Act transposing the Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC.
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Abstract
The present Act implements the Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC. In particular, the Act introduces substantial amendments to the Hazardous Incident Ordinance in its version of 8 June 2005. The Act amends the following: article 18 on Authorization proceedings according to the Federal Immission Protection Act; Part IV on Reporting procedure, final provisions; the Annex IIIon Safety Management System; article 2 on Definition of terms; article 8 on Concepts to avoid accidents; article 8a on Information of the public is added ; article 11 on Extensive information of the public; article 15 on Domino effect; article 17 on Surveying pland and surveying programme; article 20 on Transitional provisions; article 21 on Penalties. Also the Annex is reworded. The text consists of 4 articles.
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Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 3, 13 January 2017, pp. 47-67.
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English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Richtilinie 2012/18 EU zur Beherrschung der Gefahren schwerer Unfälle mit gefährlichen Stoffen, zur Änderung und anschließenden Aufhebung der Richtlinie 96/82/EG des Rates.