Seveso II 2
Seveso II 2 : In 1976, a major accident occurred in Seveso, Italy, where the accidental production and release of a dioxin as an unwanted by-product from a runaway chemical reaction led to widespread contamination. A number of such incidents, and the recognition of the differing standards of controls over industrial activities within the European Community, led the European Commission to propose a Directive on the control of major industrial accident hazards. The Directive on the Major Accident Hazards of Certain Industrial Activities (82/501/EEC) was adopted on 24 June 1982, and is generally known as the Seveso Directive. Following a complete review of the Directive by the European Commission a new one, now known as Seveso II, came into force on 3 February 1997 and was implemented in Great Britain on 1 April 1999 by the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999, except for land use planning requirements, which were implemented by changes to planning legislation
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