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Directive 2009/148/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive 2009/148/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 1.(1) This Directive has as its aim the protection of...
Article 2.For the purposes of this Directive, ‘asbestos’ means the following...
Article 3.(1) This Directive shall apply to activities in which workers...
Article 4.(1) Subject to Article 3(3), the measures referred to in...
Article 5.The application of asbestos by means of the spraying process...
Article 6.For all activities referred to in Article 3(1), the exposure...
Article 7.(1) Depending on the results of the initial risk assessment,...
Article 8.Employers shall ensure that no worker is exposed to an...
Article 10.(1) Where the limit value laid down in Article 8...
Article 11.Before beginning demolition or maintenance work, employers shall take, if...
Article 12.In the case of certain activities such as demolition, asbestos...
Article 14.(1) Employers shall provide appropriate training for all workers who...
Article 15.Before carrying out demolition or asbestos removal work, firms must...
Article 16.(1) In the case of all activities referred to in...
Article 17.(1) In the case of all activities referred to in...
Article 18.(1) Subject to Article 3(3), the measures referred to in...
Article 18a.(1) The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on...
Article 18b.(1) Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into...
Article 19.(1) Subject to Article 3(3), the measures referred to in...
Article 20.Member States shall provide for adequate penalties to be applicable...
Article 21.Member States shall keep a register of recognised cases of...
Article 22.Every 5 years, Member States shall submit to the Commission...
Article 23.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of...
Article 24.Directive 83/477/EEC, as amended by the Directives listed in Annex...
Article 25.This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day...
Article 26.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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