CELEX: 51988PC0694
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Date: 1988-11-18
Title: Re-examined proposal concerning the common position adopted by Council on 9 June 1988 with a view to the adoption of 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 to the Council in accordance with Article 149 (2)(d) of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                 COM(88 ) 694 final - SYN 58
                                                 Brussels , 18 November 1988
       Re-examined proposal concerning the common position adopted
       by Council on 9 June 1988 with a view to the adoption of 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 to the Council
        in accordance with Article 149 ( 2)(d) of the EEC Treaty)
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 ---pagebreak---            Re-examined proposal concerning the common position adopted
           by Council on 9 June 1988 with a view to the adoption of a
               Council Directive amending Directive 80/1107/EEC on
                tlie protection of workers from the risks related
                        to exposure to chemical , physical and
                              biological agents at work
                    ( submitted by the Comnission to the Council
            in accordance with Article 149 ( 2)(d) of the EEC Treaty ,
                                 on . )
            PREVIOUS TEXT                                  AMENDEZ) TEXT
                         Citations and recitals 1-3 unchanged
                                   Recital 4 ( new )
                                             Whereas ,  in   accordance    with   the
                                             Council Decision n a 74/ 3^/EEC o£ 27
                                             June 19 74 (*), the Advisory Committee
                                             on Safety , Hygiene and health at Work
                                             shall be consulted by the Commission
                                             with a view to drawing up proposals in
                                             this field ;
                                      Recital 5
                                             To be amended as follows :
Whereas for a certain number of agents       whereas for certain agents binding
the limit values of a binding nature         limit values for occupational exposure
and/or the other specific requirements       and , where appropriate , other specific
will be laid down in individual Direc ¬      requirements will 5e laid dcwn in
tives ;                                      individual Directives ;
(*) O.J. No L 185 of 9 July 1974 , p. 15
 ---pagebreak---                                       Recitals 6-8 unchanged
                                 Article 1 ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ( a ) unchanged
                                            Article 1 ( 2)(b )
( b ) Point 9 shall be replaced by the                  lt> be amended as follows }
      foliowing :
      " 9 . ( a ) information     from employers         "9 , Appropriate       measures  shall    be
                  for   workers    and/or   their             luScen by the~enpIoyir to ensure
                  representatives in underta¬                 BiiFTorkers ancTtKeir representa-
                  kings or establishments on                  tives in unnartakinqs or      establi -
                  the potential risks connec¬                 snments      receive ruli  information
                  ted with their exposure , on                orTar'd instruction m
                  the technical preventive
                  measures to be observed by                   ( a ) the potential risks connected
                  workers and on the pre¬                            with    their exposure ,    the
                  cautions taken by the em¬                          technical preventive   measures
                  ployer and to be taken by                          to be observed by workers and
                  workers ;                                          the precautions taken by the
                                                                     enp lover and to be taken by
            ( b ) information     from employers                     workers j
                  for workers and/or their
                  representatives in underta¬                  ( b ) the risk assessment methods
                  kings or establishments       on                   used , the existence of a limit
                  the   risks    assessment   me¬                    value as referred to in point
                  thods   used ,   the existence                     4(b ) and the need to carry out
                  of a limit value as     refer¬                     measurements ,  and the action
                  red to in point 4(b }       and                    to be taken ,   as laid down in
                  the need to carry out mea¬                         point 4(c ), in the event of a
                  surements and on the action                        limit value being exceeded" .
                  to be taken , as laid down
                  in point 4(c ), in the event
                  of a limit value being
                  exceeded " .
                                    Article 1 ( 3 ) to ( 6 ) unchanged
                               Articles 2 and 3 and Annex Ila unchanged