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 them;
3° Bear the “CE” marking defined in article R. 322-34.
PPE-SL manufactured in accordance with the relevant standards, the references of which are published in the Official Journal of the European Union, benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex III-5.
The references of the national standards transposing the above standards are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.