Luxembourg, 17/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - Meeting up in Luxembourg under the Chairmanship of Hans Christian Schmidt, the Environment Council reached a unanimous political agreement on amending the "Seveso II" directive, which aims to reinforce prevention of major industrial risks (96/80/EC) involving hazardous substances. In compliance with the general guideline defined in June by the Council, the agreement strengthens the directive provisions, notably by enlarging he field of application to...