Medlemsstaterne traeffer de noedvendige foranstaltninger for, at de i artikel 1 omhandlede PV kun kan markedsfoeres og ibrugtages, hvis brugerens sikkerhed og sundhed kan garanteres, uden at andre personers og husdyrs sikkerhed og sundhed bringes i fare eller ejendom beskadiges, naar de vedligeholdes paa passende maade og anvendes efter hensigten.
Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the PPE referred to in Article 1 may be placed on the market and brought into service only if it preserves the health and ensures the safety of users without prejudice to the health or safety of other individuals, domestic animals or goods, when properly maintained and used for its intended purpose.