Chemical Agents Directive (CAD)

Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC). This version incorporates all of the amendments to the CAD adopted to date. The consolidated version does not include recitals. The recitals can be found in the CAD Directive initial text below. This text has been produced for documentary purposes and the European Chemicals Agency does not assume any liability for its content. For legal purposes, please refer to the texts published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

CAD Initial Text

Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC).

Commission Directives establishing lists of indicative occupational exposure limit values pursuant to Article 3(2) of the CAD:

Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1831 of 24 October 2019 establishing a fifth list of indicative occupational exposure limit values pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC and amending Commission Directive 2000/39/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive (EU) 2017/164 of 31 January 2017 establishing a fourth list of indicative occupational exposure limit values pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC and amending Commission Directives 91/322/EEC, 2000/39/EC and 2009/161/EU (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 2009/161/EU of 17 December 2009 establishing a third list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC and amending Commission Directive 2000/39/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive (EU) 2006/15 of 7 February 2006 establishing a second list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC and amending Directives 91/322/EEC and 2000/39/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive (EU 2000/39 of 8 June 2000 establishing a first list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (Text with EEA relevance)

Carcinogens, Mutagens or Reprotoxic substances Directive (CMRD)

Consolidated version of 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, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work (sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC).This version incorporates all of the amendments and corrigenda to the CMRD adopted to date. The consolidated version does not include recitals. The recitals can be found in CMRD initial text below. This text has been produced for documentary purposes and the European Chemicals Agency does not assume any liability for its content. For legal purposes, please refer to the texts published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

CMRD Initial Text

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

Asbestos Directive 

Directive 2009/148/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance). This version incorporates all of the amendments to the Asbestos Directive adopted to date. The consolidated version does not include recitals. The recitals can be found in the Asbestos Directive initial text below. This text has been produced for documentary purposes and the European Chemicals Agency does not assume any liability for its content. For legal purposes, please refer to the texts published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Asbestos Directive initial text

Directive 2009/148/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work.