Chapter II: Health and safety guarantees

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…

PPE-LS means any device or means defined in article R. 322-27 intended to be worn or held by a person in order to protect them against one or more risks likely to threaten their health and safety. The following are also considered as PPE-SL, within the meaning of this section: 1° An assembly made up of several devices or means which are joined together by the manufacturer with a view…

Only PPE-SL may be imported, manufactured with a view to being placed on the Community market, held with a view to being sold or distributed free of charge, offered for sale, sold or distributed free of charge or made available free of charge or against payment if it : 1° Comply with the essential health and safety requirements relating to them; 2° Comply with the conformity assessment procedures applicable to…

PPE-SL exhibited at trade fairs and exhibitions may not comply with the provisions of this section, provided that a sign placed near the PPE-SL concerned clearly indicates its non-compliance and prohibits its acquisition or use until it has been brought into compliance.

PPE-LS is classified into two categories, the obligations of which are defined below. 1° Category 1 PPE-LS is equipment of simple design, where the designer assumes that the user can judge for himself its effectiveness against minimal risks, the effects of which, when they are gradual, can be perceived by the user in good time and without danger. This category exclusively includes PPE-SL whose purpose is to protect the user…

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…