natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Mogens Camre, Gabriela Creţu, Janelly Fourtou, Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón, Malcolm Harbour, Anna Hedh, Alexander Lambsdorff, Lasse Lehtinen, Toine Manders, Arlene McCarthy, Nickolay Mladenov, Zita Pleštinská, Giovanni Rivera, Zuzana Roithová, Heide Rühle, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Alexander Stubb, Marianne Thyssen, Jacques Toubon, Bernadette Vergnaud, Barbara Weiler
Mogens Camre, Gabriela Creţu, Janelly Fourtou, Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón, Malcolm Harbour, Anna Hedh, Alexander Lambsdorff, Lasse Lehtinen, Toine Manders, Arlene McCarthy, Nickolay Mladenov, Zita Pleštinská, Giovanni Rivera, Zuzana Roithová, Heide Rühle, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Alexander Stubb, Marianne Thyssen, Jacques Toubon, Bernadette Vergnaud, Barbara Weiler
(Опростена процедура − член 43, параграф 1 от правилника)
(Simplified procedure – Rule 43(1) of the Rules of Procedure)
PE 398.470v02-00
PE 398.470v02-00
относно предложението за директива на Европейския парламент и на Съвета за изменение на Директива 2004/40/ЕО относно минималните изисквания за здраве и безопасност, свързани с експозицията на работниците на рискове, дължащи се на физически агенти (електромагнитни полета) (осемнадесета специална директива по смисъла на член 16, параграф 1 от Директива 89/391/ЕИО)
on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (eighteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)
– като взе предвид предложението на Комисията към Европейския парламент и към Съвета ( COM(2007)0669 ),
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council ( COM(2007)0669 ),
– като взе предвид член 251, параграф 2 и член 137, параграф 2 от Договора за ЕО, съгласно които предложението е внесено от Комисията ( C6‑0394/2007 ),
– having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 137(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament ( C6‑0394/2007 ),
– като взе предвид доклада на комисията по заетост и социални въпроси ( A6‑0012/2008 ),
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ( A6‑0012/2008 ),
Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)
Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)
OJ L 159 of 30.4.2004, p.
OJ L 159 of 30.4.2004, p.
Corrigendum: OJ L 184 of 24.05.2004, p.
Corrigendum: OJ L 184 of 24.05.2004, p.
1. is the eighteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of framework Directive 89/391/EEC.
1. is the eighteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of framework Directive 89/391/EEC.
This Directive forms part of a "package" of four directives on the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents: noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields and optical radiation.
This Directive forms part of a "package" of four directives on the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents: noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields and optical radiation.
It provides for measures to protect workers from the risks related to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields.
It provides for measures to protect workers from the risks related to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields.
However, it does not address the long-term effects, including the carcinogenic effects, that could result from exposure to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields, for which there is no conclusive scientific data establishing a causal link.
However, it does not address the long-term effects, including the carcinogenic effects, that could result from exposure to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields, for which there is no conclusive scientific data establishing a causal link.
The measures foreseen create a minimum basis of protection for all workers in the Union, leaving the Member States the option of keeping or adopting more favourable provisions.
The measures foreseen create a minimum basis of protection for all workers in the Union, leaving the Member States the option of keeping or adopting more favourable provisions.
Moreover, its implementation cannot be used to justify any regression of the (possibly more favourable) provisions that apply in each Member State before its entry into force.
Moreover, its implementation cannot be used to justify any regression of the (possibly more favourable) provisions that apply in each Member State before its entry into force.
The Directive lays down two types of value for exposure of workers:
The Directive lays down two types of value for exposure of workers:
· "exposure limit values" defined in Table 1 of the Annex to the Directive on the basis of the various frequencies that are recognised as having harmful effects on the human cardiovascular system or the central nervous system or as being capable of causing whole-body heat stress or excessive localised heating of tissues;
· "exposure limit values" defined in Table 1 of the Annex to the Directive on the basis of the various frequencies that are recognised as having harmful effects on the human cardiovascular system or the central nervous system or as being capable of causing whole-body heat stress or excessive localised heating of tissues;
· "action values", or values above which employers must take the measures specified in the Directive.
· "action values", or values above which employers must take the measures specified in the Directive.
Compliance with these action values will ensure compliance with the relevant exposure limit values.
