Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March... (32016R0425) 
                
                
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Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
- REGULATION (EU) 2016/425 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
 - of 9 March 2016
 - on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
 - (Text with EEA relevance)
 - CHAPTER I
 - Article 1
 - Subject matter
 - Article 2
 - Scope
 - Article 3
 - Definitions
 - Article 4
 - Making available on the market
 - Article 5
 - Essential health and safety requirements
 - Article 6
 - Provisions concerning the use of PPE
 - Article 7
 - Free movement
 - CHAPTER II
 - Article 8
 - Obligations of manufacturers
 - Article 9
 - Authorised representatives
 - Article 10
 - Obligations of importers
 - Article 11
 - Obligations of distributors
 - Article 12
 - Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
 - Article 13
 - Identification of economic operators
 - CHAPTER III
 - Article 14
 - Presumption of conformity of PPE
 - Article 15
 - EU declaration of conformity
 - Article 16
 - General principles of the CE marking
 - Article 17
 - Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking
 - CHAPTER IV
 - Article 18
 - Risk categories of PPE
 - Article 19
 - Conformity assessment procedures
 - CHAPTER V
 - Article 20
 - Notification
 - Article 21
 - Notifying authorities
 - Article 22
 - Requirements relating to notifying authorities
 - Article 23
 - Information obligation on notifying authorities
 - Article 24
 - Requirements relating to notified bodies
 - Article 25
 - Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
 - Article 26
 - Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
 - Article 27
 - Application for notification
 - Article 28
 - Notification procedure
 - Article 29
 - Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
 - Article 30
 - Changes to notifications
 - Article 31
 - Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
 - Article 32
 - Operational obligations of notified bodies
 - Article 33
 - Appeal against decisions of notified bodies
 - Article 34
 - Information obligation on notified bodies
 - Article 35
 - Exchange of experience
 - Article 36
 - Coordination of notified bodies
 - CHAPTER VI
 - Article 37
 - Union market surveillance and control of PPE entering the Union market
 - Article 38
 - Procedure at national level for dealing with PPE presenting a risk
 - Article 39
 - Union safeguard procedure
 - Article 40
 - Compliant PPE which presents a risk
 - Article 41
 - Formal non-compliance
 - CHAPTER VII
 - Article 42
 - Delegated power
 - Article 43
 - Exercise of the delegation
 - Article 44
 - Committee procedure
 - CHAPTER VIII
 - Article 45
 - Penalties
 - Article 46
 - Repeal
 - Article 47
 - Transitional provisions
 - Article 48
 - Entry into force and application
 - ANNEX I
 - ANNEX II
 - PRELIMINARY REMARKS
 - 1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL PPE
 - 1.1. Design principles
 - 1.1.1. Ergonomics
 - 1.1.2. Levels and classes of protection
 - 1.1.2.1. Optimum level of protection
 - 1.1.2.2. Classes of protection appropriate to different levels of risk
 - 1.2. Innocuousness of PPE
 - 1.2.1. Absence of inherent risks and other nuisance factors
 - 1.2.1.1. Suitable constituent materials
 - 1.2.1.2. Satisfactory surface condition of all PPE parts in contact with the user
 - 1.2.1.3. Maximum permissible user impediment
 - 1.3. Comfort and effectiveness
 - 1.3.1. Adaptation of PPE to user morphology
 - 1.3.2. Lightness and strength
 - 1.3.3. Compatibility of different types of PPE intended for simultaneous use
 - 1.3.4. Protective clothing containing removable protectors
 - 1.4. Manufacturer's instructions and information
 - 2. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS COMMON TO SEVERAL TYPES OF PPE
 - 2.1. PPE incorporating adjustment systems
 - 2.2. PPE enclosing the parts of the body to be protected
 - 2.3. PPE for the face, eyes and respiratory system
 - 2.4. PPE subject to ageing
 - 2.5. PPE which may be caught up during use
 - 2.6. PPE for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
 - 2.7. PPE intended for rapid intervention or to be put on or removed rapidly
 - 2.8. PPE for intervention in very dangerous situations
 - 2.9. PPE incorporating components which can be adjusted or removed by the user
 - 2.10. PPE for connection to complementary equipment external to the PPE
 - 2.11. PPE incorporating a fluid circulation system
 - 2.12. PPE bearing one or more identification markings or indicators directly or indirectly relating to health and safety
 - 2.13. PPE capable of signalling the user's presence visually
 - 2.14. Multi-risk PPE
 - 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO PARTICULAR RISKS
 - 3.1. Protection against mechanical impact
 - 3.1.1. Impact caused by falling or ejected objects and collisions of parts of the body with an obstacle
 - 3.1.2. Falls
 - 3.1.2.1. Prevention of falls due to slipping
 - 3.1.2.2. Prevention of falls from a height
 - 3.1.3. Mechanical vibration
 - 3.2. Protection against static compression of a part of the body
 - 3.3. Protection against mechanical injuries
 - 3.4. Protection in liquids
 - 3.4.1. Prevention of drowning
 - 3.4.2. Buoyancy aids
 - 3.5. Protection against the harmful effects of noise
 - 3.6. Protection against heat and/or fire
 - 3.6.1. PPE constituent materials and other components
 - 3.6.2. Complete PPE ready for use
 - 3.7. Protection against cold
 - 3.7.1. PPE constituent materials and other components
 - 3.7.2. Complete PPE ready for use
 - 3.8. Protection against electric shock
 - 3.8.1. Insulating equipment
 - 3.8.2. Conductive equipment
 - 3.9. Radiation protection
 - 3.9.1. Non-ionising radiation
 - 3.9.2. Ionising radiation
 - 3.9.2.1. Protection against external radioactive contamination
 - 3.9.2.2. Protection against external irradiation
 - 3.10. Protection against substances and mixtures which are hazardous to health and against harmful biological agents
 - 3.10.1. Respiratory protection
 - 3.10.2. Protection against cutaneous and ocular contact
 - 3.11. Diving equipment
 - ANNEX III
 - ANNEX IV
 - (Module A)
 - 2. Technical documentation
 - 3. Manufacturing
 - 4. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
 - 5. Authorised representative
 - ANNEX V
 - (Module B)
 - 3. Application for EU type-examination
 - 4. EU type-examination
 - 5. Evaluation report
 - 6. EU type-examination certificate
 - 7. Review of the EU type-examination certificate
 - ANNEX VI
 - (Module C)
 - 2. Manufacturing
 - 3. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
 - 4. Authorised representative
 - ANNEX VII
 - (Module C2)
 - 2. Manufacturing
 - 3. Application for supervised product checks at random intervals
 - 4. Product checks
 - 5. Test report
 - 6. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
 - 7. Authorised representative
 - ANNEX VIII
 - (Module D)
 - 2. Manufacturing
 - 3. Quality system
 - 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
 - 5. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
 - 8. Authorised representative
 - ANNEX IX
 - ANNEX X