Agreement was reached on most aspects of the directive at an early stage but there was one major sticking point at second reading: unlike the Council, MEPs believe national authorities - rather than the EU - should lay down the rules on whether and how employers should assess dangers to the eyes and the skin of natural radiation from the sun, and how they must respond to such risks.
Eiropas Parlaments 14. februārī pirmajā lasījumā atbalstīja likumprojektu par kopējiem noteikumiem visām dalībvalstīm, kas ar saviem kaimiņiem ārpus ES izveidojušas vai vēlas izveidot atvieglotu robežu šķērsošanas kārtību.