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Gloves | Legislation

Understanding the legislation for the labelling and classification of gloves can be difficult. Get a short overview of the relevant directives, regulations and standards for gloves sold by Abena.

CE mark

The CE mark indicates that a product may be legally offered for sale in any country within the European Union. The sale of gloves in the EU requires that the product is marked with the CE-label. Gloves can be CE-labelled as a medical device, as a personal protective equipment, or as both. In order to be labelled as both, the gloves must comply with the legislation as described below.

What is the difference between a medical glove and a protective glove?

  • A medical device is defined as: a glove intended for use in the medical field to protect patient and user from cross-contamination.
  • A protective glove is defined as: personal protective equipment, which protects the hand or part of the hand against hazards. It addition it can cover part of the arm and forearm.

Legislation | Standards

Medical Gloves:

Medical gloves must comply with the medical device directive (MDD93/42/EEC). In May 2020 this was changed to regulation MDR (EU) 2017/745 instead of a directive.

To show compliance the gloves are currently tested according to several standards:

EN 455-1 - Medical gloves for single use – Part 1: Requirements and testing for freedom from holes

EN 455-2 - Medical gloves for single use – Part 2: Requirements and testing for physical properties.

EN 455-3: Medical gloves for single use – Part 3: Requirements and testing for biological evaluation

EN 455-4: Medical gloves for single use – Part 4: Requirements and testing for shelf life determination.

Protective Gloves:

Protective gloves must comply with the requirements of the directive for the Personal Protective Equipment (89/686/EEC). Products produced after April 2019, will need to comply to PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425.

The standards which apply to protective gloves include:

EN 420:2003+1:2009 Protective gloves – General requirements and testing methods

EN ISO 21420:2020 Protective gloves – General requirements and testing methods

EN 374-1:2016 Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms – Part 1: Terminology and performance requirements.

EN 374-2:2016 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms – Part 2: Determination of resistance to penetration.

EN 16523-1:2015 Determination of material resistance to permeation by chemicals - part 1: Permeation by liquid chemical under condition of continuous contact

EN 374-4:2019 Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms. Determination of resistance to degradation by chemicals

EN374-5:2016  Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms. Terminology and performance requirements for micro-organisms risks

EN 388:2016 Protective gloves against mechanical risks.

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