CELEX: 51987PC0516
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Date: 1987-11-06
Title: Amended Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the protection of workers by the proscription of specified agents and/or work activities (Fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 80/1107/EEC) (submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                      COM(87 ) 516 final
                                                      Brussels , 6 November 1987
                            Amended Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
  on the protection of workers by the proscription of specified agents
                            and / or work activities
     ( Fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8 of
                            Directive 80 / 1107 / EEC )
          ( submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3 )
                               of the .EEC Treaty )
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C0M(87 ) 516 final
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                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Subject t Amended proposed for a Council Directive on the protection
          of workers by the proscription of specified agents and/or work
          activities
          ( Fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8
          of Directive 80/1107/EEC )
Following the Catmission '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 .
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    Amended proposal for a Council Directive on the protection of workers
        by the proscription of specified agents and/or work activities
           ( Fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 6
                              of Directive 80/1107/EEC )
             ( Submitted by the Commission 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          TOE    COUNCIL     OF   THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,                                    COMMUNITIES ,
Having    regard       to the    Treaty          Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European Economic               establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Ar¬                Conmunity , and in particular Ar¬
ticle 100 thereof ,                              ticle 118A thereof ,
Having  regard to the proposal frcm              Having regard to the proposal from
the Commission ,                                 the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the              In cooperation with the European
European Parliament ,                            Par liament ,
Having regard to the opinion of the             Having regard to the opinion of the
Economic and Social Committee ,                 Economic and Social Committee ,
                                                               New recital
                                               Add following new recital :
                                               Whereas    the Council is to 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 ,
                                     2
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                              1st recital unchanged
             2nd recital                                    2nd recital
                                               Amend as follows :
Whereas    certain   differences  are          Whereas     certain   differences   are
revealed by an examination of the              revealed by an examination of the
measures taken by Member States to             measures taken by Member States to
protect workers against the risks              protect workers against the risks
related to exposure to specified               related to exposure to specified
work agents and work activities ;              work agents and work activities ;
whereas , therefore , in the interest          whereas ,   therefore ,  in the   inte¬
of balanced development , these mea¬           rest  of balanced development , the¬
sures , which directly affect the              se measures      should  be harmonized
functioning of the common market ,             while maintaining the improvements
should be approximated and        im¬          made ; whereas this harmonization
proved ; whereas this approximation            and improvement should be based on
and improvement should be based on             common principles ;
common principles ;
                          3rd to 6th recitals unchanged
                                    New récitals
                                             Add following new recitals :
                                             Whereas     these principles need to be
                                             applied uniformly and speedily to
                                             encourage , wherever possible , the
                                             early development of alternative
                                             non-dangerous agents and/or work ac-
                                             tivities ;
                                             Whereas the provisions of this Directive
                                             do not prevent any Member State from
                                             maintaining or introducing more stringent
                                  3
 ---pagebreak---                  measures for the protection of working
                 conditions compatible with the Treaty
                 Whereas this Directive does not impose
                 admi nistrati ve , financial and Legal
                 constraints incompatible with the
                 creation and development of small and
                 medium-sized undertakings ;
Articles and Annex unchanged