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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8025

11 August 2001
(eu) eu/environment
Commission refers France to Court of Justice for persistent non-compliance with SEVESO II Directive

Brussels, 10/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - Despite two calls to book, France has still not fully complied with the requirements of Community legislation regarding the prevention of major industrial accidents involving hazardous substances (Directive 96/82/EC, so-called Seveso II). The European Commission has therefore decided to refer this Member State to the Court of Justice (third stage of the infringement proceedings, under Article 226 of the Treaty). France stands accused of failure to...