# 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), Division 3

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

The essential health and safety requirements are to be interpreted and applied in such a way as to take into account the state of the art and current practice at the time of design and manufacture, as well as technical and economic considerations which are consistent with a high degree of health and safety protection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/425/annex/II/division/n1/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-425/annex-II/division-n1/division-3
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