COM(1988)157

Personal Protective Equipment Directive

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Stage: No longer in force
Transposition deadline: 31 Dec 1991
Procedure: Directive
Last activity: 19 Jan 1990

10 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 10 published.

Act	Kind	Status
On a measure taken by Spain in accordance with Article 7 of Council Directive 89/686/EEC withdrawing from the market a type of buoyant aids for swimming instructions	Commission · Decision	Published
On a measure taken by Finland in accordance with Article 7 of Council Directive 89/686/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market of head protectors ‘Ribcap’	Commission · Decision	Published
On a measure taken by Germany in accordance with Article 7 of Council Directive 89/686/EEC withdrawing from the market and prohibiting the placing on the market of heat protection suits ‘Hitzeschutzanzug FW Typ 3’	Commission · Decision	Published
On a measure taken by Germany in accordance with Article 7 of Council Directive 89/686/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market of fire-brigade safety belts of types FHA, FHB and FSmS	Commission · Decision	Published
On a measure taken by Belgium according to Article 7 of Council Directive 89/686/EEC recalling from end-users a type of hearing protector earplugs	Commission · Decision	Published
In application of Article 7 of Council Directive 89/686/EEC as regards a prohibition measure adopted by the UK authorities in respect of guided type fall arrester, of the type HACA Leitern 0529.7102	Commission · Decision	Published
In application of Article 7 of Council Directive 89/686/EEC as regards a prohibition measure adopted by the UK authorities in respect of protective clothing for fencers	Commission · Decision	Published
Withdrawing the reference of standard EN 353-1:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height — Part 1: Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line in accordance with Council Directive 89/686/EEC	Commission · Decision	Published
Withdrawing the reference of standard EN ISO 4869-4: 2000 Acoustics — Hearing protectors — Part 4: Measurement of effective sound pressure levels for level-dependent sound-restoration ear-muffs (ISO/TR 4869-4: 1998) in accordance with Council Directive 89/686/EEC	Commission · Decision	Published
On the publication of the references of standard EN 143:2000 Respiratory Devices — Particle filters — Requirements, testing, marking in accordance with Council Directive 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment)	Commission · Decision	Published

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Directive 89/686/EEC harmonizes national rules for personal protective equipment, setting basic health and safety requirements and CE marking conditions for placing PPE on the EU market. Member States had to apply it from 1 July 1992. It covers manufacturers and authorized representatives, with EC type-examination for most PPE and stricter procedures for complex designs. It remains in force.

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