Communication from the Commission in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 in relation to personal protective equipment, as amended by Directives 93/68/EEC, 93/95/EEC and 96/58/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-08-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EC conformity marking, harmonisation of standards, protective equipment, safety standard, technical regulations

10.8.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 190/47

Communication from the Commission in the framework of the implementation of Council
Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 in relation to personal protective equipment (1), as
amended by Directives 93/68/EEC (2), 93/95/EEC (3) and 96/58/EC (4)

(2002/C 190/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the Directive)

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

CEN

EN 133:2001

Respiratory protective devices — Classification

Warning: The presumption of conformity, conferred by standard EN 133 of 1990 published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities C 44, 19.2.1992, ends from the date of this publication.

CEN

EN 166:2001

Personal eye-protection — Specifications

Warning: The presumption of conformity, conferred by standard EN 166 of 1995 published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities C 363, 3.12.1996, ends from the date of this publication.

CEN

EN 167:2001

Personal eye-protection — Optical test methods

Warning: The presumption of conformity, conferred by standard EN 167 of 1995 published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities C 300, 10.10.1996, ends from the date of this publication.

CEN

EN 168:2001

Personal eye-protection — Non-optical test methods

Warning: The presumption of conformity, conferred by standard EN 168 of 1995 published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities C 300, 10.10.1996, ends from the date of this publication.

CEN

EN 172/A2:2001

Personal eye protection — Sunglare filters for industrial use — Amendment 2

CEN

EN 352-4:2001

Hearing protectors — Safety requirements and testing — Part 4: Level-dependent
ear-muffs

CEN

EN 405:2001

Respiratory protective devices — Valved filtering half masks to protect against
gases or gases and particles — Requirements, testing, marking

Warning: The presumption of conformity, conferred by standard EN 405 of 1992 published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities C 345, 23.12.1993, ends from the date of this publication.

CEN

EN 564:1997

Mountaineering equipment — Accessory cord — Safety requirements and test
methods

CEN

EN 565:1997

Mountaineering equipment — Tape — Safety requirements and test methods

CEN

EN 566:1997

Mountaineering equipment — Slings — Safety requirements and test methods

(1) OJ L 399, 30.12.1989, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 276, 9.11.1993, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 236, 18.9.1996, p. 44.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.8.2002

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

CEN

EN 567:1997

Mountaineering equipment — Rope clamps — Safety requirements and test
methods

CEN

EN 569:1997

Mountaineering equipment — Pitons — Safety requirements and test methods

CEN

EN 812/A1:2001

Industrial bump caps — Amendment 1

CEN

EN 893:1999

Mountaineering equipment — Crampons — Safety requirements and test
methods

CEN

EN 943-2:2002

Protective clothing against liquid and gaseous chemicals, including liquid aerosols
and solid particles — Part 2: Performance requirements for ‘gas-tight’ (Type 1)
chemical protective suits for emergency teams (ET)

CEN

EN 1146/A3:2001

Respiratory protective devices — Self-contained open-circuit compressed air
breathing apparatus incorporating a hood (compressed air escape apparatus
with hood) — Requirements, testing, marking — Amendment 3

CEN

EN 1384/A1:2001

Helmets for equestrian activities — Amendment 1

CEN

EN 12477:2001

Protective gloves for welders

CEN

EN 13061:2001

Protective
Requirements and test methods

clothing — Shinguards

for

association football players —

CEN

EN 13087-1:2000

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 1: Conditions and conditioning

CEN

EN 13087-1/A1: 2001

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 1: Conditions and conditioning —
Amendment 1

CEN

EN 13087-2:2000

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 2: Shock absorption

CEN

EN 13087-2/A1:2001

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 2: Shock absorption — Amendment 1

CEN

EN 13087-3:2000

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 3: Resistance to penetration

CEN

EN 13087-3/A1:2001

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 3: Resistance to penetration —
Amendment 1

CEN

EN 13087-6:2000

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 6: Field of vision

CEN

EN 13087-6/A1:2001

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 6: Field of vision — Amendment 1

CEN

EN 13087-7:2000

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 7: Flame resistance

CEN

EN 13087-7/A1:2001

Protective helmets — Test methods — Part 7: Flame resistance — Amendment 1

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 190/49

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

CEN

EN 13274-3:2001

Respiratory protective devices — Methods of test — Part 3: Determination of
breathing resistance

CEN

EN 13274-4:2001

Respiratory protective devices — Methods of test — Part 4: Flame tests

CEN

EN 13274-6:2001

Respiratory protective devices — Methods of test — Part 6: Determination of
carbon dioxide content of the inhalation air

CEN

EN 13277-4:2001

Protective equipment for martial arts — Part 4: Additional requirements and test
methods for head protectors

CEN

EN 13277-5:2002

Protective equipment for martial arts — Part 5: Additional requirements and test
methods for genital protectors and abdominal protectors

CEN

EN 13484:2001

Helmets for users of toboggans

CEN

EN 13781:2001

Protective helmets for drivers and passengers of snowmobiles and bobsleighs

CEN

EN 14460/A1:2002

Protective clothing for automobile racing drivers — Protection against heat and
flame — Performance requirements and test methods — Amendment 1: Modified
flexion test (ISO 14460:1999/Amd 1:2002) — Amendment 1

(1) ESO: (European standardisation organisation):

— CEN: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be);
— Cenelec: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org);
fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16
— ETSI: 650,

route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex,

(33-4) 92 94 42 00,

tel.

(http://www.etsi.org).

NOTE:

Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to
the Directive 98/34/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council, as last amended by Directive
98/48/EC (2).

Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Communities does not imply that the
standards are available in all the Community languages.

The Commission ensures the updating of this list (3)

Further harmonised standards relating to personal protective equipment have been published in previous
editions of the Official Journal of the European Communities. A complete updated list can be found on the
Europa server in the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/reflist/ppe.html

(1) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(2) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
(3) OJ C 367, 21.12.2001, p. 3.