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Provisions concerning hooks 4.1. The manufacturer or his authorized agent established in the European Economic Community must issue for each batch of hooks, or at the request of the user, for each hook, a certificate bearing 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 type of hook; the dimensional characteristics; if it is a hook made to a national or international standard, identify reference; if the hook is not manufactured according to a national or international standard: - the load causing a sufficient opening to release this load or else the breaking load (the manufacturer must state if it was a matter of opening or breakage), the maximum proof test load which can be applied without causing any permanent deformation, the characteristics of the steel (class or quality), the type of heat treatment applied or where necessary to be applied at a later date by the manufacturer or a specialized undertaking; information on the nature and methods of the tensile tests and results thereof; the limits of temperature for using the hooks; maintenance and inspection instructions; information where applicable: - if the hooks have undergone a special heat treatment the statement "for any heat treatment consult the manufacturer or his agent". 4.2. The hooks must bear, legibly and indelibly, a quality mark in accordance with a national or international 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.