The provisions of this section, taken pursuant to article L. 422-2 of the Consumer Code, apply to personal protective equipment intended for use in the exercise of a sporting or leisure activity, or in the supervision of such an activity (hereinafter referred to as “PPE-SL”). The list of PPE-SL is given in appendix III-3 and is specified for each type of article by order of the Minister for Industry and the Minister for Labour.
These provisions do not apply to
1° To the personal protective equipment mentioned in appendix III-4;
2° Breathing protection equipment used for diving, equipment designed to protect against falls from a height, helmets and bombs for horse riders, armbands and safety waistcoats to prevent drowning, clothing and visual warning armbands which are covered by the regulatory provisions adopted in application of article L. 4311-1 of the Labour Code.