Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/113

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC^note, and in particular Article 21(5) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Article 21(2) of Directive 2012/18/EU (hereafter ‘the Directive’) requires the Member States to report on the implementation of that Directive by 30 September 2019, and every four years thereafter, using the specific form set out in the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision 2014/896/EU^note.

(2)The Commission has developed a specific form set out in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/896/EU defining the set of information to be made available by the Member States for the purposes of reporting on the implementation of the Directive.

(3)The analysis of the first reporting period, which covered the period from 1 June 2015 to 31 December 2018, demonstrated that the specific form used by the Member States should be streamlined in order to maximise the accuracy and comparability of the information provided, for the Commission to better assess the effectiveness of the prevention of industrial accidents and provide more relevant information to the public. To achieve these objectives, the specific form should be updated and Implementing Decision 2014/896/EU should be revised accordingly.

(4)The next reporting period based on this updated form should cover the period between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2026. Member States should submit this information to the Commission by 30 September 2027.

(5)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 27 of Directive 2012/18/EU,

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