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Commission Directive 2009/161/EU of 17 December 2009 establishing a third list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC and amending Commission Directive 2000/39/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

Directive 2009/161/EU · Directive · 7 articles

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Article 1

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In implementation of Directive 98/24/EC, a third list of Community indicative occupational exposure limit values is hereby established for the chemical agents listed in the Annex.

Article 2

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Member States shall establish national occupational exposure limit values for the chemical agents listed in the Annex, taking into account the Community values.

Article 3

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In the Annex to Directive 2000/39/EC the reference to phenol is deleted.

Article 4

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1. Member States shall bring into force the necessary laws, regulations and administrative provisions to comply with this Directive by 18 December 2011 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between the provisions and this Directive. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 5

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This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Article 6

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This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Supplementary provisions

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ANNEX CAS ( 1 ) NAME OF AGENT LIMIT VALUES Notation ( 2 ) 8 hours ( 3 ) Short term ( 4 ) mg/m 3 ( 5 ) ppm ( 6 ) mg/m 3 ppm 68-12-2 N,N Dimethylformamide 15 5 30 10 skin 75-15-0 Carbon disulphide 15 5 — — skin 80-05-7 Bisphenol A (inhalable dust) 10 — — — — 80-62-6 Methyl methacrylate — 50 — 100 — 96-33-3 Methylacrylate 18 5 36 10 — 108-05-4 Vinyl acetate 17,6 5 35,2 10 — 108-95-2 Phenol 8 2 16 4 skin 109-86-4 2-Methoxyethanol — 1 — — skin 110-49-6 2-Methyoxyethyl acetate — 1 — — skin 110-80-5 2-Ethoxy ethanol 8 2 — — skin 111-15-9 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate 11 2 — — skin 123-91-1 1,4 Dioxane 73 20 — — — 140-88-5 Ethylacrylate 21 5 42 10 — 624-83-9 Methylisocyanate — — — 0,02 — 872-50-4 n-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 40 10 80 20 skin 1634-04-4 Tertiary-butyl-methyl ether 183,5 50 367 100 — Mercury and divalent inorganic mercury compounds including mercuric oxide and mercuric chloride (measured as mercury) ( 7 ) 0,02 — — — — 7664-93-9 Sulphuric acid (mist) ( 8 ) ( 9 ) 0,05 — — — — 7783-06-4 Hydrogen sulphide 7 5 14 10 — ( 1 ) CAS: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number. ( 2 ) A skin notation assigned to the occupational exposure limit value indicates the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. ( 3 ) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of 8 hours time-weighted average (TWA). ( 4 ) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). A limit value above which exposure should not occur and which is related to a 15-minute period unless otherwise specified. ( 5 ) mg/m 3 : milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 KPa. ( 6 ) ppm: parts per million by volume in air (ml/m 3 ). ( 7 ) During exposure monitoring for mercury and its divalent inorganic compounds, account should be taken of relevant biological monitoring techniques that complement the IOELV. ( 8 ) When selecting an appropriate exposure monitoring method, account should be taken of potential limitations and interferences that may arise in the presence of other sulphur compounds. ( 9 ) The mist is defined as the thoracic fraction.

Implementing measures in the Member States

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Fifteenth Council Directive 83/648/EEC of 19 December 1983 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - deferment of the introduction of the common system of value added tax in the Hellenic Republic Third Commission Directive 83/514/EEC of 27 September 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of cosmetic products Council Directive 83/253/EEC of 25 May 1983 amending Directive 82/400/EEC amending Directive 77/391/EEC and introducing a supplementary Community measure for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle Council Directive 83/127/EEC of 28 March 1983 amending Directive 68/297/EEC on the standardization of provisions regarding the duty-free admission of fuel contained in the fuel tanks of commercial motor vehicles Council Directive 83/129/EEC of 28 March 1983 concerning the importation into Member States of skins of certain seal pups and products derived therefrom Council Directive 83/182/EEC of 28 March 1983 on tax exemptions within the Community for certain means of transport temporarily imported into one Member State from another Commission Directive 83/116/EEC of 8 March 1983 amending Directive 82/287/EEC amending the Annexes to Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively, and Directives 78/386/EEC and 78/388/EEC Council Directive 82/711/EEC of 18 October 1982 laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs Commission Directive 82/621/EEC of 1 July 1982 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/891/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical energy meters Commission Directive 82/475/EEC of 23 June 1982 laying down the categories of ingredients which may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feedingstuffs for pet animals Council Directive 82/400/EEC of 14 June 1982 amending Directive 77/391/EEC and introducing a supplementary Community measure for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle Second Commission Directive 82/434/EEC of 14 May 1982 on the approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of cosmetic products

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