Regulation (EU) 2016/425 published by the European Parliament and the Council is about personal protective equipment and repeals the 89/686/EEC directive.
This regulation contains requirements for the design and production of personal protective equipment (PPE), which will be put on the market in order to protect the health and safety of users and to establish rules for the free movement of personal protective equipment in the market.
This regulation applies to personal protective equipment. However, it does not cover the following personal protective equipment:
For the purposes of this directive, personal protective equipment (PPE) means:
According to this regulation, the notified body must carry out the necessary tests to verify the homogeneity of production and the conformity of the personal protective equipment to the type defined in the European Union type examination certificate and to the applicable essential health and safety requirements. Product checks are carried out at least once a year at random intervals determined by the notified body. The first product controls must be carried out within one year at the latest from the date of issue of the certificate.
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