direct ec european parliament council septemb amend direct eec approxim law member state relat person protect equip european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur laid articl treati direct eec requir person protect equip ppe bear ce mark mark accompani addit inform year mark affix indic year factor benefici safeti user ppe indic confus date obsolesc affix ppe subject ag affix indic year burden manufactur ppe cost burden neglig view principl subsidiar simplif result manufactur abolish requir year ce mark affix achiev mean direct amend direct eec adopt direct articl annex iv direct eec word delet addit inform digit year ce mark affix inform requir case ppe refer articl articl member state januari adopt publish law regul administr provis compli direct forthwith inform commiss thereof appli measur januari member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text provis nation law adopt field govern direct articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state brussel septemb european parliament presid hänsch council presid yate oj oj opinion european parliament oj council common posit june oj decis european parliament juli oj oj direct amend direct eec oj eec oj