Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment (PPE): Transition from Directive 89/686/EEC – Products in the stocks of the manufacturer before 21 April 2019
Regulation (EU) 2016/425 (“the PPE Regulation”) became fully applicable on 21 April 2018, and on the same day, Directive 89/686/EEC (“the PPE Directive”) was repealed, according to Article 46 of the PPE Regulation.
The specific transitional provisions of Article 47 of the PPE Regulation allow the placing on the market of personal protective equipment designed and manufactured in conformity with the PPE Directive during one year after the repeal date, it is to say, until 20 April 2019.
As from 21 April 2019, only personal protective equipment in conformity with the PPE Regulation can be placed on the market. Manufacturers and other economic operators expressed concerns about products designed and manufactured according to the PPE Directive, which can still be in the stocks before the end of the transitional period on 20 April 2019. In this sense, manufacturers asked for clarification on the concept of “placing on the market” with respect to such products, to find practical solutions to deal with them in an appropriate manner and to prevent unnecessary technical and administrative burdens related to the legislative transition.
Fonte: EC