Regulation EU 2016/425 and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018: Northern Ireland

Publication Year

2024

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Provides guidance on the Regulation 2016/425 and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 as they apply to equipment being supplied in or into Northern Ireland. Covers: legislative background; scope; requirements; obligations of manufacturers; obligations of authorised representatives; obligations of importers; obligations of distributors; placing products on the market; conformity marking; qualifying Northern Ireland Goods; Notified Bodies; enforcement; and where to find EU guidance about the EU Regulation on Personal Protective Equipment 2016/425.

Document History

Last updated: 4 December 2024 - Revised following legislation to extend recognition of CE marking on products being placed on the Great Britain market which came into effect on 1 October 2024. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-protective-equipment-enforcement-regulations-2018/regulation-eu-2016425-and-the-personal-protective-equipment-enforcement-regulations-2018-northern-ireland and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: statutory guidance. First published: 1 January 2021.

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