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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9532
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social affairs

Commission suggests changes to electromagnetic fields legislation to protect MRI

Brussels, 26/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 26 October, the European Commission proposed to postpone for four years (until 30 April 2012) the deadline for introducing legislation on workers' exposure to electromagnetic fields because the legislation could have had an adverse effect on the use of technologies like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

In a press release, the European Commission explains that the idea behind the postponement is to prepare a substantial amendment to Directive...

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