Compliance with these action values will ensure compliance with the relevant exposure limit values.
These action values are obtained from the guidelines laid down by the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).
These action values are obtained from the guidelines laid down by the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).
They are set out in Table 2 of the Annex to the Directive (13 frequency ranges that apply to all electromagnetic fields and are based on directly measurable parameters).
They are set out in Table 2 of the Annex to the Directive (13 frequency ranges that apply to all electromagnetic fields and are based on directly measurable parameters).
The Directive also lays down various types of obligation with which employers must comply.
The Directive also lays down various types of obligation with which employers must comply.
Determination of exposure and assessment of risks
Determination of exposure and assessment of risks
· assessment, measurement and calculation, by the appropriate services and at regular intervals, of the levels of electromagnetic fields to which workers are exposed;
· assessment, measurement and calculation, by the appropriate services and at regular intervals, of the levels of electromagnetic fields to which workers are exposed;
· saving of the results of this assessment on a suitable data storage medium so that they can be consulted at a later stage;
· saving of the results of this assessment on a suitable data storage medium so that they can be consulted at a later stage;
· consideration in the assessment of risks (among other things, of the level, frequency spectrum, duration and type of exposure), of the indirect effects, such as interference with medical electronic equipment and devices, fires and explosions resulting from ignition of flammable materials.
· consideration in the assessment of risks (among other things, of the level, frequency spectrum, duration and type of exposure), of the indirect effects, such as interference with medical electronic equipment and devices, fires and explosions resulting from ignition of flammable materials.
Provisions designed to avoid or reduce risks
Provisions designed to avoid or reduce risks
Once the action values are exceeded, employers must devise and implement an action plan comprising technical and/or organisational measures intended to prevent exposure from exceeding the exposure limit values (modification of working methods, choice of appropriate work equipment, better design of work stations, etc.).
Once the action values are exceeded, employers must devise and implement an action plan comprising technical and/or organisational measures intended to prevent exposure from exceeding the exposure limit values (modification of working methods, choice of appropriate work equipment, better design of work stations, etc.).
However, employers are not obliged to do so if they prove that there are no risks to the health of workers.
However, employers are not obliged to do so if they prove that there are no risks to the health of workers.
If, despite the measures taken by the employer to limit the risks, the exposure limit values are exceeded, the employer must take immediate action in order to reduce exposure to an authorised level.
If, despite the measures taken by the employer to limit the risks, the exposure limit values are exceeded, the employer must take immediate action in order to reduce exposure to an authorised level.
Health surveillance
Health surveillance
The Directive provides for the requirement of appropriate surveillance of the health of exposed workers with the objective of preventing any adverse effects due to exposure to electromagnetic fields.
The Directive provides for the requirement of appropriate surveillance of the health of exposed workers with the objective of preventing any adverse effects due to exposure to electromagnetic fields.
Where exposure exceeds the limit values, a medical examination is foreseen.
Where exposure exceeds the limit values, a medical examination is foreseen.
If it transpires that the health of the workers concerned has been harmed as a result of this exposure, a reassessment of the risks must be carried out.
If it transpires that the health of the workers concerned has been harmed as a result of this exposure, a reassessment of the risks must be carried out.
Adoption and transposition deadline
Adoption and transposition deadline
This Directive was adopted on 29 April 2004 and entered into force on 30 April 2004, date of its publication in the Official Journal.
This Directive was adopted on 29 April 2004 and entered into force on 30 April 2004, date of its publication in the Official Journal.
Article 13 of the Directive provided for a deadline for the transposition of this directive into national law that expires on 30 April 2008.
Article 13 of the Directive provided for a deadline for the transposition of this directive into national law that expires on 30 April 2008.
New scientific evidence, growing concerns
New scientific evidence, growing concerns
In the last months, professional groups and other stakeholders have expressed doubts about the certainty of the scientific basis of the Directive and claimed, in particular, that the action and limit values set therein are disproportionate and would have unwanted effects on the work carried out in some sectors, such as industry, research and medicine, and in activities like magnetic resonance imaging, as they would pose a threat to the normal performance and further development of their activities, without providing any extra protection to the health of workers using this equipment.
