Translation of "Intervalle de travail " (French → English) :

(27) The Platform should adopt its rules of procedure, work programmes and regular reports.

16. Calls on the Member States to await a revised version of the directive and not to make excessive use of the derogation provided for in Article 18(1)(b)(i) and not to misuse it to cater for the apparent problems caused by the Court of Justice's interpretation of working time for on-call stand-by hours at the workplace in the health-care and other sectors; suggests that the Member States exchange information about already existing models and schedules that deal with stand-by service without conflicting with the normal rules of the directive; urges the Member States, together with the social partners in the relevant sectors, seriously to look for alternative solutions within the scope of the directive, which provides for other flexibilit ...[+++]y options that do not completely do away with any limitation on working hours and continue to provide for adequate protection; calls, in the meantime, on the Member States and employers to endeavour to ensure that workers subject to the derogation in Article 18(1)(b)(i) are not working excessively long hours and particularly not over prolonged periods;

13. Calls on the Member States to await a revised version of the directive and not to proliferate the use of the derogation option provided for in Article 18(1)(b)(i) and not to misuse it to cater for the apparent problems caused by the Court of Justice's interpretation of working time for on-call stand-by hours at the workplace in the health care sector and others; suggests that they exchange information about already existing models and schedules that deal with stand-by service without conflicting with the normal rules of the directive; and urges them, together with the social partners in the relevant sectors, to seriously look for alternative solutions within the scope of the directive, which provides for other flexibility options that ...[+++] do not completely do away with any limitation of working hours and continue to provide for adequate protection; calls, in the meantime, on the Member States and employers to endeavour to ensure that workers subject to the derogation in Article 18(1)(b)(i) are not working excessively long hours and particularly not over prolonged periods;

(9) It is important that night workers should be entitled to a free health assessment prior to their assignment and thereafter at regular intervals and that whenever possible they should be transferred to day work for which they are suited if they suffer from health problems.

Ten years have passed since the Presidential Decree passed into law and, in the meantime, a number of Community directives on the protection of workers in such conditions have also been issued. Will the Commission say whether there are any directives and accompanying measures concerning the health and safety of workers applicable to working conditions on board tankers, whether they have been incorporated into Greek national law, and whether Presidential Decree 70/90 now covers the obligations deriving from Community legislation?

Ten years have passed since the Presidential Decree passed into law and, in the meantime, a number of Community directives on the protection of workers in such conditions have also been issued. Will the Commission say whether there are any directives and accompanying measures concerning the health and safety of workers applicable to working conditions on board tankers, whether they have been incorporated into Greek national law, and whether Presidential Decree 70/90 now covers the obligations deriving from Community legislation?