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) (c. 30)

CHAPTER V TRANSPARENCY AND SHARING OF INFORMATION

Article 26 Investigation following a major accident

1. Member States shall initiate thorough investigations of major accidents occurring in their jurisdiction.

2. A summary of the findings pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be made available to the Commission either at the conclusion of the investigation or at the conclusion of legal proceedings as appropriate. The Member States shall make a non-confidential version of the findings publicly available.

3. Member States shall ensure that, following the investigations pursuant to paragraph 1, the competent authority implements any recommendations of the investigation that are within its powers to act.