On Wednesday night at 3am, after six hours of negotiations, the European Parliament and EU governments finalised a political agreement on the fourth revision of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (CMD). The Socialists and Democrats successfully argued for applying the same approach to reprotoxic substances as to carcinogens and mutagens. This will ensure better protection of workers at their workplaces, legal coherence and a level playing field between member states.