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PART 4 CE-Marking
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• Specific limits for safe use of the product;
• An identification of the manufacturer;
• Instructions on how to maintain the product properly;
• Instructions on storage.
One of the most common demands for the instructions is that they
have to be written in the language of the country to which the product
is exported (see textbox below for an example of the requirements
laid down in the directive on CE-marking for personal protective
equipment).
Article 1.4. Information Supplied By The Manufacturer In The User
Manual
In addition to the name and address of the manufacturer and/or his
authorised representative established in the Community, the notes that
must be drawn up by the former and supplied when PPE is placed on the
market must contain all relevant information on:
(a) storage, use, cleaning, maintenance, servicing and disinfection.
Cleaning, maintenance or disinfectant products recommended by
manufacturers must have no adverse effect on PPE or users when
applied in accordance with the relevant instructions;
(b) performance as recorded during technical tests to check the levels
or classes of protection provided by the PPE in question;
(c) suitable PPE accessories and the characteristics of appropriate
spare parts;
(d) the classes of protection appropriate to different levels of risk and the
corresponding limits of use;
(e) the obsolescence deadline or period of obsolescence of PPE or
certain of its components;
(f) the type of packaging suitable for transport;
(g) the significance of any markings;
These notes, which must be precise and comprehensible, must be provided
at least in the official language(s) of the Member State of destination.