Article 3 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

1. (1)

   ‘personal protective equipment’ (PPE) means:

   1. (a)

      equipment designed and manufactured to be worn or held by a person for protection against one or more risks to that person's health or safety;

   2. (b)

      interchangeable components for equipment referred to in point (a) which are essential for its protective function;

   3. (c)

      connexion systems for equipment referred to in point (a) that are not held or worn by a person, that are designed to connect that equipment to an external device or to a reliable anchorage point, that are not designed to be permanently fixed and that do not require fastening works before use;

2. (2)

   ‘making available on the market’ means any supply of PPE for distribution or use on the F1market of Great Britain in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;

3. (3)

   ‘placing on the market’ means the first making available of PPE on the F2market of Great Britain;

4. (4)

   ‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who manufactures PPE or has it designed or manufactured, and markets it under his name or trademark;

5. (5)

   ‘authorised representative’ means any natural or legal person established within the F3United Kingdom who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks;

6. (6)

   F4importer” means a person who—

   1. (a)

      is established in the United Kingdom and places PPE from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market; or

   2. (b)

      is established in Northern Ireland and places PPE on the market that has been supplied to them for distribution, consumption or use in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, from an EEA state;

7. (7)

   ‘distributor’ means any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes PPE available on the market;

8. (8)

   ‘economic operators’ means the manufacturer, the authorised representative, the importer and the distributor;

9. (9)

   ‘technical specification’ means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by PPE;

10. (10)

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11. (11)

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12. (12)

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13. (13)

    ‘conformity assessment’ means the process demonstrating whether the essential health and safety requirements of this Regulation relating to PPE have been fulfilled;

14. (14)

    ‘conformity assessment body’ means a body that performs conformity assessment activities including calibration, testing, certification and inspection;

15. (15)

    ‘recall’ means any measure aimed at achieving the return of PPE that has already been made available to the end-user;

16. (16)

    ‘withdrawal’ means any measure aimed at preventing PPE in the supply chain from being made available on the market;

17. (17)

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18. (18)

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19. (19)

    F7‘approved body’ has the meaning given in Article 20;

20. (20)

    ‘designated standard’ has the meaning given in Article 7A;

21. (21)

    ‘enforcement authority’ means a person enforcing this Regulation under regulation 4 of the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/390);

22. (22)

    ‘UK Marking’ means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of Regulation (EC) 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products, and repealing Regulation (EEC) 339/93;

23. (23)

    ‘UK national accreditation body’ means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products, and repealing Regulation (EEC) 339/93;

24. (24)

    ‘Regulation 2016/425 (pre-exit)’ means Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;

25. (25)

    In this Regulation, references to “the market surveillance authority” are to be construed in accordance with regulation 3 of the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.