Council Directive 83/477/EEC of 19 September 1983 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 80/1107/EEC)
Modified by
Council Directiveof 25 June 1991amending Directive 83/477/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 80/1107/EEC)(91/382/EEC), 31991L0382, July 29, 1991
Council Directive 98/24/ECof 7 April 1998on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC), 31998L0024, May 5, 1998
Directive 2003/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 27 March 2003amending Council Directive 83/477/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work(Text with EEA relevance), 32003L0018, April 15, 2003
Directive 2007/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 20 June 2007amending Council Directive 89/391/EEC, its individual Directives and Council Directives 83/477/EEC, 91/383/EEC, 92/29/EEC and 94/33/EC with a view to simplifying and rationalising the reports on practical implementation(Text with EEA relevance), 32007L0030, June 27, 2007
Directive 2009/148/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 30 November 2009on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work(codified version)(Text with EEA relevance), 32009L0148, December 16, 2009
Corrected by
Corrigendum to Council Directive 83/477/EEC of 19 September 1983 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 80/1107/EEC), 31983L0477R(01), November 24, 1983
Council Directiveof 19 September 1983on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 80/1107/EEC)(83/477/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 262, 9.10.1980, p. 7 and OJ No C 301, 18.11.1982, p. 6.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 310, 30.11.1981, p. 43.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 125, 17.5.1982, p. 155.,Whereas the Council resolution of 29 June 1978 on an action programme of the European Communities on safety and health at workOJ No C 165, 11.7.1978, p. 1. provides for the establishment of specific harmonized procedures regarding the protection of workers with respect to asbestos;Whereas Council Directive 80/1107/EEC of 27 November 1980 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at workOJ No L 327, 3.12.1980, p. 8. laid down certain provisions which have to be taken into account for this protection; whereas that Directive provides for the laying down in individual Directives of limit values and specific requirements for those agents listed in Annex I, which include asbestos;Whereas asbestos is a harmful agent found in a large number of circumstances at work; whereas many workers are therefore exposed to a potential health risk; whereas crocidolite is considered to be a particularly dangerous type of asbestos;Whereas, although current scientific knowledge is not such that a level can be established below which risks to health cease to exist, a reduction in exposure to asbestos will nonetheless reduce the risk of developing asbestos-related disease; whereas this Directive includes minimum requirements which will be reviewed on the basis of experience acquired and of developments in technology in this area;Whereas optical microscopy, although it does not allow a counting of the smallest fibres detrimental to health, is the most currently used method for the regular measuring of asbestos;Whereas, therefore, preventive measures for the protection of the health of workers exposed to asbestos and the commitment envisaged for Member States with regard to the surveillance of their health are important,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: