2009/10/EC: Commission Decision of 2 December 2008 establishing a major accident report form pursuant to Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (notified under document number C(2008) 7530) (Text with EEA relevance)

For the purposes of Article 15(2) of Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, the major accident report form set out in the Annex to this Decision is hereby adopted.

With effect from 1 December 2008, the Member States shall provide reports containing information in accordance with the Annex, using the register and information system pursuant to Article 19(2) of Directive 96/82/EC.

The definitive application of the major accident report form set out in the Annex shall be preceded by a test phase of 5 months, starting on 1 December 2008.

If the test phase shows the necessity to amend the major accident report form set out in the Annex, the present Decision shall be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of the Directive.

Confidential information shall be handled in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 29 November 2001 amending its internal rules of procedures .

Member States’ reports shall only contain the information available to the competent authorities.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.