Analysis and summary of Member States' reports on the implementation of Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances : final report

This report presents an analysis of the status of Member States' implementation of Directive 96/82/EC (the Seveso II Directive) during the 2012-2014 period and a comparison with previous reporting periods. The findings in this report are primarily based on the information contained in the reports submitted by Member States for the fifth and last reporting period under the Directive. This report also presents a statistical analysis of the eMARS and eSPRIS databases. In addition, this report provides initial groundwork to support the future evaluation of Directive 2012/18/EC (the Seveso III Directive), by considering possible benchmarking approaches and insights into understanding differences in outcomes in the EU and in selected other countries. Initial groundwork on possible indicators to monitor the implementation, and to assess the achievements, of the Seveso III Directive is also presented.