# Commission Directive (EU) 2016/970 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products (Text with EEA relevance), Division: Armoured or protective equipment, constructions and components, as follows:

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

a.. Metallic or non-metallic armoured plate, having any of the following:
1.. Manufactured to comply with a military standard or specification; or
2.. Suitable for military use;
N.B.
For body armour plate, see ML13.d.2.
b.. Constructions of metallic or non-metallic materials, or combinations thereof, specially designed to provide ballistic protection for military systems, and specially designed components therefor;
c.. Helmets manufactured according to military standards or specifications, or comparable national standards, and specially designed components therefor, (i.e. helmet shell, liner and comfort pads);
d.. Body armour or protective garments, and components therefor, as follows:
1.. Soft body armour or protective garments, manufactured to military standards or specifications, or to their equivalents, and specially designed components therefor;
Note
For the purposes of ML13.d.1., military standards or specifications include, at a minimum, specifications for fragmentation protection.
2.. Hard body armour plates providing ballistic protection equal to or greater than level III (NIJ 0101.06, July 2008) or national equivalents.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/970/annex/division/1/division/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-970/annex/division-1/division-15
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