At the conference, SGS interprets the latest changes in EU PPE regulations, combs the relevant requirements of CE certification, helps the personal protection industry to successfully respond to new regulations, meets the EU market entry threshold, and helps the personal protection industry to change in the new situation. To achieve industrial upgrading.



In recent years, with the rapid development of the personal protection industry at home and abroad, a number of representative PPE companies have emerged in China, and their products have passed the certification of “CE” in the European Union, and they are OEM or self-owned brands or OEMs. The form of seizing the market share at home and abroad. PPE products are facing the world in order to fully interpret personal safety protection product regulations and constantly updated product standards. In particular, the European Commission adopted in March 2016 and will implement the EU Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on April 21, 2018. PPE personal protective products manufacturers are faced with changing regulations and CE certification requirements. How to accurately understand and grasp the changes of the new regulations, understanding the testing requirements of PPE product standards is the key to the company's ability to maintain the competitiveness of international products and smoothly enter the EU market.

As a leading international inspection, certification, testing and certification organization, SGS has a global network of regulatory experts and accredited laboratories around the world, providing companies with one-stop solutions for product testing, certification and consulting across the entire supply chain. SGS is the European Union PPE Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (EU) 2016/425 Announcement Agency (NB 0120), which can carry out technical document review and CE certification under the regulations. The scope of certification includes all personal protective equipment, and will also continuously improve the detection of PPE products. Ability, using the advantages of information technology, through laboratory testing, comprehensive coverage of supply chain inspection, as well as various technical consulting, self-owned laboratory consulting services, etc. to create transparency and competitive advantages of PPE products, to help personal protective products manufacturers from raw materials Meet the regulatory requirements in the design and manufacturing process to help improve the quality and industrial upgrading of the personal protection industry.

At this summit, Guo Yu, a technical expert in SGS textiles and footwear products and personal protective products, pointed out that the EU PPE Directive 89/686 EEC has been in use for more than 20 years. Although it is more and more known and recognized in the industry, With the development of the industry, the technical requirements in the original directives can no longer meet the needs of the development of the PPE industry, and it is urgent to update and perfect. It is in this context that the (EU) 2016/425 regulations were born. The new regulations can better protect the safety and health of users of personal protective equipment, more effectively regulate the EU market, ensure fair competition among sellers in the market, and simplify existing EU regulations and laws. Guo Yu explained in detail the changes in the new regulations relative to the original directives in the definition of the obligations of the supply chain, the scope of application, CE certificates, technical documents, accreditation of the accreditation body, etc., the classification of the risk level of PPE products, type inspection The content of the certification process, the harmonized standards and other regulations have not been changed, and the impact on the PPE production enterprises has been analyzed. In combination with actual cases, SGS shared the experience of SGS in PPE personal protection product testing, CE certification and other service areas, as well as SGS's unique solution to help companies cope with new regulatory changes and quickly obtain CE certificates, helping PPE manufacturers to achieve CE smoothly. The change of the certificate meets the requirements of the new regulations and wins the EU market.

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