Punished for good
the European Commission ( ec ) has decided to file a case against Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal and Austria in the European Court of Justice. ec would be doing so because these countries have failed to legislate laws for avoiding and limiting the consequences of major accidents involving dangerous substances. The deadline for legislating the laws was February 1999.
The member states of the commission complying with the Major Accident Hazards Directive, are obliged to prepare major accident prevention policy for controlling and containing accidents in order to minimise their effect on people and the environment. The directive also stipulates that companies of the member states, dealing with dangerous substances, should inform the authorities concerned and the common people about their inputs and products. According to the officials of the commission, Luxembourg, Ireland and Portugal have failed to legislate laws regarding the issue, whereas Germany, Belgium and Austria have adopted incomplete legislation.
"Experience tells us we need to be very active in avoiding major industrial accidents,' says Margot Wallstr
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