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Stage: No longer in force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

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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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