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Any fire or explosion or accidental discharge of a dangerous substance involving a quantity of at least 5 % of the qualifying quantity laid down in Column 3 of Part 1 or in Column 3 of Part 2 of Annex I.
a death;
six persons injured within the establishment and hospitalised for at least 24 hours;
one person outside the establishment hospitalised for at least 24 hours;
dwelling(s) outside the establishment damaged and unusable as a result of the accident;
the evacuation or confinement of persons for more than 2 hours (persons × hours): the value is at least 500;
the interruption of drinking water, electricity, gas or telephone services for more than 2 hours (persons × hours): the value is at least 1 000.
permanent or long-term damage to terrestrial habitats:
0,5 ha or more of a habitat of environmental or conservation importance protected by legislation;
10 or more hectares of more widespread habitat, including agricultural land;
significant or long-term damage to freshwater and marine habitats:
10 km or more of river or canal;
1 ha or more of a lake or pond;
2 ha or more of delta;
2 ha or more of a coastline or open sea;
significant damage to an aquifer or underground water:
1 ha or more.
damage to property in the establishment: at least EUR 2 000 000;
damage to property outside the establishment: at least EUR 500 000.
Any major accident directly involving a dangerous substance giving rise to effects outside the territory of the Member State concerned.