Members of the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) had an exchange with the Commissioner for Social Affairs, Nicolas Schmit, on Tuesday 25 October, during which they expressed their disappointment with the proposed directive on asbestos exposure (see EUROPE B13031A20). Their first reactions, on 27 September, were already mixed.
Although this proposal is generally a step in the right direction by reducing the current limit values for occupational exposure...