# The Falling-object Protective Structures for Construction Plant (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988, Schedule 6: EEC MARK OF CONFORMITY


The EEC mark provided for in Regulation 6 is a stylized letter e in a hexagon which contains:
in the upper part, the serial number of the separate Directive allocated according to the chronological order of adoption, the capital letter(s) identifying the State whose approved body issued the certificate (B for Belgium, D for Federal Republic of Germany, DK for Denmark, F for France, I for Italy, IRL for Ireland, L for Luxembourg, NL for the Netherlands, UK for the United Kingdom, EL for Greece, ES for Spain, P for Portugal) and the two final figures of the year of issue of the EEC type-examination certificate; the number of the separate Directive to which the EEC type-examination certificate refers is allocated by the Council,
in the lower part, the number of the EEC type-examination certificate.
An example of this mark is shown below:
Example:
EEC type-examination certificate granted in 1979 by an approved body in the Federal Republic of Germany, pursuant to the Directive.
EEC type-examination certificate No.
The diameter of the circle surrounding the mark must not be less than 20 mm.
The mark of conformity must be affixed at a point immediately adjacent to or on the identification plate.
Where a roll-over protective structure and a falling-object protective structure are combined (ROPS and FOPS), the two corresponding marks of conformity must appear immediately adjacent to each other.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/362/schedule/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/falling-object-protective-structures-for-construction-plant-eec-requirements-regulations-1988/schedule-6
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