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Directive 1999/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive 1999/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (15th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)
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SECTION IIIU.K.MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 10U.K.Adjustments to the annexes
Purely technical adjustments to the annexes made necessary by:
the adoption of Directives on technical harmonisation and standardisation in the field of explosion protection, and/or
technical progress, changes in international regulations or specifications, and new findings on the prevention of and protection against explosions,
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Directive 89/391/EEC.
Article 11U.K.Guide of good practice
The Commission shall draw up practical guidelines in a guide of good practice of a non-binding nature. This guide shall address the topics referred to in Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Annex I and Annex II, Part A.
The Commission shall first consult the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work in accordance with Council Decision 74/325/EEC(1).
In the context of the application of this Directive, Member States shall take the greatest possible account of the abovementioned guide in drawing up their national policies for the protection of the health and safety of workers
Article 12U.K.Information to undertakings
Member States shall, on request, endeavour to make relevant information available to employers in accordance with Article 11, with particular reference to the guide of good practice
Article 13U.K.Final provisions
1.Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 30 June 2003. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
2.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of domestic law which they have already adopted or adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
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Textual Amendments
F1 Deleted by Directive 2007/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 amending Council Directive 89/391/EEC, its individual Directives and Council Directives 83/477/EEC, 91/383/EEC, 92/29/EEC and 94/33/EC with a view to simplifying and rationalising the reports on practical implementation (Text with EEA relevance).
Article 14U.K.
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 15U.K.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
(1)
OJ L 185, 9.7.1974, p. 15. Decision as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.
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