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Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the… Article 6

Article 6

Cases in which exposure is prohibited In addition to the general provisions concerning the protection of workers, in particular those relating to the limit values for occupational exposure: 1. pregnant workers within the meaning of Article 2 (a) may under no circumstances be obliged to perform duties for which the assessment has revealed a risk of exposure, which would jeopardize safety or health, to the agents and working conditions listed in Annex II, Section A; 2. workers who are breastfeeding, within the meaning of Article 2 (c), may under no circumstances be obliged to perform duties for which the assessment has revealed a risk of exposure, which would jeopardize safety or health, to the agents and working conditions listed in Annex II, Section B.

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