
Article 1 
This Decision applies to anchor devices used for construction works and intended to prevent persons from falling from a height or to arrest falls from a height.
Article 2 
The anchor devices referred to in Article 1 shall be assessed and verified for constancy of performance in relation to their essential characteristics in accordance with the system specified in the Annex.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 25 January 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Products and intended use Essential Characteristics Applicable system
Anchor devices used for construction works and intended to prevent persons from falling from a height or to arrest falls from a height For all essential characteristics 1+