4 Amendments of György HÖLVÉNYI related to 2016/0130(COD)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances differ significantly from the point of view of their characteristics, impact, the persons affected and the quantity of scientific data available.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Protecting workers is also an important issue, and in the case of certain substances regulation must take into account the gender of the worker and, in the case of women, their age (reproductive age) and physiological condition (pregnancy, breastfeeding). Protection against reprotoxic substances requires a more comprehensive approach than protection against carcinogens. In the case of reprotoxic substances, it is also very important to set appropriate limits on occupational exposure. In the case of most reprotoxic substances, an exposure level (health-based limit value) can be established below which no harm is to be expected, but not for example in the case of endocrine disrupters. It may be justified to set two limit values for some substances (for women of reproductive age and for other workers). In the case of reprotoxic substances, far less human epidemiological data is currently available than in the case of carcinogens, but knowledge is likely to increase because interest has increasingly been focused on these substances.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Reprotoxic substances which are simultaneously carcinogens/mutagens at all events fall under Directive 2004/37/EC, and only binding occupational exposure limit values (BOELVs) are possible for them.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Calls upon the Commission to submit a proposal for the adoption of a special directive on defending workers against reprotoxic substances, which should also contain indicative occupational exposure limit values (IOELVs).