Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) Basic information Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: April 20, 2016 Entry into force - Date pub. +20 See Art 48.1 October 21, 2016 Application - Partial application See Art 48.2 March 21, 2018 Application - Partial application See Art 48.2 April 21, 2018 Application - See Art 48.2 Deadline: Modified by Modified by: Modifies Repeal: Implicit repeal: Council Directive 93/95/EEC of 29 October 1993 amending Directive 89/686/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (PPE) Council Directive 93/68/EEC of 22 July 1993 amending Directives 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (non-automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC (new hot-water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels) and 73/23/EEC (electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits) Directive 96/58/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 3 September 1996 amending Directive 89/686/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 September 2003 adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty Affected by case Legal basis Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union PART THREE - UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS TITLE VII - COMMON RULES ON COMPETITION, TAXATION AND APPROXIMATION OF LAWS Chapter 3 - Approximation of laws Article 114 (ex Article 95 TEC) EuroVoc Vocabulary Harmonisation of standards EC conformity marking Protective equipment Construction products, machinery, cableways, personal protective equipment European standard Free movement of goods Safety standard Market supervision Marketing standard Safety at work Market approval Internal market - Principles Safety at work and elsewhere Technical standard Other industrial sectors