Council Directive of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (89/391/EEC)

Article 16U.K.Individual Directives — Amendments —General scope of this Directive

1.The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission based on Article 118a of the Treaty, shall adopt individual Directives, inter alia, in the areas listed in the Annex.

2.This Directive and, without prejudice to the procedure referred to in Article 17 concerning technical adjustments, the individual Directives may be amended in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 118a of the Treaty.

3.The provisions of this Directive shall apply in full to all the areas covered by the individual Directives, without prejudice to more stringent and/ or specific provisions contained in these individual Directives.