EU Seveso III Directive (Directive 2012/18/EU) SEV-Art.16: Information to be provided by the operator following a major accident (Seveso III Article 16)

Article 16 imposes a 4-step post-accident obligation on the operator: (a) inform the competent authority as soon as it has all the relevant information of: (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 + on property + (iv) the emergency measures taken; (b) inform the competent authority of the steps envisaged to: (i) mitigate the medium-term + long-term effects of the accident + (ii) prevent any recurrence of such an accident; (c) update the information provided if further investigation reveals additional facts which alter that information or the conclusions drawn; (d) the competent authority is then required to communicate with the Commission (Article 18) so the Commission can decide whether to maintain Seveso eMARS public records. The post-accident obligation runs in parallel with criminal liability under national law + civil liability under the PLD (Directive (EU) 2024/2853) where personal injury or property damage occurs.