Follow up to T9-0066/2024

ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE procedure

Follow up to the European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates

1. Rapporteur: Nikolaj VILLUMSEN (the Left / DK)

2. Reference numbers: 2023/0033 (COD) / A9-0263/2023 / P9_TA(2024)0066

3. Date of adoption of the resolution: 7 February 2024

4. Legal basis: Article 153(2), point (b), in conjunction with paragraph 1, point (a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

5. Competent Parliamentary Committee: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

6. Commission's position: accepts all amendments. The Commission presented the following statement:

The Commission recalls that the right of initiative accorded to it under the Treaties includes the right to decide whether or not to submit a legislative proposal and, including, as the case may be, to determine the subject-matter, objective, content and timeline of such proposal and/or related action. The provisions of the Directive which request the Commission to review the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and for diisocyanates,

to develop guidelines on health surveillance and biological monitoring regarding lead,

to assess the effects of exposure to a combination of substances with a view to develop Union guidelines,

to assess the appropriateness of including endocrine disruptors within the scope of the Directive

must thus be understood as being without prejudice to the Commission’s right of initiative under the Treaties.

The Commission declares that any possible legislative proposal and/or action on any of the above-mentioned issues will be prepared in adherence to the well-established process in the area of occupational safety and health, and within the requisite timelines, thorough consultation and involvement of social partners and external stakeholders, and in line with its Better Regulation agenda. Besides the two-stage consultation of social partners set out in Article 154 TFEU, this process includes the consultation of the tripartite Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work, the opinion of the Risk Assessment Committee of the European Chemicals Agency and an impact assessment.