Category 1 PPE-SL is subject to the internal manufacturing control procedure whereby the manufacturer, his authorised representative established within the territory of the European Community or, failing this, any person responsible for placing the equipment on the market ensures and declares, under his responsibility, that the PPE-SL complies with the essential health and safety requirements applicable to it.
For this equipment, the manufacturer, his authorised representative established on the territory of one of the Member States of the European Community or, failing this, any person responsible for placing it on the market must make the following available to the officials responsible for inspection:
1° The “EC” declaration of conformity defined in Annex III-7;
2° The technical documentation referred to in Annex III-8.