C 342/120
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
6.9.2022
Wednesday 16 February 2022
tanning devices (sunbeds) (49); points out the importance of information campaigns to make people aware of the risks associated to excessive sun exposure and to teach them how to recognise possible warning signs; calls for specific measures to reduce the exposure to UV radiation of minors and adolescents; calls for stricter legislation on the use of sunbeds for cosmetic purposes and a ban on the use of it by minors; calls on Member States to include the reporting of melanoma skin cancer in national cancer registries;
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Acknowledges that around 2 % of the European cancer burden can be attributed to ionising radiation and that indoor exposure to radon and its decay products is the second leading cause of lung cancer in Europe; looks forward to the results of the Euratom Research and Training Programme (50), which will improve knowledge on exposure to radon, and the proposed countermeasures to reduce its accumulation in dwellings; recalls that ionising radiation could also be present in private households; encourages therefore the Commission and Member States to map current and potential critical areas in order to effectively react to this threat; calls on the Commission to allocate funds to the creation of such a forecast map and to promote information campaigns for the public in order to raise awareness on this matter; encourages Member States to regularly update their national plans to reduce exposure to radon, as requested in the Directive on Exposure to Radioactive Sources (51) and to update guidelines on radon mitigation for new constructions; calls on the Commission to assess the implementation and effectiveness of current measures to protect workers exposed to ionising radiation such as airline crews, nuclear power plant workers, workers in relevant industrial settings and researchers, health professionals and veterinarians working in the radiology, radiotherapy or nuclear medicine sectors, and to review these measures where necessary and proportionate;
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Calls on the Commission to promote multidisciplinary scientific research on the existence of links between electromagnetic fields (EMFs), including 5G, and cancer in order to gather scientific evidence on the long-term effects of EMFs, and to inform the public in a timely manner of the outcome of those studies; calls for the promotion of research into the development of technology that reduces radio frequency exposure;
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Sees the European Green Deal as a significant contributing factor to cancer prevention in Europe, by means of reducing air, food, water and soil pollution and chemical exposure; calls for an evaluation of the impact of policies on cancer incidence to be integrated into the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, the Zero Pollution and the Non-Toxic Environment Strategies; welcomes the upcoming revision of the EU’s air quality standards and calls on the Commission to align them with WHO guidelines as referred to in Parliament’s resolution of 25 March 2021 on the implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives (52); calls on the Commission to ensure that the common agricultural policy helps farmers to reduce the use of pesticides; encourages the research into, the use and the development of medicines that are safer for the environment, and encourages the implementation of efficient waste removal mechanisms that avoid polluting the environment, in line with the objectives of the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe;
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Stresses the need for full implementation of the revised Drinking Water Directive (53) and the implementation and enforcement of the Water Framework Directive (54), which will reduce the concentrations in surface and ground waters of certain pollutants that could contribute to cancer incidence;
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Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits, (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 357).
Council Regulation (Euratom) 2021/765 of 10 May 2021 establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2021-2025 complementing Horizon Europe — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and repealing Regulation (Euratom) 2018/1563 (OJ L 167 I, 12.5.2021, p. 81).
Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (OJ L 13, 17.1.2014, p. 1).
OJ C 494, 8.12.2021, p. 64.
Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1).
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).