# Protection of workers from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work: exposure limit values

European Parliament procedure 2016/0130(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee EMPL / ENVI / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 287 committee amendments tabled by 50 Members between 2016-12-09 and 2017-01-18.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative proposal amending exposure limit values to protect workers from carcinogens or mutagens at work, building on Directive 2004/37/EC. The amendments address binding occupational exposure limits and their periodic revision in light of scientific data, reprotoxic substances and whether to regulate them separately, dermal absorption, health surveillance, measurement methodology, feasibility for SMEs, and delegation of acts to the Commission under Article 290 TFEU.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Dominique MARTIN | France | ENF | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124751.md |
| Mara BIZZOTTO | Italy | ID | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97198.md |
| Claude ROLIN | Belgium | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125107.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |
| Anthea McINTYRE | United Kingdom | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111011.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125104.md |
| Patrick LE HYARIC | France | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96735.md |

## Official source documents

- PE595.609: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-595609_EN.pdf
- PE595.651: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-595651_EN.pdf
- PE597.405: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-597405_EN.pdf
- PE597.406: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-597406_EN.pdf
- PE597.537: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-597537_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0130-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0130-COD.json

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