| Type: | Directive |
| Number: | 96/82/EC |
| Directive on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances | |
| Eea: | yes |
| Madeby: | Council |
| Madeunder: | Art. 130s (EC) |
| Ojrefurl: | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31996L0082:EN:NOT |
| Ojref: | L10, 14.1.1997, p.13–33 |
| Eeadec: | No 709/1998 |
| Made: | 9 December 1996 |
| Commenced: | 3 February 1997 |
| Implementation: | 3 February 1999 |
| Commprop: | COM 94/4 Final, C106, 14.4.1994, p. 4 COM 95/240 Final |
| Escopin: | C295, 1994, p. 83 |
| Parlopin: | C56, 1995, p. 80 C261, 1996, p. 24 |
| Replaces: | Dir. 82/501/EEC |
| Amendedby: | Dir. 2003/105/EC Reg. (EC) No 1882/2003 Reg. (EC) No 1137/2008 |
| Status: | Current |
Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (as amended) is a European Union law aimed at improving the safety of sites containing large quantities of dangerous substances. It is also known as the Seveso II Directive, after the Seveso disaster. It replaced the Seveso Directive and was in turn modified by the Seveso III directive (2012/18/EU).