# C_2018346EN.01038901.xml

| 27.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 346/389 |
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27.9.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 346/389

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P8_TA(2017)0410

Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 October 2017 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (COM(2016)0248 — C8-0181/2016 — 2016/0130(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2018/C 346/56)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0248), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0248),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 153(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0181/2016), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 153(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0181/2016),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the opinion the European Economic and Social Committee of 21 September 2016 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion the European Economic and Social Committee of 21 September 2016 (1),

| — | after consulting the Committee of the Regions, |
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after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

| — | having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 11 July 2017 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 11 July 2017 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rules 59 and 39 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 59 and 39 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs(A8-0064/2017), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs(A8-0064/2017),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal; |
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| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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(1)  OJ C 487, 28.12.2016, p. 113.

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P8_TC1-COD(2016)0130

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2017 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2017/2398.)

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