In the last months, professional groups and other stakeholders have expressed doubts about the certainty of the scientific basis of the Directive and claimed, in particular, that the action and limit values set therein are disproportionate and would have unwanted effects on the work carried out in some sectors, such as industry, research and medicine, and in activities like magnetic resonance imaging, as they would pose a threat to the normal performance and further development of their activities, without providing any extra protection to the health of workers using this equipment.
The EMPL committee wanted to hear first-hand about these concerns and, at its meeting of 7 May 2007, representatives of the European Society of Radiology were invited to present their views on the threats posed by the Directive on medical and research activities, and in particular on magnetic resonance imaging.
The EMPL committee wanted to hear first-hand about these concerns and, at its meeting of 7 May 2007, representatives of the European Society of Radiology were invited to present their views on the threats posed by the Directive on medical and research activities, and in particular on magnetic resonance imaging.
In the view of this, the Commission also announced the possibility of postponing the implementation deadline of the directive should the preliminary results of these studies show that the claims were well-founded.
In the view of this, the Commission also announced the possibility of postponing the implementation deadline of the directive should the preliminary results of these studies show that the claims were well-founded.
The Commission has fulfilled its commitment and now comes with the current proposal for a Directive which aims at amending the original Directive 2004/40/EC as for its implementation date, postponing it for four years, that is, until 30 April 2012.
The Commission has fulfilled its commitment and now comes with the current proposal for a Directive which aims at amending the original Directive 2004/40/EC as for its implementation date, postponing it for four years, that is, until 30 April 2012.
During this period, the Commission will gather new scientific evidence on the effects of electromagnetic fields on the health of workers using these machines in different sectors and activities and, most likely, will come back with a new proposal including more accurate action and limit values for electromagnetic fields which may ensure a balance between the prevention of potential risks to the health of workers and access to the benefits available from the effective use of the technologies in question.
During this period, the Commission will gather new scientific evidence on the effects of electromagnetic fields on the health of workers using these machines in different sectors and activities and, most likely, will come back with a new proposal including more accurate action and limit values for electromagnetic fields which may ensure a balance between the prevention of potential risks to the health of workers and access to the benefits available from the effective use of the technologies in question.
In fact, some action is already being taken: a study launched by the British Government on the "assessment of electromagnetic fields around magnetic resonance imaging equipment", together with the "Comments concerning possible MRI restrictions due to implementation of a EU Directive" issued by the Health Council of the Netherlands in cooperation with its Belgian counterpart have been published in June 2007.
In fact, some action is already being taken: a study launched by the British Government on the "assessment of electromagnetic fields around magnetic resonance imaging equipment", together with the "Comments concerning possible MRI restrictions due to implementation of a EU Directive" issued by the Health Council of the Netherlands in cooperation with its Belgian counterpart have been published in June 2007.
Both documents shed light on the real import of the claims made by the medical community.
Both documents shed light on the real import of the claims made by the medical community.
In addition, the International Commission for Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) is currently in the process of revising the guidelines regarding static magnetic fields and time varying low frequency range fields on which the directive was originally based: these studies could confirm the need to set less stringent action and limit values than those set by the directive for low frequency fields.
In addition, the International Commission for Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) is currently in the process of revising the guidelines regarding static magnetic fields and time varying low frequency range fields on which the directive was originally based: these studies could confirm the need to set less stringent action and limit values than those set by the directive for low frequency fields.
At the same time, the World Health Organisation is also revising its environmental health criteria for electromagnetic fields to reflect the latest available scientific studies.
At the same time, the World Health Organisation is also revising its environmental health criteria for electromagnetic fields to reflect the latest available scientific studies.
Last but not least, the Commission has launched an independent study, which is now well on track: the results of this study are due in 2008.
Last but not least, the Commission has launched an independent study, which is now well on track: the results of this study are due in 2008.
Your rapporteur supports the aims of the Commission: he is of the view that it is wise to postpone the deadline for the transposition of this directive into national law as proposed by the Commission given that the concerns expressed by some sectors of activity seem to be well founded, and look for new scientific evidence on the effects of the electromagnetic fields on the health of workers using these machines.
Your rapporteur supports the aims of the Commission: he is of the view that it is wise to postpone the deadline for the transposition of this directive into national law as proposed by the Commission given that the concerns expressed by some sectors of activity seem to be well founded, and look for new scientific evidence on the effects of the electromagnetic fields on the health of workers using these machines.
