# Directive (EU) 2019/983 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

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

In point A of Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC, the following rows are added:
Inhalable fraction.
Inhalable fraction. Respirable fraction in those Member States that implement, on the date of the entry into force of this Directive, a biomonitoring system with a biological limit value not exceeding 0,002 mg Cd/g creatinine in urine.
The substance can cause sensitisation of the skin and of the respiratory tract.
The substance can cause sensitisation of the skin.’.
Name of agent
EC No (1)
CAS No (2)
Limit values
Notation
Transitional measures
8 hours (3)
Short-term (4)
mg/m3 (5)
ppm (6)
f/ml (7)
mg/m3 (5)
ppm (6)
f/ml (7)
‘Cadmium and its inorganic compounds
—
—
0,001
—
—
—
—
—
Limit value 0,004 mg/m3 until 11 July 2027
Beryllium and inorganic beryllium compounds
—
—
0,0002
—
—
—
—
—
dermal and respiratory sensitisation
Limit value 0,0006 mg/m3 until 11 July 2026
Arsenic acid and its salts, as well as inorganic arsenic compounds
—
—
0,01
—
—
—
—
—
—
For the copper smelting sector, the limit value shall apply from 11 July 2023
Formaldehyde
200-001-8
50-00-0
0,37
0,3
—
0,74
0,6
—
dermal sensitisation
Limit value of 0,62 mg/m3 or 0,5 ppm (3) for the health care, funeral and embalming sectors until 11 July 2024
4,4′-Methylene-bis (2-chloroaniline)
202-918-9
101-14-4
0,01
—
—
—
—
—
skin (10)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2019/983/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-983/annex
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