Article 17 Action to be taken by the competent authority following a major accident

ensure that any urgent, medium-term and long-term measures which may prove necessary are taken;

collect, by inspection, investigation or other appropriate means, the information necessary for a full analysis of the technical, organisational and managerial aspects of the accident;

take appropriate action to ensure that the operator takes any necessary remedial measures;

make recommendations on future preventive measures; and

inform the persons likely to be affected, of the accident which has occurred and, where relevant, of the measures undertaken to mitigate its consequences.