Written question – Recognition of occupational health certificates in connection with the posting of workers – E-002207/2025

Question for written answer  E-002207/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Pascal Arimont (PPE)

For many workers and SMEs, posting plays a central role in everyday work, in particular in border regions. Because of the complexity of the applicable legislation and the requirements to be complied with, legal certainty is essential for firms, including in order to safeguard workers’ rights. Accordingly, Member State recognition of the equivalence of national occupational health certificates is a relevant issue.

• 1.To what extent can Member States insist on a further occupational health check for workers posted there if they have already undergone and passed such a check in their countries of origin (where those countries are also Member States)?
• 2.What is the position if workers have been posted to Member States from third countries and they can produce a valid health certificate issued by their countries of origin?
• 3.To what extent is the Commission planning measures to harmonise and recognise the equivalence of Member States’ national occupational health certificates?

Submitted: 2.6.2025