Scientific change. The proposal presented this Tuesday should replace Directive 2004/40/EC which makes employers responsible for protection and prevention of workers exposed to electromagnetic fields. In 2006, the medical community and part of the industry informed the European executive of difficulties in applying Community law. It appeared too limited, notably as regards the use of MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging. At the same time, International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), the recommendations of which the EU mostly follows, reviewed its standards and published, in 2009 and 2010, new recommendations setting higher limits to exposure. After consulting the social partners (see our dispatch No. 1100420), the European Commission decided to lower the minimum requirements included in the Directive.
At the same time, International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), the recommendations of which the EU mostly follows, reviewed its standards and published, in 2009 and 2010, new recommendations setting higher limits to exposure.
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