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Document 92001E001351

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1351/01 by Richard Corbett (PSE) to the Commission. Seveso II Directive.

OJ C 350E, 11.12.2001, p. 131–131 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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92001E1351

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1351/01 by Richard Corbett (PSE) to the Commission. Seveso II Directive.

Official Journal 350 E , 11/12/2001 P. 0131 - 0131


WRITTEN QUESTION E-1351/01

by Richard Corbett (PSE) to the Commission

(7 May 2001)

Subject: Seveso II Directive

On how many occasions in the last 50 years has an accident on a chemical site resulted in deaths outside the site?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(10 July 2001)

Since the entry into force of the previous and existing Community legislation on chemical accident prevention, preparedness and response (so-called Seveso I and II Directives, Council Directive 82/501/EEC of 24 June 1982 on the major-accident hazards of certain industrial activities(1) and Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances(2)), the number of deaths that occurred outside sites covered by the legislation and reported to the Commission by the Member States is five.

(1) OJ L 230, 5.8.1982.

(2) OJ L 10, 14.1.1997.

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