Directive 82/501/EC
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Directive 82/501/EC was a European Union law aimed at improving the safety of sites containing large quantities of dangerous substances. It is also known as the Seveso Directive, after the Seveso disaster. It was superseded by the Seveso II Directive and then Seveso III directive.
See also
External links
- [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31996L0082:EN:NOT Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances]
- [http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/environment/civil_protection/l21215_en.htm Summaries of EU legislation > Environment > Civil protection > Major accidents involving dangerous substances]
- [http://ec.europa.eu/environment/seveso/index.htm European Commission page about the Seveso Directives]
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Category:European Union directives
Category:1982 in the European Economic Community
Category:Environmental law in the European Union
Category:Regulation of chemicals in the European Union
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