Translation of "Agente de la politique du travail " (French → English) :

3. The tasks of the expert group shall not overlap with issues covered by the Advisory Committee on safety and health at work (ACSH) set up by Council Decision 2003/C 218/01 by the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents set up by Commission Decision 2014/113/EU or under Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to carcinogens and mutagens at work , nor issues that fall under the tasks of the Pharmaceutical Committee, set up by Council Decision 75/320/EEC

(9) To the extent that the handling and application of pesticides requires the setting of minimum health and safety requirements at the workplace, covering the risks arising from exposure of workers to such products, as well as general and specific preventive measures to reduce those risks, those measures are covered by Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to their exposure to carcinogens or ...[+++]mutagens at work .

The obligations on the Member States to report on the practical implementation and on the Commission to draw up a report on the basis of the national reports are an important part of the legislative cycle, providing the opportunity to take stock of and evaluate the various aspects of the practical implementation of the Directives; it is therefore appropriate to extend this obligation to those directives that do not require reports, namely: Directive 2000/54/EC of the Parliament and of the European Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual Dir ...[+++]ective within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) , Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) and 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)

33. Is particularly attentive to the costs related to geographical dispersion and will examine the possibilities to rationalise them better; will, in particular, focus on the number of missions undertaken by staff within the three places of work; points out that the cost of these missions amounted to EUR 12 799 988 in 2005 and 71 369 days, excluding mission costs related to the staff of the political groups; considers that efforts could be made in this area to increase efficiency; invites the Secretary-General to present a report, ...[+++] by 1 July 2007, on staff missions per Directorate-General in the three places of work and the respective cost;

By which I mean that the Greek authorities have introduced a series of measures dealing mainly with work inspectors, controls carried out by inspectors and the auditing agencies of the various insurance funds have been tightened up and, according to our information, a further 120 work inspectors are to be deployed.

Relevant directives thus adopted relate to risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work[7], risks related to chemical agents at work[8], the use of work equipment by workers at work[9], the use of personal protective equipment at the workplace[10] and safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres.[11]