Safety
Report to the requirements of the Seveso II
Directive
Guidance concerning information to the
public
Guidelines on a Major Accident Prevention
Policy and Safety Management System
Guidance on Land-use Planning
Explanations and Guidelines for the
application of Article 9 (6) of the Seveso II
Directive on harmonised criteria for
dispensations
Guidance on Inspections
New Working Group on Land-Use Planning
Agreed Objectives
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Objective 1: Give principles of “good practice”
Objective 2: Develop a Technical Database of
accident scenarios, event frequencies and
risk/hazard assessment data
Objective 3: Examine additional safety measures
Objective 4: Address pre-existing situations of
concern between Seveso sites and residential
and other sensitive areas
Objective 5: Assess the sufficiency of information
in Notification / Safety Report
New Working Group on Land-Use Planning
Meetings
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1st meeting, Plenary Working Group: 9-10 September
2002
1st meeting, Subgroup of Risk Assessment Experts for
Objective 2: 6-7 February 2003
2nd meeting, Plenary Working Group: 10-11 March
2003
Next meetings: Subgroup: 8-9 July 2003 / Plenary:
November 2003
Outcome
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Agreed Terms-of-Reference
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Good progress with all of the Objectives
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Initiation of data/information collection
Other instruments supporting
implementation
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Seveso Plants Information Retrieval
System (SPIRS)
• European map of Seveso plants
• also contains a risk assessment tool
Mutual Joint Visits Programme (MJV) in the
field of inspections
• “experts visit experts”
• 3-4 visits per year of different Member
States in a rotation system
Reporting
Amendment of Seveso II
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“Baia Mare” - inclusion of certain mining
activities, including tailings management
facilities
“Enschede” - better definition of explosive and
pyrotechnic substances, decrease of qualifying
quantities
“Toulouse” - replacement of the two current
entries on ammonium nitrate by 4 new
categories, with new qualifying quantities
Extension of list of carcinogens in Annex I, Part
1, along with new qualifying quantities
Lower qualifying quantities for substances
dangerous to the aquatic environment (Annex
I, Part 2)
State of play
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Proposal adopted by Commission on 10
December 2001 (COM(2001) 624 final)
European Parliament adopts opinion in
1st reading on 3 July 2002
Commission adopts Amended Proposal
on 26 September 2002 (COM(2002) 540
final)
Council adopts Common Position on 20
February 2003
To come: 2nd reading in European
Parliament
Contact details:
Jürgen Wettig
European Commission
Environment Directorate-General
Unit ENV.D.3 (Civil Protection)
B-1049 Brussels
Tel/Fax: (+32-2) 296.91.49/299.03.14
E-mail: [email protected]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environm
ent/seveso/index.htm