EU directives, national standards: we compare what actually applies
Carpentry, biology, agriculture, electrical work, construction… The same EU directive is transposed and applied differently from one country to another. We compare the texts and the practice to inform professionals.
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Field work and reports
Our members carry out field work and record their findings in reports made available to our affiliated members and supporters.
Who we are
Asociación Taless Catalunya is the Spanish branch of the European Confederation of TALESS Unions, founded in France in 2016 and chaired by Hakim Razouane. Our speciality: comparing EU directives and how each Member State applies them, across all trades.
Comparative studies
For each sector, we set the EU directive, its transposition in Spain and in France, and the applicable technical standards side by side.
Field work and reports
Our members carry out field work and record their findings in reports made available to our affiliated members and supporters.
Spanish workers posted to France
Secondary activity: where Spanish workers are posted to France, we can help them with certain administrative formalities.
Sectors studied
Latest articles
Carpentry · Catalonia
Carpentry in Catalonia: one directive, two ways of applying it
What a field report among Catalan carpentry firms, carried out from June 2025, reveals.
Occupational health · France – Spain
Metabolic syndrome: how occupational medicine detects it in France and Spain
A review of current knowledge and a comparison of the two systems of workers’ health surveillance.
Biology · Literature review
Selenium and brain ageing: what the research says
A literature review on a frequently cited trace element, with data on intake in Spain.
Biology · Literature review
Silicon, drinking water and Alzheimer’s disease: the state of knowledge
What epidemiological studies, including the French PAQUID cohort, show, and what occupational health should take from them.
A sector, a standard, a question?
Tell us which trade or regulation you are interested in: we will tell you whether a study exists or can be carried out.