Defined terms — 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)
European Union · 32000L0054 · 266 provisions
3 defined in this instrument.
biological agents — micro-organisms, including those which have been genetically modified, cell cultures and human endoparasites, which may be able to provoke any infection, allergy or toxicity (a)
cell culture — the in-vitro growth of cells derived from multicellular organisms (c)
micro-organism — a microbiological entity, cellular or non-cellular, capable of replication or of transferring genetic material (b)