Brussels, 22/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is proposing to strengthen rules on the control of major accident hazards involving chemicals in the EU. The new rules are proposed via amendment to Directive 96/82/EC, the so-called “Seveso II directive”, which makes it an obligation for operators of chemical plants handling large quantities of hazardous substances to notify their activity and establish a major accident prevention policy to protect the public and the...