# Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 4.3.2: Lifting accessories

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Lifting accessories must show the following particulars:
identification of the material where this information is needed for safe use,
the maximum working load.
In the case of lifting accessories on which marking is physically impossible, the particulars referred to in the first paragraph must be displayed on a plate or other equivalent means and securely affixed to the accessory.
The particulars must be legible and located in a place where they are not liable to disappear as a result of wear or jeopardise the strength of the accessory.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/42/annex/I/division/1/division/n8/division/4.3/division/4.3.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-42/annex-I/division-1/division-n8/division-4.3/division-4.3.2
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