Major Accidents Ordinance.
Country
Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
The present Ordinance implements the Environment Protection Act of 29 May 2008 and transposes the Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC. Article 1 of the Ordinance establishes that this Ordinance is intended to protect humans, animals and the environment from serious damage caused by accidents. In particular, the Ordinance regulates the: a) precaution against accidents; b) management of accidents; c) organization and implementation. The text consists of 36 articles divided into 7 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Precaution against major accidents (II); Managing major accidents (III); Special provisions for businesses (IV); Organization and implementation (V); Penalties (VI); Transitional and final provisions (VII). Four Annexes are enclosed.
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Long title of text
Ordinance on protection against major accidents.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, No. 296, 16 September 2016, 46 pp.
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung über den Schutz vor Störfällen (Störfallverordnung; StFV).
Implements