{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-686/annex-II/division-2/division-2.12",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1989/686",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (89/686/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-686",
  "path": "annex/II/division/2/division/2.12",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.12",
  "heading": "PPE bearing one or more identification or recognition marks directly or indirectly relating to health and safety",
  "text": "The identification or recognition marks directly or indirectly relating to health and safety affixed to these types or classes of PPE must preferably take the form of harmonized pictograms or ideograms and must remain perfectly legible throughout the foreseeable useful life of the PPE. In addition, these marks must be complete, precise and comprehensible so as to prevent any misinterpretation; in particular, when such marks incorporate words or sentences, the latter must appear in the official language(s) of the Member State where the equipment is to be used.\nIf PPE (or a PPE component) is too small to allow all or part of the necessary marking to be affixed, the relevant information must be mentioned on the packing and in the manufacturer's notes.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/686/annex/II/division/2/division/2.12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:28.135211+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}