6. EU type-examination certificate

Where the type meets the applicable essential health and safety requirements, the notified body shall issue an EU type-examination certificate to the manufacturer. The period of validity of a newly issued certificate and, where appropriate, of a renewed certificate shall not exceed five years. The EU type-examination certificate shall contain at least the following information: the name and identification number of the notified body; the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, the latter's name and address; identification of the PPE covered by the certificate (type number); a statement that the PPE type complies with the applicable essential health and safety requirements; where harmonised standards have been fully or partially applied, the references of those standards or parts thereof; where other technical specifications have been applied, their references; where applicable, the performance level(s) or protection class of the PPE; for PPE produced as a single unit to fit an individual user, the range of permissible variations of relevant parameters based on the approved basic model; the date of issue, the date of expiry and, where appropriate, the date(s) of renewal; any conditions attached to the issue of the certificate; for category III PPE, a statement that the certificate shall only be used in conjunction with one of the conformity assessment procedures referred to in point (c) of Article 19. The EU type-examination certificate may have one or more annexes attached. Where the type does not satisfy the applicable essential health and safety requirements, the notified body shall refuse to issue an EU type-examination certificate and shall inform the applicant accordingly, giving detailed reasons for its refusal.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-01 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.