# Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 17: Amendment of Annex II

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

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17a to make strictly technical amendments to Annex II, in order to take account of technical progress, changes in international regulations or specifications and new findings with regard to carcinogens or mutagens.
Where, in duly justified and exceptional cases involving imminent, direct and serious risks to workers’ and other persons’ physical health and safety, imperative grounds of urgency require action in a very short timeframe, the procedure provided for in Article 17b shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2004/37/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-37/article-17
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