# 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), Article 16: Information to be supplied by the operator and actions to be taken following a major accident

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2012/18/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2012-18/article-16
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