4 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2022/0298(COD)
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Under the One Health principle, more ambitious arrangements are needed to protect the environment and people of the threats caused by asbestos exposure at any level, and legal procedures must be developed to properly consider these threats beyond the occupational and para- occupational exposure, taking especially into account the passive environmental and household exposure in the EU and abroad, thus banning the exportation of asbestos to third countries.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The decades that usually separate exposure to asbestos from the development of associated diseases make it particularly difficult to establish, for patients suffering from these diseases, a causal link between exposure to asbestos fibres and the associated disease. In addition to strengthening preventive measures, this fact means that Member States must facilitate harmonized procedures for recognising workplace diseases by reversing the burden of proof of the causal link between exposure and the disease and to provide adequate compensation for workers suffering from asbestos-related diseases. In this regard the legal framework on compensation measures must be unified at the EU level.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) In order to achieve a uniform level of protection within the Union covering non-occupational exposure to asbestos, it is essential to support research into the risks associated with environmental asbestos exposure pathways, in particular around industrial sites and construction sites containing asbestos. The European Environment Agency should also conduct further research on the presence of asbestos in rivers and their surrounding tributaries, in seas and coastal waters and its effects on vegetation and wildlife, such as the one conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a (new)
(7a) The following article is inserted: "Article 20a Member States are obliged to ensure effective access to public health care, including prevention and treatment, for all adverse health effects, for all asbestos victims, whether occupational or para- occupational."