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This Directive applies to personal protective equipment, hereinafter referred to as `PPE'.

It lays down the conditions governing its placing on the market and free movement within the Community and the basic safety requirements which PPE must satisfy in order to ensure the health protection and safety of users.

Notes on Schedule

Footnotes

f1

OJ No.C141, 30.5.1988, p.14.

f2

OJ No.C12, 16.1.1989, p.109, OJNo.C304, 4.12.1989, p.29.

f3

OJ No.C337, 31.12.1988, p.37.

f4

OJ No.L109, 26.4.1983, p.8.

f5

OJ No.L81, 26.3.1988, p.75.