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Ordinary legislative procedure First reading

Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) (codification)

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

Where it stands: Referred to JURI (Legal Affairs) on 14 December 2023; no report yet.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 14 December 2023
  2. 2 Committee work
  3. 3 Tabled for plenary
  4. 4 Plenary vote
  5. 5 Negotiations with the Council
  6. 6 Published as law
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
JURI — Legal Affairs
For opinion
ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

Timeline

  1. Committee stage
  2. 14 December 2023 Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.