Council of the European Union and European Parliament 12 June 2013, Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC Text with EEA relevance

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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Article 1. Subject and scope
Article 2. Definitions
CHAPTER II. PREVENTION OF MAJOR ACCIDENTS RELATING TO OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
Article 3. General principles of risk management in offshore oil and gas operations
Article 4. Safety and environmental considerations relating to licences
Article 5. Public participation relating to the effects of planned offshore oil and gas exploration operations on the environment
Article 6. Offshore oil and gas operations within licensed areas
Article 7. Liability for environmental damage
Article 8. Appointment of the competent authority
Article 9. Functioning of the competent authority
Article 10. Tasks of the European Maritime Safety Agency
CHAPTER III. PREPARING AND CARRYING OUT OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
Article 11. Documents to be submitted for carrying out offshore oil and gas operations
Article 12. Report on major hazards for a production installation
Article 13. Report on major hazards for a non-production installation
Article 14. Internal emergency response plans
Article 15. Notification of and information on well operations
Article 16. Notification of combined operations
Article 17. Independent verification
Article 18. Power of the competent authority in relation to operations on installations
CHAPTER IV. PREVENTION POLICY
Article 19. Major accident prevention by operators and owners
Article 20. Offshore oil and gas operations conducted outside the Union
Article 21. Securing compliance with the regulatory framework for major accident prevention
Article 22. Confidential reporting of safety concerns
CHAPTER V. TRANSPARENCY AND SHARING OF INFORMATION
Article 23. Sharing of information
Article 24. Transparency
Article 25. Reporting on safety and environmental impact
Article 26. Investigation following a major accident
CHAPTER VI. COOPERATION
Article 27. Cooperation between Member States
CHAPTER VII. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Article 28. Requirements for internal emergency response plans
Article 29. External emergency response plans and emergency preparedness
Article 30. Emergency response
CHAPTER VIII. TRANSBOUNDARY EFFECTS
Article 31. Transboundary emergency preparedness and response of Member States with offshore oil and gas operations under their jurisdiction
Article 32. Transboundary emergency preparedness and response of Member States without offshore oil and gas operations under their jurisdiction
Article 33. Coordinated approach towards the safety of offshore oil and gas operations at international level
CHAPTER IX. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 34. Penalties
Article 35. Delegated powers of the Commission
Article 36. Exercise of the delegation
Article 37. Committee procedure
Article 38. Amendment to Directive 2004/35/EC
Article 39. Reports to the European Parliament and to the Council
Article 40. Report and review
Article 41. Transposition
Article 42. Transitional provisions
Article 43. Entry into force
Article 44. Addressees
ANNEX I. Information to be included in documents submitted to the competent authority pursuant to Article 11

28.6.2013

Official Journal of the European Union

L 178/66

DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 12 June 2013

on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

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