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Chemical, Physical and Biological Agents at Work Directive

Commission Directive 91/322/EEC of 29 May 1991 on establishing indicative limit values by implementing Council Directive 80/1107/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work

Scope

Indicative limit values, of which Member States shall take account, inter alia, when establishing the limit values referred to in Article 4 (4) (b) of Directive 80/1107/EEC, are listed in the Annex (Art.1).* *Note that Directive 80/1107/EEC has been repealed by Directive 98/24/EC. See Article 3 of Directive 98/24/EC for provisions concerning occupational exposure limit values and biological limit values.

Exemptions

Not specified

Regulatory activities

Member States (MS) shall bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive (Art. 2).

Relevant product types

No

Reference documents

No

Obligations based on CLP hazard class

Not specified

Obligations based on properties of concerns

Not specified

EU-level occupational exposure limits

Yes

EU-level emission limit values

No provision

Substance-centric data source(s) at the EU level

No

Industry submission system in place

No submission system at EU level; no information on how information is submitted in MS.

Format for industry submission

Not applicable

Owner

DG EMPL

Update process

Not specified

Amendments

Commission Directive 2006/15/EC of 7 February 2006 Commission Directive (EU) 2017/164 of 31 January 2017