Personal protective equipment

Short name:

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Base:

Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
OJ No L 399 of 30 December 1989

Modification:

Directive 93/68/EEC (CE Marking)
Directive 93/95/EEC (OJ L 276 of 9 November 1993)
Directive 96/58/EC (OJ L 236 of 18 September 1996)

Directives repealed:

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Guide for application:

• Guidance on CE marking for professionals
• Directive on personal protective equipment - guide to application

EC contact point:

Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Mr Niccolò Costantini, Tel. +32 2 2986861, Fax. +32 2 2966273
E-mail 
Website on personal protective equipment

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