council direct eec octob introduct measur encourag improv safeti health work pregnant worker worker recent birth breastfeed tenth individu direct mean articl direct eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss drawn consult advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work cooper european parliament regard opinion econom social committe articl treati council adopt mean direct minimum requir encourag improv work environ protect safeti health worker direct justifi reduct level protect achiev individu member state member state commit treati encourag improv condit area harmon condit maintain improv made term articl treati direct avoid impos administr financi legal constraint hold back creation develop small medium size undertak pursuant decis eec amend act access advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work consult commiss draft propos field commun charter fundament social right worker adopt strasbourg european council decemb head state govern member state lai paragraph worker enjoi satisfactori health safeti condit work environ measur order achiev harmon condit area maintain improv made commiss action programm implement commun charter fundament social right worker includ aim adopt council direct protect pregnant women work articl council direct eec june introduct measur encourag improv safeti health worker work sensit risk group protect danger specif affect pregnant worker worker recent birth breastfeed consid specif risk group respect measur regard safeti health protect safeti health pregnant worker worker recent birth worker breastfeed treat women labour market unfavour work detriment direct equal treatment men women type activ pose specif risk pregnant worker worker recent birth worker breastfeed exposur danger agent process work condit risk assess result assess commun femal worker repres result assess reveal exist risk safeti health femal worker provis made worker protect pregnant worker worker breastfeed engag activ assess reveal risk exposur jeopard safeti health danger agent work condit provis made pregnant worker worker recent birth worker breastfeed requir work night provis point view safeti health vulner pregnant worker worker recent birth breastfeed make grant matern leav continu week alloc confin render compulsori natur matern leav week alloc confin risk dismiss reason condit harm effect physic mental state pregnant worker worker recent birth breastfeed provis made dismiss ot prohibit measur organ work protect health pregnant worker worker recent birth worker breastfeed serv purpos accompani mainten right link employ contract includ mainten payment entitl adequ allow provis matern leav serv purpos accompani mainten right link employ contract entitl adequ allow concept adequ allow case matern leav regard technic point refer view fix minimum level protect circumst interpret suggest analog pregnanc ill adopt direct section purpos definit articl purpos purpos direct tenth individu direct mean articl direct eec implement measur encourag improv safeti health work pregnant worker worker recent birth breastfeed provis direct eec articl thereof appli full area cover paragraph prejudic stringent specif provis contain direct direct effect reduc level protect afford pregnant worker worker recent birth breastfeed compar situat exist member state date direct adopt articl definit purpos direct pregnant worker pregnant worker inform employ condit accord nation legisl nation practic worker recent birth worker recent birth mean nation legisl nation practic inform employ condit accord legisl practic worker breastfeed worker breastfeed mean nation legisl nation practic inform employ condit accord legisl practic section ii gener provis articl guidelin consult member state assist advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work commiss draw guidelin assess chemic physic biolog agent industri process consid hazard safeti health worker mean articl guidelin refer subparagraph cover movement postur mental physic fatigu type physic mental stress connect work worker mean articl purpos guidelin refer paragraph serv basi assess refer articl end member state bring guidelin attent employ femal worker repres respect member state articl assess inform activ liabl involv specif risk exposur agent process work condit exhaust list annex employ assess natur degre durat exposur undertak establish concern worker mean articl directli protect prevent servic refer articl direct eec order assess risk safeti health effect pregnanc breastfeed worker mean articl decid measur prejudic articl direct eec worker mean articl worker situat refer articl undertak establish concern repres inform result assess refer paragraph measur health safeti work articl action result assess prejudic articl direct eec result assess refer articl reveal risk safeti health effect pregnanc breastfeed worker mean articl employ measur ensur temporarili adjust work condit work hour worker concern exposur worker risk avoid adjust work condit work hour technic object feasibl requir duli substanti ground employ measur move worker concern job move job technic object feasibl requir duli substanti ground worker concern grant leav accord nation legisl nation practic period protect safeti health provis articl appli mutati mutandi case worker pursu activ forbidden pursuant articl pregnant start breastfeed inform employ thereof articl case exposur prohibit addit gener provis protect worker relat limit valu occup exposur pregnant worker mean articl circumst oblig perform duti assess reveal risk exposur jeopard safeti health agent work condit list annex ii section worker breastfeed mean articl circumst oblig perform duti