# Council Directive of 30 November 1989 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace (first individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (89/654/EEC), Article 4: Workplaces already in use

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Workplaces already in use before 1 January 1993 must satisfy the minimum safety and health requirements laid down in Annex II at the latest three years after that date.
However, as regards the Portuguese Republic, workplaces used before 1 January 1993 must satisfy, at the latest four years after that date, the minimum safety and health requirements appearing in Annex II.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/654/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-654/article-4
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