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COM(77)359
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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)359final.
Brussels,^July1977
Ammedmentsto"theProposalforaCouncilDirective
ontheapproximation ofMemberStates*laws,regulationsandadmin­
istrativeprovisionsontheprotectionofthehealthofworkers
occupationally exposedtovinylchloridemonomer
(presented "bytheCommissionto.theCouncilpursuant
tothesecondparagraphofarticle149oftheEECTreaty)
CCM(77)359final.

Preamble :unchanged .
Recital :unchanged
Article 1:unchanged
Article 2:unchanged
1.UnchangedArticle 3*
>2.Fornew VCI-1/PVCworks ,amaximum atmospheric concentration of3ppra,
which naynotbeexceeded ,shall belaid down asthetechnical long-
term limit value for VCM .
3.Existing VCM/PVCworks shall be .allowed ,anadjustment period s,ofup.toone .
jgearinordertoachieve compl iance withthevalu eof3ppm .
4«Intaking thomeasures necessary' -toensure compliance with thelimit value
laid down in3.2 .and3.3.,recourse shall behadtothebest possible
technical means inorder toavoid anysignificant increase intheconcentration
ofVCMintheatmosphere outside works towhich this Directive applies .
Article 4 «unchanged
Article 5 *unchanged
Article 6 :
L.Unchanged
2.Unchanged
J.Thealarm threshold shall not ,however ,begreater than 15ppni.Assoon
asthis value isexceeded ,technical andpersonal protective measures shall
betaken without delay . •
Article 7 sunchanged
Article 8 sunchanged

9.1 .Aregister shall "bekept ofworkers employed onoperations described
inArticle 1.1.,with particulars ofthetype andduration ofworks ,
andtheresulting exposure .Acopyofthis.register sha.ll "be/riven to
the industrial ,medical .officejr responsibly forsurveillance ,andtothe
jouhli^c authority responsible ,forhealth protection atwork,unless the.
register iskept bythem .
,.9.2 .Theaforementioned register shall beopen toinspection "byworkers and
their representatives .,
Article 10 tunchanged v
Article 11 tunchanged , .
Article 12 tunchanged •-
Article 13 *
13-1 .Member S+ates shall bring into force thelaws ,regulations andadminis­
trative provisions needed inorder tocomply with this Directive within
12..month sofitsnotification andshall forthwith inform theCoramipeion
thereof . ■. ■
13•2.Unchanged .
Article 14 sunchanged
AME5C It
Annex Iismodified inaccordance with Article 3,paragraph 2.
This table becomes s
Referenco
poriod
1year
1month
1week
8hours
1hourExisting andnewplant R
Limit value inppw ,
(rounded off)
3
5
6
7
8Short-term value
T'sohnir.p.1 long–terxa lisait
val-an .-coefficient –
X
1*7
1»?5
2,55
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AÏÏIJEXII:vmcliajaged
Annexes:Firstwrittenprocedure(DocumentHo2991/76of20August197£)
andtextoftheDirectivepublishedinOJNoC291of10December197^*
(Doc.No.2096/7/75)