Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)
- In force
- CELEX number: 32000L0054
- Official Journal: JOL_2000_262_R_0021_01
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 1999/0188(COD), 1999/0188/COD
- Languages:
- bg
- cs
- da
- de
- el
- en
- et
- fi
- fr
- hr
- hu
- it
- lv
- lt
- mt
- nl
- pl
- pt
- ro
- sk
- sl
- es
- sv
Dates
Date of document: - September 18, 2000
- October 17, 2000
- November 6, 2000
- Entry into force - Date pub. + 20 See Art 22
Modified by
Modified by:
- Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1833 of 24 October 2019 amending Annexes I, III, V and VI to Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards purely technical adjustments - detail
- Commission Directive (EU) 2020/739 of 3 June 2020 amending Annex III to Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of SARS-CoV-2 in the list of biological agents known to infect humans and amending Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1833 - detail
All documents based on this document:
- Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1833 of 24 October 2019 amending Annexes I, III, V and VI to Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards purely technical adjustments
- Commission Directive (EU) 2020/739 of 3 June 2020 amending Annex III to Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of SARS-CoV-2 in the list of biological agents known to infect humans and amending Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1833
Affected by case
- Case C-219/24, Tallinna linn: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus (Estonia) lodged on 22 March 2024 – A and Others v Tallinna linn
- annex VII point 2
- article 3 point 1
- article 3 point 2
- article 14 paragraph 3
- annex VII point 1
- recital 8
- article 1 paragraph 1
Legal basis
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title XI: Social policy, education, vocational training and youth Chapter 1: Social Provisions Article 137 Article 118 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 118 - EEC Treaty
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- Application of EU law
- Social provisions
- Occupational health
- Health risk
- Employer
- Safety at work and elsewhere
- Safety at work
- Public health