Seveso Facilities in Sweden: Locations and Hazardous Activities

The Sefari system tracks facilities handling dangerous substances under the Seveso III Directive in Sweden. Lantmäteriet maintains this data, last updated on March 13, 2025, for reporting to the European Commission and supervisory guidance. The system includes activities under Seveso legislation, the Accident Protection Act, the Extractive Waste Ordinance, and the INSPIRE Directive.

Use Cases

• Mapping industrial hazard zones based on facility locations mentioned in the description
• Analyzing compliance reporting trends for the Seveso Directive
• Supporting supervisory guidance for county administrative boards
• Cross-referencing activities under multiple legislations (Seveso, Accident Protection Act, Extractive Waste Ordinance)
• Identifying facilities with hazardous substances for emergency planning

Strengths

• Data is maintained for official reporting to the European Commission under Council Directive 2012/18/EU
• Covers multiple regulatory frameworks including Seveso, Accident Protection Act, and the Extractive Waste Ordinance
• Last updated on March 13, 2025

Limitations

• The description notes that positional data may point to a head office rather than the actual hazardous facility
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Lantmäteriet

Collection Method

Updated by county administrative boards via the Internet for regulatory reporting.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-03-13 00:00:00

Geography

Sweden