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Provisions concerning wire-ropes 2.1. The manufacturer or his authorized agent established in the European Economic Community must issue for each wire-rope a certificate containing at least the following information: (a) compulsory information: - the name and address of the manufacturer or his authorized agent established in the European Economic Community; the nominal diameter of the wire-rope; the length of the wire-rope delivered; the average mass per metre; the mode type and direction of lay of the cable (right or left hand lay, preformed or not, crossed or Lang's lay); length of the lay of the cable; the construction (composition of the wire-rope, nature and composition of the core of the wire-rope, number of strands, number of wires) ; enclose drawing of cross-section with principal dimensions; the characteristics of the steel (class or quality); the nominal tensile breaking strength of the wires; the lowest practical resistance of the wire-rope to breakage under tension; the minimum practical tensile breaking strength of the wire-rope; information on the nature of the protection against internal and external corrosion (in the case of galvanizing, the quality of the zinc coating must be stated); the certificate that the wire-rope is made in a single piece and that its characteristics are constant throughout its length; information on the nature and methods of the tension, tortion and bending tests, and the results thereof; the temperature limits for use of the wire-rope; maintenance and inspection instructions; information where applicable: - if the wire-rope is made according to a national or international standard, identify this standard.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.