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CHAPTER I SCOPE, PLACING ON THE MARKET AND FREE MOVEMENT
Article 1.(1) This Directive applies to personal protective equipment, hereinafter referred...
Article 2.(1) Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure...
Article 3.The PPE referred to in Article 1 must satisfy the...
Article 4.(1) Member States may not prohibit, restrict or hinder the...
Article 5.(1) Member States shall regard as in conformity with the...
Article 7.(1) If a Member State discovers that PPE bearing the...
EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF PPE CLASSES NOT COVERED BY THIS DIRECTIVE
BASIC HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL PPE
2. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS COMMON TO SEVERAL CLASSES OR TYPES OF PPE...
2.2. PPE ‘enclosing’ the parts of the body to be protected...
2.7. PPE intended for emergency use or rapid installation and/or removal...
2.9. PPE incorporating components which can be adjusted or removed by...
2.10. PPE for connection to another, external complementary device
2.12. PPE bearing one or more identification or recognition marks directly...
2.13. PPE in the form of clothing capable of signalling the...
CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED BY THE BODIES OF WHICH NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN GIVEN
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