# Council Directive of 29 May 1990 on the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment (fifth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (90/270/EEC), Article 1: Subject

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

1. This Directive, which is the fifth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC, lays down minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment as defined in Article 2.
2. The provisions of Directive 89/391/EEC are fully applicable to the whole field referred to in paragraph 1, without prejudice to more stringent and/or specific provisions contained in the present Directive.
3. This Directive shall not apply to:
(a) drivers’ cabs or control cabs for vehicles or machinery;
(b) computer systems on board a means of transport;
(c) computer systems mainly intended for public use;
(d) ‘portable’ systems not in prolonged use at a workstation;
(e) calculators, cash registers and any equipment having a small data or measurement display required for direct use of the equipment;
(f) typewriters of traditional design, of the type known as ‘typewriter with window’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1990/270/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1990-270/article-1
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