Council adopts Seveso III chemical plant safety law

摘要

A revamp of EU industrial plant safety rules -covering installations ranging from chemical works to firework factories - will take effect on 1 June 2015 after the Council adopted the Seveso Ⅲ directive last week.Adoption of the Seveso Ⅲ directive on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances on 26 June closely follows the green light that MEPs gave last month (see EE&PL, June 20, 2012, p8-9) to a deal struck between European Parliament and Council representatives.