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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-425/annex-II/division-2/division-2.3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/425",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-425",
  "path": "annex/II/division/2/division/2.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.3",
  "heading": "PPE for the face, eyes and respiratory system",
  "text": "Any restriction of the user's face, eyes, field of vision or respiratory system by the PPE shall be minimised.\nThe screens for those types of PPE must have a degree of optical neutrality that is compatible with the degree of precision and the duration of the activities of the user.\nIf necessary, such PPE must be treated or provided with means to prevent misting-up.\nModels of PPE intended for users requiring sight correction must be compatible with the wearing of spectacles or contact lenses.",
  "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/eur/2016/425/annex/II/division/2/division/2.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:45:58.157392+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."
}