The European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to the Netherlands on Wednesday 14 June calling on it to fully transpose the EU directive on safety of offshore oil and gas operations which ought to have been incorporated into national law by 19 July 2015.
Directive 2013/30/EU puts in place a set of rules to help prevent accidents and respond promptly and efficiently should such accidents occur. Under these rules, member states must ensure that companies to which they grant a licence for...