assess reveal risk exposur jeopard safeti health agent work condit list annex ii section articl night work member state measur ensur worker refer articl oblig perform night work pregnanc period childbirth determin nation author compet safeti health subject submiss accord procedur laid member state medic certif state safeti health worker concern measur refer paragraph entail possibl accord nation legisl nation practic transfer daytim work leav work extens matern leav transfer technic object feasibl requir duli substanti ground articl matern leav member state measur ensur worker mean articl entitl continu period matern leav week alloc confin accord nation legisl practic matern leav stipul paragraph includ compulsori matern leav week alloc confin accord nation legisl practic articl time ant natal examin member state measur ensur pregnant worker mean articl entitl accord nation legisl practic time loss pai order attend ant natal examin examin place work hour articl prohibit dismiss order guarante worker mean articl exercis health safeti protect right recogn articl provid member state measur prohibit dismiss worker mean articl period begin pregnanc end matern leav refer articl save except case connect condit permit nation legisl practic applic provid compet author consent worker mean articl dismiss period refer point employ cite duli substanti ground dismiss write member state measur protect worker mean articl consequ dismiss unlaw virtu point articl employ right order guarante worker mean articl exercis health safeti protect right recogn articl provid case refer articl employ right relat employ contract includ mainten payment entitl adequ allow worker mean articl ensur accord nation legisl nation practic case refer articl ensur right connect employ contract worker mean articl refer point mainten payment entitl adequ allow worker mean articl allow refer point deem adequ guarante incom equival worker concern receiv event break activ ground connect state health subject ceil laid nation legisl member state make entitl pai allow refer point condit worker concern fulfil condit eligibilti benefit laid nation legisl condit circumst provid period previou employ excess month immedi prior presum date confin articl defenc right member state introduc nation legal system measur enabl worker wrong failur compli oblig aris direct pursu claim judici process accord nation law practic recours compet author articl amend annex strictli technic adjust annex result technic progress intern regul specif find area cover direct adopt accord procedur laid articl direct eec annex ii amend accord procedur laid articl treati articl final provis member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct year adopt thereof ensur latest year adopt direct side industri introduc requisit privis mean collect agreement member state requir make provis enabl time guarante result laid direct forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer paragraph refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text essenti provis nation law adopt adopt field govern direct member state report commiss year practic implement provis direct indic point view side industri member state report time commiss practic implement provis direct indic point view side industri year adopt commiss inform european parliament council econom social committe advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work commiss period submit european parliament council econom social committe report implement direct take account paragraph council examin direct basi assess carri basi report refer subparagraph paragraph aris propos submit commiss latest year adopt direct articl direct address member state luxembourg octob council presid curri oj oj oj oj oj oj oj annex exhaust list agent process work condit refer articl agent physic agent regard agent caus foetal lesion disrupt placent attach shock vibrat movement handl load entail risk dorsolumbar natur nois ioniz radiat ioniz radiat extrem cold heat movement postur travel insid establish mental physic fatigu physic burden connect activ worker mean articl direct biolog agent biolog agent risk group mean articl number direct eec agent therapeut measur necessit agent endang health pregnant women unborn child annex ii chemic agent chemic agent endang health pregnant women unborn child annex ii substanc label direct eec annex ii chemic agent annex direct eec mercuri mercuri deriv antimitot drug carbon monoxid chemic agent danger percutan absorpt process industri process list annex direct eec work condit underground mine work direct euratom oj oj oj direct amend direct eec oj oj annex ii exhaust list agent work condit refer articl pregnant worker mean articl agent physic agent work hyperbar atmospher pressur enclosur underwat dive biolog agent biolog agent toxoplasma rubella viru pregnant worker prove adequ protect agent immun chemic agent lead lead deriv agent capabl absorb human organ work condit underground mine work worker breastfeed mean articl agent chemic agent lead lead deriv agent capabl absorb human organ work condit underground mine work statement council commiss articl direct eec enter minut meet council luxembourg octob council commiss state determin level allow refer articl refer made pure technic reason allow worker receiv event break activ ground connect state health refer intend impli pregnanc childbirth equat sick nation social secur legisl member state allow paid absenc work due sick link allow chosen formul simpli intend serv concret fix refer amount member state determin minimum amount matern allow payabl allow paid individu member state exce provid direct allow retain clear articl direct