07/03/2016 The EU Seveso Directive (82/501/EC) was adopted in 1982 following an industrial accident in the Italian town of Seveso. The aim of the directive was…
01/08/2016 During the past two decades, the precautionary principle has played a major role in shaping Italian environmental and safety policies, which…
05/12/2016 Two new ministerial decrees regarding dredged sediment management were recently published in the Official Gazette: Ministerial Decree 172/2016 on the…
29/06/2015 On May 19 2015 the Italian Senate gave final approval to a long-awaited law on environmental crimes (Draft Law 1345(B)). As a result, Italy has…
27/07/2015 The risk of accidents involving substances that are harmful to human health and the environment has been placed under tighter control in Italy. On…