§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to enforce the 1982 EC Seveso directive on the company ReChem International Ltd.; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanDirective 82/501/EEC, the so-called Seveso directive, is implemented in Britain by the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1984. These currently exclude installations for the disposal of toxic and dangerous waste that are in possession of a licence under the relevant provisions of the Control of
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Total ozone (Dobson units) Camborne Lerwick Year 5 March 6 March 7 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 1993 262 240 261 267 250 291 1992 351 327 345 341 320 323 1991 384 429 1990 358 308 314 1989 333 382 384 354 499 1988 411 420 352 375 436 340 Pollution Act 1974. The Health and Safety Executive will shortly be going out to consultation with proposals to remove this exclusion. ReChem International operates plants falling within the current exclusions.