CELEX: 51987PC0535
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Date: 1987-11-11
Title: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 80/1107/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work (submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty)

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                               Amended proposai for a
                                  COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
    amending Directive 80 / 1107 / EEC on the protection of workers from the
              risks related to exposure to chemical , physical and
                             biological agents at work
                    ( submitted by the Commission pursuant to
                    Article 149(3 ) of the EEC Treaty )
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                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Subject : Amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive
          80/1107/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks
          related to exposure to chemical , physical and biological
          agents at work
Following the Commission 's decision to change the legal basis of the
above-mentioned proposal from Article 100 to Article 118A of the EEC
Treaty,  the preamble and recitals of this proposal need to be modified -
accordingly.
 ---pagebreak---    Amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 80/1107/EEC
       on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to
                  chemical , physical and biological agents at work
           ( Submitted by the Conmission to the Council pursuant to
                         Article 149(3 )            of the EEC Treaty )
           ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                AMENDED PROPOSAL
                                        Preamble
                                                 Amend as follows :
THE  COUNCIL     OF THE EUROPEAN   COM¬          THE COUNCIL    OF  THE EUROPEAN  COM¬
MUNITIES ,                                       MUNITIES ,
Having     regard to       the   Treaty          Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European Economic               establishing the European Economic
Conmunity , and in particular Ar¬                Conmunity , and in particular Ar¬
ticle 100 thereof ,                              ticle 118A thereof ,
Having   regard to the proposal from             Having regard to the proposal    from
the Commission ,                                 the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the                  I n cooperation with the    Euro-
European Parliament ,                            pean Parliament ,
Having regard to the opinion of the              Having regard to the opinion of the
Economic and Social Committee ,                  Economic and Social Committee ,
                                        Recitais
                                                               New recital
                                                 Add the following new recital :
                                                 Whereas the Council shall adopt , by
                                                 means of directives , minimum requi¬
                                                 rements in order to secure improve¬
                                                 ments , especially in the working
                                                 environment , as regards the health
                                                 and safety of workers ,
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                       former   1st recital unchanged
               2nd recital                                 2nd recital
                                                Amend as follows :
Whereas     the Council resolution    of        Whereas     the Council resolution     of
27 February 1984 on a second pro¬               27 February 1984 on a second pro¬
gramme of action of the European                gramme of action of the European
Communities on safety and health at             Communities on safety and health at
work ( 2 ) , provides for the harmoni ¬         work ( 2 ) , provides for the harmoni¬
zation of provisions and measures               zation of provisions and measures
regarding the protection of workers             regarding the protection of workers
with respect to chemical , physical             with respect to chemical , physical
and biological agents ; whereas                 and biological agents ; whereas
efforts      must  therefore   be   made        therefore , in the interest      of   ba¬
towards approximation , while the               lanced development , these measures'
improvement is being maintained , of            should be      harmonized  while    main¬
relevant laws ,      regulations     and        taining     the   improvements made     ;
administrative provisions of the                whereas     this harmonization and im¬
Member     States  in accordance    with        provement should be based on common
Article 117 of the Treaty ;                     principles ;
                                  3rd recital deleted
                            4th to 7th recitals unchanged
                                      New récitals
                                                Add the following new recitals :
                                                Whereas      the provisions of
                                                this Directive do not prevent any
                                                Member State from maintaining or
                                                 introducing more       stringent mea¬
                                                 sures for the protection of: working
                                                conditions , compatible with          the
                                                Treaty ;
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