European Commission 27 October 2011, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT

52011SC1294 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT /* SEC/2011/1294 final */ 1. PROBLEM DEFINITION AND NEED FOR ACTION There have been in the past three decades at least 11 major offshore disasters[1], and several lesser incidents[2] that could have escalated into such.