Law no. 59 of 2016 on External Emergency Response Plans in Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations. Pays/Territoire Chypre Type du document Législation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Gazette of Cyprus Republic no. 4564 of 2016, Appendix I, Part I. Sujet Environnement gén., Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Autorisation/permis Commerce/industrie/sociétés Évaluation des ressources/des dommages Risques Système d'alerte précoce Planification environnementale Financement Gouvernance Infractions/sanctions Protection de l’environnement Santé publique Évaluation/gestion des risques Politique/planification Substances dangereuses Gaz naturel Hydrocarbures Aire géographique Asie, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Asie Occidentale Résumé This Law, providing for the harmonisation of Cyprus Legislation with article 29 of the Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of offshore oil and gas operation, concerns the elaboration of Plans and Strategies for preventing the escalation or limiting the consequences of a major accident involving offshore oil and gas operations. The Law defines: permit for offshore oil and gas operations; licensing authority; internal and external emergency plan; discharge of material likely to lead to a serious accident; production facility; serious environmental accident. The Law provides for details on preparation and implementation of internal and external emergency plans, and information to be inserted in the plans; role of competent authority; financial obligations of the subject involved; Ministerial power to issue Regulations and establish penalties in case of misconduct. Texte intégral Grec Site web www.moa.gov.cy Références - Législation Implemente Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Législation | Union européenne | 2013 Mot clé: Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Commerce/industrie/sociétés, Gaz naturel, Responsabilité/indemnisation, Principe pollueur-payeur, Protection de l'habitat, Collecte de données/déclarations, Pollution de la mer, Pollution par les hydrocarbures Source: FAO, FAOLEX