PPE manufacturers
PPE may be placed on the EU market only once the conformity assessment procedure for its category has been completed. In Category II and III that takes a notified body — and the manufacturer's work starts well before the type-examination.
The manufacturer's route to CE marking
- Identify category and standard: which risk the product protects against, and which standard applies.
- Compile the technical documentation per Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
- EU type-examination (Module B) at a notified body.
- Conformity of series production: internal production control for Category II (Module C); Module C2 or D for Category III — with notified body involvement.
- EU declaration of conformity and CE marking — for Category III, followed by the identification number of the notified body carrying out Module C2 or D.
Where BIMEO takes part
- EU type-examination for protective footwear, gloves and clothing — welding, firefighter, chainsaw and motorcycle PPE included (NB 1524);
- for Category III products, Module C2 or D — depending on the product scope, it may be provided by our partner notified body GÉPTESZT (NB 2233); as its subcontractor, BIMEO can carry out the laboratory work behind the product checks;
- assessment of the test reports and certificates you already hold — before any new test is ordered: existing test reports, certificate renewal and review;
- independent measurement supporting development — as a separate laboratory service, outside the certification procedure.
What impartiality means
As a notified body we do not give product-design advice on a product we later assess. The certification decision is based on the applicable test results, the assessment of the technical documentation and the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
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