Considerations on COM(2012)677 - Authorisation of Member States to ratify the Convention concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work (Convention No 170)

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dossier COM(2012)677 - Authorisation of Member States to ratify the Convention concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work (Convention No ...
document COM(2012)677 EN
date January 28, 2014
 
table>(1)The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission are promoting the ratification of international labour conventions that have been classified by the International Labour Organisation as up-to-date, as a contribution to the European Union’s effort to promote decent work for all both inside and outside the Union, of which the protection and improvement of workers’ health and safety is an important aspect.
(2)The rules under part III of Convention No 170 concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work, 1990 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), hereinafter ‘the Convention’, are covered to a large extent by Union acquis on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative practices in the area of classification, packaging and labelling that has been developed since 1967 and further consolidated.

(3)As a consequence, parts of the Convention fall within the competence of the Union, and Member States may not enter into commitments outside the framework of the Union’s institutions in relation to these parts.

(4)The European Union cannot ratify the Convention, as only States can be parties thereto.

(5)In this situation, Member States and the Union’s institutions must cooperate in regard to the ratification of the Convention.

(6)The Council should therefore authorise the Member States that are bound by Union law on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative practices in the area of classification, packaging and labelling to ratify the Convention in the interests of the Union,