Book III: Work equipment and means of protection

The EC type-examination procedure is the procedure by which a notified body ascertains and certifies that a model of machinery or personal protective equipment conforms to the relevant technical rules.

The application for EC type-examination may be submitted by the manufacturer or importer to only one notified body in the European Community for a model of machine or personal protective equipment.

The application for EC type-examination shall include: 1° The name and address of the manufacturer or importer; 2° The place of manufacture of the machine or personal protective equipment; 3° The technical file provided for in Article R. 4313-6.

In the case of machinery, the application for EC type-examination shall be accompanied by a copy of the model or an indication of the place where the model may be examined. In the case of personal protective equipment, the application must be accompanied by the number of copies of the model required for the examination.

Where the notified body has its registered office in France, the correspondence relating to the EC type-examination application and the technical file are drawn up in French or in an official language of the European Community accepted by the notified body.

The notified body to which the application for EC type-examination has been submitted will examine the technical file and the model of the machine or personal protective equipment.