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Article 16 / Information to be supplied by the operator and actions to be taken following a major accident

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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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