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Council Directive 90/679/EEC of 26 November 1990 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

Definitions For the purpose of this Directive: (b) 'micro-organism` shall mean a microbiological entity, cellular or non-cellular, capable of replication or of transferring genetic material; (c) 'cell culture` shall mean the in-vitro growth of cells derived from multicellular organisms; (d) 'biological agents` shall be classified into four risk groups, according to their level of risk of infection:

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.