New Machinery Directive soon on track?
2004
26
14-16
comparison ; EU Directive ; safety of machinery ; trade union document
Safety of machinery
English
"After four years of discussion under seven presidencies (Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Ireland, The Netherlands), the Competitiveness Council of 24 September 2004 reached a political agreement on the proposal for a directive on technical harmonisation of machinery and amending Directive 95/16/EC. Once the text has been finalised, the Council will formally adopt its common position at a forthcoming meeting, and forward it to the European Parliament for second reading.This article looks at the new published text against current Machinery Directive 98/37/EC, and what if any progress has been made over the Commission's first proposal issued in 2000. ..."
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