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Case C-219/24, Tallinna linn: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 June 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus – Estonia) – A and Others v Tallinna linn (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Protection of the safety and health of workers – Directive 89/391/EEC – Measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work – Articles 5, 6 and 9 – Obligations on employers – Directive 2000/54/EC – Protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work – Article 14(3) – Health surveillance – Making available of effective vaccines – Annex VII, points 1 and 2 – National legislation allowing employers to require workers who are exposed to a biological risk to undergo vaccination – SARS-CoV-2 virus)
Case C-219/24, Tallinna linn: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 June 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus – Estonia) – A and Others v Tallinna linn (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Protection of the safety and health of workers – Directive 89/391/EEC – Measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work – Articles 5, 6 and 9 – Obligations on employers – Directive 2000/54/EC – Protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work – Article 14(3) – Health surveillance – Making available of effective vaccines – Annex VII, points 1 and 2 – National legislation allowing employers to require workers who are exposed to a biological risk to undergo vaccination – SARS-CoV-2 virus)
Case C-219/24, Tallinna linn: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 June 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus – Estonia) – A and Others v Tallinna linn (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Protection of the safety and health of workers – Directive 89/391/EEC – Measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work – Articles 5, 6 and 9 – Obligations on employers – Directive 2000/54/EC – Protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work – Article 14(3) – Health surveillance – Making available of effective vaccines – Annex VII, points 1 and 2 – National legislation allowing employers to require workers who are exposed to a biological risk to undergo vaccination – SARS-CoV-2 virus)
OJ C, C/2025/4128, 4.8.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4128/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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C/2025/4128 |
4.8.2025 |
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 June 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus – Estonia) – A and Others v Tallinna linn
(Case C-219/24, (1) Tallinna linn)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social policy - Protection of the safety and health of workers - Directive 89/391/EEC - Measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work - Articles 5, 6 and 9 - Obligations on employers - Directive 2000/54/EC - Protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work - Article 14(3) - Health surveillance - Making available of effective vaccines - Annex VII, points 1 and 2 - National legislation allowing employers to require workers who are exposed to a biological risk to undergo vaccination - SARS-CoV-2 virus)
(C/2025/4128)
Language of the case: Estonian
Referring court
Riigikohus
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N
Defendant: Tallinna linn
Operative part of the judgment
Article 6(1) and (2) and Article 9(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work, and Article 14(3) of Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC), as amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2020/739 of 3 June 2020, read in conjunction with points 1 and 2 of Annex VII to Directive 2000/54, as amended,
must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation pursuant to which an employer may require workers with whom it has concluded an employment contract to undergo vaccination if they are exposed to a biological risk.
(1) OJ C, C/2024/3163.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4128/oj
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