European Economic and Social Committee 25 May 2000, Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the nineteenth time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (azocolourants)'

C 204/90 EN 18.7.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities Reason It is recognised that a shift of burden of proof will create heavy burden and additional costs for companies, in particular SMEs, as employers will have to retain documents relating to each decision concerning human resource management, in order to have elements of proof in the event that action is taken against them.