15/05/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 15 May, the Member States of the European Union adopted the third revision of the Directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens and mutagens (see EUROPE 12182/27). As a reminder, the directive reduces occupational exposure in respect to five agents considered a health hazard, namely: cadmium, beryllium, arsenic acid, formaldehyde and 4,4' methylene bis. The co-legislators have introduced a whole series of differentiated implementation dates (8 years for cadmium, 7 years for beryllium, 4 years for arsenic acid and 5 years in some cases for formaldehyde). To consult the text: https://bit.ly/2VHpBDJ (PH)