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Legal Basis:
EC before Amsterdam E 118AEvents
With the abstention of the Italian and United Kingdom delegations, the Council unanimously adopted the Directive amending Directive 89/655/EEC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC).
The rapporteur regretted that the Council had rejected the proposals put forward by the Commission and those contained in Parliament’s amendments. He warned against any ‘deregulation’ initiative, based on the criteria of the Molitor Group, which would bring uncertainty to such a fundamental field as the protection of health and safety. Mr Skinner highlighted the number of people who died each year (8 000) or were injured and those who were sick (10 million) due to accidents or illnesses in the workplace. It emphasised the importance of equipment inspections, calling for the priority of human beings to be recognised since Europe had to ensure the safety of workers in its territory. Commissioner Flynn felt that the content of the original proposal had been diluted by the Council’s common position. However, in light of the unanimity in the Council, he feared that an uncompromising stance by Parliament and the Commission might be counterproductive; it would be better to adopt a pragmatic and realistic attitude. He therefore proposed taking over 11 of Parliament’s 32 amendments: Amendment No 16 on scaffolding, Amendment No 21 on access to the interior of work equipment, and Amendments Nos 5, 9, 13, 14, 19, 23, 27 and 29 as they improved or clarified the content of the common position. However, he rejected Amendments Nos 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 30, 31 and 32 as they only incorporated the original text of the proposal and ignored the common position. Similarly, Amendment No 33 did not appear to achieve, through the time frames laid down for the life expectancy of equipment, the objective of improving the level of worker protection.
Documents
- Final act published in Official Journal: Directive 1995/63
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 335 30.12.1995, p. 0028
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(1995)0642
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0642
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 323 04.12.1995, p. 0025-0038
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0534/1995
- Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0534/1995
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: OJ C 323 04.12.1995, p. 0006
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0260/1995
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0260/1995
- Committee draft report: PE214.114
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex
- Commission communication on Council's position: SEC(1995)1463
- Council position: 08606/1/1995
- Council position: OJ C 281 25.10.1995, p. 0041
- Council position published: 08606/1/1995
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: OJ C 246 22.09.1995, p. 0003
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(1995)0311
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0311
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 056 06.03.1995, p. 0159-0165
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0066/1995
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0066/1995
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee draft report: PE210.315
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 056 06.03.1995, p. 0003
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0011/1995
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0011/1995
- Committee draft report: PE210.315/B
- Committee opinion: PE210.849/DEF
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES1298/1994
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: OJ C 397 31.12.1994, p. 0013
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: OJ C 104 12.04.1994, p. 0004
- Legislative proposal: COM(1994)0056
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal published: COM(1994)0056
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 104 12.04.1994, p. 0004 COM(1994)0056
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES1298/1994 OJ C 397 31.12.1994, p. 0013
- Committee opinion: PE210.849/DEF
- Committee draft report: PE210.315/B
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 056 06.03.1995, p. 0003 A4-0011/1995
- Committee draft report: PE210.315
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 056 06.03.1995, p. 0159-0165 T4-0066/1995
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 246 22.09.1995, p. 0003 COM(1995)0311
- Council position: 08606/1/1995 OJ C 281 25.10.1995, p. 0041
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex SEC(1995)1463
- Committee draft report: PE214.114
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: OJ C 323 04.12.1995, p. 0006 A4-0260/1995
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 323 04.12.1995, p. 0025-0038 T4-0534/1995
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex COM(1995)0642
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