SEVESO II
June 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Parliament could be heading for a political collision with the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers over the scope of a reformed Seveso II directive, which imposes commitments on industry to avoid serious accidents. At the heart of the struggle is the insistence of MEPs that the updated legislation is maximised in scope, while the wants to wait for a European Commission review. MEP's have voted to extend Seveso II to covers all mining activity, notably chemical and thermal processing of dangerous substances within mines, (opposed ...
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