Strictly technical amendments to the Annexes as a result of:
the adoption of Directives on technical harmonization and standardization of the design, manufacture or construction of parts of workplaces, and/or
technical progress, changes in international regulations or specifications and knowledge with regard to workplaces,
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Directive 89/391/EEC.
1.Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1992. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
However, the date applicable for the Hellenic Republic shall be 31 December 1994.
2.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they have already adopted or adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
3.Member States shall report to the Commission every five years on the practical implementation of the provisions of this Directive, indicating the points of view of employers and workers.
The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Advisory Council on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work.
4.The Commission shall submit periodically to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee a report on the implementation of this Directive, taking into account paragraphs 1 to 3.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.