The Amendment Directive is a broadening of Seveso II.
The Amendment Directive takes account of recent industrial accidents and reflects the results of studies on carcinogens and substances dangerous for the environment carried out by the Commission on request of the Council when Seveso II was adopted.
In Summary Main Provisions are:
- A broadening of scope in respect of mining/quarrying;
- On ammonium nitrate, a redefinition to cover lower percentage composition, and new classes covering self-sustaining decomposition and reject material;
- New thresholds for potassium nitrate fertilisers;
- The addition of seven new carcinogens, and raised threshold limits for all carcinogens;
- A new definition of petroleum products to include diesel and kerosene, with thresholds that have been halved;
- The redefinition of classes for explosives;
- Lower qualifying thresholds for substances dangerous for the environment;
- A change to the aggregation rule to be applied to all substances classified as toxic, dangerous for the environment, flammable and oxidising; and
- Administrative provisions for establishments newly covered by the Directive, or which may move from lower to top tier, to have a period of time to comply.