EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE - GENERAL ENVIRONMENT
Directorate C - Quality of Life, Water & Air
ENV.C.4 - Industrial Emissions

Brussels,  1 March 2016

Directive 2012/18/EC – Seveso III
Questions & Answers

 

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
2. ARTICLE 2 – SCOPE
2.1. General scope questions
2.2. Exclusions from the scope
3. ARTICLE 3 – DEFINITIONS
3.1. Dangerous substance
4. ARTICLE 7 – NOTIFICATION
5. ARTICLE 13 – LAND-USE PLANNING
6. ARTICLE 19 – PROHIBITION OF USE
7. ANNEX I – DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
7.1. Horizontal issues
7.1.1. Labelling of dangerous substances
7.1.2. Physical state of dangerous substances
7.1.3. Specific substances
7.2. Issues related to Annex I Part 2 – Named dangerous substances
7.2.1. General questions
7.2.2. Questions on a specific named substance
7.2.3. Petroleum products & alternative fuels – general questions
7.2.4. Petroleum products & alternative fuels - mixtures
7.3. Issues related to the notes to Annex I
7.3.1. Note 2: mixtures
7.3.2. Note 3: 2% rule
7.3.3. Note 4: summation rule
7.3.4. Note 5: dangerous substances not covered by CLP5
7.3.5. Notes 8-10: explosives
7.3.6. Notes 13-16: ammonium nitrate
8. ANNEX II – SAFETY REPORT
9. ANNEX IV – EMERGENCY PLANS