NEW PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUPMENT REGULATION (EU) 2016/425

As of 21 April 2018, Directive 89/686/EEC will be repealed by the new Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment.

The new PPE Regulation is aligned to the New Legislative Framework policy. In addition it slightly modifies the scope and the risk categorisation of products. It also clarifies the documentary obligations of economic operators.

Entry into force and application 

"This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 

This Regulation shall apply from 21 April 2018, with the exception of: (a) Articles 20 to 36 and Article 44, which shall apply from 21 October 2016; (b) Article 45(1), which shall apply from 21 March 2018. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Strasbourg, 9 March 2016." 

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