Directive (EU) 2022/431

In forceThis text since 9 Mar 2022law://eu/dir/2022/431/rct_23@2026-11-11

(23)With regard to benzene, a revised limit value of 0,2 ppm (0,66 mg/m³) may be difficult to comply with in some sectors in the short term. A transitional period of four years after entry into force of this Directive should therefore be introduced. As a transitional measure, the limit value of 1 ppm (3,25 mg/m³) provided for in Directive (EU) 2019/130 of the European Parliament and the Council^note should continue to apply until 5 April 2024 and a transitional limit value of 0,5 ppm (1,65 mg/m³) should apply from 5 April 2024 until 5 April 2026.

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Key facts

Type: Directive · (EU) 2022/431
Adopted: 9 Mar 2022
In force: 5 Apr 2022
Made by: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Official: EUR-Lex 32022L0431 · ELI

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cancer carcinogenic substance health risk occupational disease occupational health safety standard Public health Safety at work and elsewhere Social provisions

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Cited by 2: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1090; Directive (EU) 2024/869
Cites 1: Directive (EU) 2019/130

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biological limit value
means the limit of the concentration in the appropriate biological medium of the relevant agent, its metabolite, or an indicator of effect;
health surveillance
means the assessment of an individual worker to determine the state of health of that individual, as related to exposure to specific carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work.’;
limit value
means, unless otherwise specified, the limit of the time-weighted average of the concentration for a carcinogen, mutagen or reprotoxic substance in the air within the breathing zone of a worker in relation to a specified reference period as set out in Annex III;’;
non-threshold reprotoxic substance
means a reprotoxic substance to which there is no safe level of exposure for workers’ health and which is identified as such in the notation column of Annex III;
reprotoxic substance
means a substance or mixture, which meets the criteria for classification as a category 1A or 1B reproductive toxicant set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;
threshold reprotoxic substance
means a reprotoxic substance for which a safe level of exposure exists below which there is no risk to workers’ health and which is identified as such in the notation column of Annex III;’;