Article 16

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 Text with EEA relevance · European Union

Member States shall ensure that, as soon as practicable following a major accident, the operator shall be required, using the most appropriate means to: inform the competent authority; provide the competent authority with the following information as soon as it becomes available: the circumstances of the accident; the dangerous substances involved; the data available for assessing the effects of the accident on human health, the environment and property; the emergency measures taken; inform the competent authority of the steps envisaged to: mitigate the medium-term and long-term effects of the accident; prevent any recurrence of such an accident; update the information provided if further investigation reveals additional facts which alter that information or the conclusions drawn.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-31 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.