# CE2013257EN.01009702.xml

| 6.9.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 257/97 |
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6.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 257/97

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Thursday 29 March 2012Minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) ***I

P7_TA(2012)0107

European Parliament legislative resolution of 29 March 2012 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (eighteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (COM(2012)0015 – C7–0020/2012 – 2012/0003(COD))

2013/C 257 E/20

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0015), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0015),

| — | 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 (C7-0020/2012), |
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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 (C7-0020/2012),

| — | 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 of the European Economic and Social Committee of 22 February 2012 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 22 February 2012 (1),

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

| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 7 March 2012 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 undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 7 March 2012 to approve Parliament's position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A7-0042/2012), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A7-0042/2012),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

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(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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Thursday 29 March 2012P7_TC1-COD(2012)0003

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 29 March 2012 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2012/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (18th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2012/11/EU.)

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