The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018

Application, transitional provisions, savings and revocation

2.—(1) These Regulations apply to PPE placed on the market on or after 21st April 2018.

(2) These Regulations do not apply to PPE—

(a) designed for the uses specified in Article 2(2)(a) to (d); or

(b) that falls within Article 2(2)(e).

(3) Nothing in these Regulations prevents the showing of PPE at trade fairs, exhibitions, demonstrations or the like, which is not in compliance with the provisions of EU Regulation 2016/425, provided that a visible sign clearly indicates that such PPE does not comply with those provisions and that it is not for sale until it is made compliant.

(4) The 2002 Regulations continue to apply, as if they had not been revoked, to PPE placed on the market before 21st April 2019(1), and in any such case the consequential amendments made by Schedule 5 do not apply.

(5) If, before 21st April 2019—

(a) an EC type-examination certificate is issued by an approved body under the 2002 Regulations, pursuant to the EC type-examination procedure set out in Schedule 7 to those Regulations, or

(b) an approval decision is made under, and in accordance with, Part B of Schedule 8 (system for ensuring EC quality of production by means of monitoring) to the 2002 Regulations,

that certificate or decision remains valid until 21st April 2023(2), or until its’ expiry date if earlier, for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of an EU declaration of conformity set out in paragraphs 7 or 8 of Annex IX.

(6) The 2002 Regulations are revoked save to the extent required to give effect to paragraphs (4) and (5).

(1)

Article 47(1) of EU Regulation 2016/425 provides for PPE which is in conformity with Council Directive 89/686/EEC to be placed on the market until 21 April 2019. The 2002 Regulations transposed Council Directive 89/686/EEC.

(2)

Article 47(2) of the EU Regulation 2016/425 provides for EC type-examination certificates and approval decisions issued under Council Directive 89/686/EEC to remain valid until 21 April 2023 unless they expire before that date.