Your rapporteur considered the possibility of introducing an amendment whereby the Commission would be required to present an intermediate report to the European Parliament on the state of play of the research being carried out, but finally decided not to do so because he considers it preferable to give sufficient time to the Commission to make the necessary research and analyze the data gathered, in order to have a whole picture of the studies carried out, and of their findings.
Your rapporteur considered the possibility of introducing an amendment whereby the Commission would be required to present an intermediate report to the European Parliament on the state of play of the research being carried out, but finally decided not to do so because he considers it preferable to give sufficient time to the Commission to make the necessary research and analyze the data gathered, in order to have a whole picture of the studies carried out, and of their findings.
However, your rapporteur considers that the Commission must be held accountable to the European Parliament and, therefore, this committee reserves its right to call the Commission at any time to explain the state of play with regard to the studies carried out and the first findings deriving thereto.
However, your rapporteur considers that the Commission must be held accountable to the European Parliament and, therefore, this committee reserves its right to call the Commission at any time to explain the state of play with regard to the studies carried out and the first findings deriving thereto.
At the same time, your rapporteur has no doubts about the necessity for a directive on the protection of workers against the effects of electromagnetic fields.
At the same time, your rapporteur has no doubts about the necessity for a directive on the protection of workers against the effects of electromagnetic fields.
Therefore, he considers that the Commission must not postpone a legal instrument in this field.
Therefore, he considers that the Commission must not postpone a legal instrument in this field.
The postponement until 2012 of the entry into force of the current directive to allow for a revision of the exposure limits set therein seems adequate and in principle there would be no reason to further postpone this deadline for the revision of the directive and its entry into force.
The postponement until 2012 of the entry into force of the current directive to allow for a revision of the exposure limits set therein seems adequate and in principle there would be no reason to further postpone this deadline for the revision of the directive and its entry into force.
The EMPL committee will continuously monitor the Commission's course of action in this regard.
The EMPL committee will continuously monitor the Commission's course of action in this regard.
For all the reasons explained above, your rapporteur proposes the quick adoption of the Commission proposal under study without amendments.
For all the reasons explained above, your rapporteur proposes the quick adoption of the Commission proposal under study without amendments.
Eкспозиция на работниците на рискове, дължащи се на физически агенти (електромагнитни полета)
Exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)
PE 398.367v02-00
PE 398.367v02-00
СТАНОВИЩЕ на комисията по граждански свободи, правосъдие и вътрешни работи Error!
OPINION of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 94
– като взе предвид Договора от Лисабон за изменение на Договора за Европейския съюз и на Договора за създаване на Европейската общност, подписан на 13 декември 2007 г.,
– having regard to the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed on 13 December 2007,
– като взе предвид Договора за Европейския съюз и Договора за създаване на Европейската общност, във вида, в който са изменени с Единния европейски акт и с Договорите от Маастрихт, Амстердам и Ница,
– having regard to the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community as amended by the Single European Act and the Treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam and Nice,
– като взе предвид Хартата за основните права от 12 декември 2007 г.
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of 12 December 2007
Харта за основните права на Европейския съюз от 7 декември 2000 г., провъзгласена в Страсбург на 12 декември 2007 г. ,
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 7 December 2000, as proclaimed in Strasbourg on the 12 December 2007. ,
– като взе предвид Декларацията от Лаакен от 15 декември 2001 г. относно бъдещето на Съюза
– having regard to the Laeken Declaration of 15 December 2001 on the Future of the Union
Европейски съвет от Лаакен, Декларация от Лаакен относно бъдещето на Съюза, SN 273/01, 15.12.2001 г. ,
Laeken European Council, Laeken declaration on the future of the Union, SN 273/01, 15.12.2001. ,
– като взе предвид Договора за създаване на Конституция за Европа, подписан в Рим на 29 октомври 2004 г.,
– having regard to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe signed in Rome on 29 October 2004,
– като взе предвид своята резолюция от 7 юни 2007 г. относно пътната карта за конституционния процес на Европейския съюз
– having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2007 on the roadmap for the European Union's constitutional process
Приети текстове, P6_TA(2007)0234 . и своята резолюция от 11 юли 2007 г. относно свикването на Междуправителствена конференция
Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0234 . , and to its resolution of 11 July 2007 on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference
Приети текстове, P6_TA(2007)0328 . ,
Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0328 . ,