# 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), Article 25: Presumption of conformity of approved bodies

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

(1.) Where a conformity assessment body demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in a designated standard (or part of such a standard), the Secretary of State must presume that the conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements covered by that standard (or the part of that standard).
(2.) The presumption in paragraph 1 is rebuttable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/425/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-425/article-25
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