# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 402/2013 of 30 April 2013 on the common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment and repealing Regulation (EC) No 352/2009 (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2.5.8: The following specific definitions shall apply in reference to the ... quantitative design targets of technical systems:

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

(a)The term ‘directly’ means that the failure of the function has the potential to lead to the type of accident referred to in point 2.5.5 without the need for additional failures to occur;
(b)The term ‘potential’ means that the failure of the function may lead to the type of accident referred to in point 2.5.5;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/402/annex/I/division/2/division/2.5/division/2.5.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-402/annex-I/division-2/division-2.5/division-2.5.8
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