35In that connection it should be noted that Directive 90/394 was adopted on the basis of Article 118a of the Treaty and that it lays down ‘minimum requirements’ as regards the protection of the health and safety of workers against the risks linked to exposure to carcinogens at work. As the Court stated in Case C-84/94 United Kingdom v Council [1996] ECR I-5755, paragraph 17, the significance of the expression ‘minimum requirements’ in Article 118a, which is reproduced in Article 1 of Directive 90/394, is that Member States are authorised to adopt more stringent measures than those which form the subject-matter of Community action. Article 118a(3) of the Treaty moreover confirms that where such minimum requirements are adopted pursuant to that article, the Member States are still free to introduce more stringent measures for the protection of working conditions.
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