The Seveso directive following that terrible accident in Seveso in Italy, involving the release of dangerous dioxins into the atmosphere causing many casualties, particularly amongst the very young. That directive has not been applied in Italy of all places and, indeed, until recently only 4 of our Member States had actually incorporated the directive into their national laws.
Ainsi, la directive Seveso qui a ete elaboree apres le terrible accident de Seveso en Italie et qui concerne le rejet dans l'atmosphere des dangereuses dioxines, cause de nombreuses lesions, notamment chez les tres jeunes enfants, n'a pas ete appliquee en Italie precisement et, recemment encore, quatre Etats membres seulement l'avaient effectivement inseree dans leur legislation nationale.