Brussels, 29/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - The road is now open for the adoption, in 2012, of the new directive, known as Seveso III, which will update and strengthen the rules on preventing major industrial accidents involving dangerous substances in the EU.
The permanent representatives of member states (Coreper) endorsed, on Wednesday 28 March, the compromise negotiated in trialogue with the European Parliament on review of the legislation (amendment of Directive 96/82/EC, the Seveso II...