# The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022, Regulation 21: Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/425


(1) Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EC is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 47 (transitional provisions in relation to EU exit) after paragraph 4 insert—
“5. Subject to paragraph 6, where before 11pm on 31st December 2024—
(a) PPE has not been placed on the market; and
(b) a manufacturer has taken any action under the conformity assessment procedure that applies to the PPE in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation 2016/425 (pre-exit)
that action has effect as if it had been done under the applicable conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation.
6. Paragraph 5 does not apply—
(a) after the expiry of the validity of any certificate issued pursuant to the applicable conformity assessment procedure; and
(b) in any event, after 31st December 2027.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348241150/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-product-safety-and-metrology-amendment-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2022/regulation-21
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