| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | 2024/869 |
| Publication Date | 19/03/2024 |
| Content Type | Blog & Commentary, Legislation, News, Policy-making |
Summary:Directive (EU) 2024/869 - adopted by the co-legislators on 13 March 2024 - introducing amendments to Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates. Further information:Council Directive 98/24/EC - also known as the Chemical Agents Directive (CAD) - set out minimum requirement across the European Union (EU) for protecting workers from risks to their safety and health arising from the effects of chemical agents present at workplace or as a result of any work activity involving those agents. Directive 2004/37/EC - also known as the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive (CMRD) - set out the minimum requirements for protecting workers against risks to their health and safety arising from exposure to carcinogens and mutagens at work. It lays down preventive and protective measures, as well as exposure limits. Through this legislative framework, exposure limit values and other provisions have been set or revised for many substances or groups of substances over the years. This Directive seeks to further improve the protection of workers from the health risks linked to the exposure of lead and diisocyanates. The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 13 February 2023. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach to the file on 12 June. The European Parliament's relevant committee adopted a negotiating position on 7 September. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for the draft law was reached on 14 November. This was formally endorsed by Parliament on 7 February 2024 and by the Council on 26 February. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 13 March 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 19 March 2024. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/869/oj |
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| Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs, Health |
| Subject Tags | Chemicals, Working Conditions |
| Keywords | Cancer, Health and Safety |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
