Regulation 21 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/425

Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EC^f1 is amended as follows.

In Article 47 (transitional provisions in relation to EU exit) after paragraph 4 insert—

“5.

Subject to paragraph 6, where before 11pm on 31st December 2024—

(a)

PPE has not been placed on the market; and

(b)

a manufacturer has taken any action under the conformity assessment procedure that applies to the PPE in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation 2016/425 (pre-exit)

that action has effect as if it had been done under the applicable conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation.

6.

Paragraph 5 does not apply—

(a)

after the expiry of the validity of any certificate issued pursuant to the applicable conformity assessment procedure; and

(b)

in any event, after 31st December 2027.”.