§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether conformity with the provisions of the Control of610W Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 is (a) included and (b) to be included in the cross-compliance requirements of the Mid-Term Common Agricultural Policy Review. [176646]
§ Alun MichaelThe Carcinogens Directive, partly implemented in the UK by the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, is not included in the final list of 19 Directives/requirements which form the list of Statutory Management Requirements (SMR) for cross compliance.
The Carcinogens Directive was included in the original list of 38 possible SMRs. The UK supported the retention of Health and Safety Directives in cross compliance but as a result of the negotiations the European Commission reduced the list and the Health and Safety Directives, including the Carcinogens Directive, were removed. The Commission will undertake a review of cross compliance requirements in 2007.