EU Directive 2009/31/EC on the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide

Directive 2009/31/EC establishes the European Union legal framework for environmentally safe geological storage of carbon dioxide. It governs storage-site selection, exploration and storage permits, operation, monitoring, corrective measures, closure, post-closure obligations, financial security and transfer of responsibility to the competent authority. EUR-Lex identifies the Directive as in force and provides a consolidated version current to 24 December 2018. Later EU industrial-carbon-management measures complement the Directive but should not be described as amendments unless supported by a formal legal act.