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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment PDF (1 MB) DOC (912 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Products intended for private use to protect against atmospheric conditions that are not of an extreme nature should include items such as seasonal clothing and umbrellas. Products intended for private use to protect against damp and water should include items such as dishwashing gloves. Products intended for private use to protect against heat, for which the economic operator does not claim a protective function, should include items such as decorative oven gloves.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) 'Field test' means a trial period by the user of non-compliant PPE, before it is placed on market and for which all the necessary information of tests carried out by accredited or authorised laboratories is available in the technical file to ensure the protection of the user and meets the applicable requirements in Annex II, is made available in a very limited number for a limited time and whose principal purpose is to undertake a final evaluation of its non-protection characteristics.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The withdrawal of a harmonised standard should not invalidate existing certificates issued by notified bodies; it only concerns the conformity that is conferred onto new conformity assessments that follow the new harmonised standard. Products produced in accordance with the existing certificate should still benefit from the continuing conformity with the essential requirements and it should continue to be possible to place them on the market until the end of the validity of the relevant certificates issued by notified bodies.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 b (new)
Recital 24 b (new)
(24b) In order to ensure that the review process takes place without placing an unnecessary burden on manufacturers, a simplified procedure should be applied for re-certification of the EU type examination certificate when the product, applied harmonised standards or other technical solutions applied by the manufacturer have not been changed and continue to meet the essential health and safety requirements in the light of the state of the art, making therefore unnecessary additional tests or technical examinations.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) intenddesigned to be used for self-defence, other than PPE intended for self-defence in sporting activities;
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
(i) atmospheric conditions that are not of an extreme nature (including, but not limited to, seasonal clothing and umbrellas);
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
(ii) damp and water not of an extreme nature (including, but not limited to, dish- washing gloves);
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (new)
(iii) heat (including, but not limited to, gloves) for which the economic operator does not explicitly claim a protective function against extreme heat;
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At trade fairs, exhibitions, and demonstrations or field tests, Member States shall not prevent the showing of PPE which does not comply with this Regulation provided that a visible sign clearly indicates that the PPEand is not available on the market. Field tests shall not be does not comply with this Regulation and is not availabligned to test the protection performance of the PPE, but to evaluate on the market until it has been brought intor non-protective aspects such as conmformityt, ergonomics and design.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Manufacturers shall ensure that the PPE which they place on the market bears either a type, batch or serial number or other element allowing its identification or, where the size or nature of the PPE does not allow it, that the required information is provided on the packaging or a document accompanying the PPE.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. For category III PPE, the CE marking shall be followed by the identification number of the notified body involved in the procedure for ensuring conformity to type based on product verification or the procedure for ensuring conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production process. The identification number of the notified body shall be affixed under its instructions, by the manufacturer or his authorised representative.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 11
Article 23 – paragraph 11
11. Conformity assessment bodies shall participate in, or ensure that their personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the activities of the notified body coordination group established under Article 35 of this Regulation and shall apply as general guidance the administrativthe decisions and documents produced as a result of the work of that group.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – section 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) aggressive chemicalharmful biological agents;
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Annex I – section 3 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) occupational risk of severe impact to the head.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – paragraph 1
If the same manufacturer places on the market several models of PPE models of different types in order to ensure the simultaneous protection of adjacent parts of the body, they must be compatible.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – section 1 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point j
Annex V – section 1 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point j
(j) the date of expiry (a maximum of five years after the date of issue or the date of the last renewal) where appropriate;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – section 1 – point 7 – point 7.6 a (new)
Annex V – section 1 – point 7 – point 7.6 a (new)
7.6.a When the product, harmonised standards or other technical solutions applied by the manufacturer have not been changed and continue to meet the essential health and safety requirements, in light of the state of the art standards, a simplified procedure shall be applied for automatic re-certification therefore making additional tests or technical examinations unnecessary.