Appendix 1

Publication of indirection and other pressure equipment 1)

In accordance with section 2 (2), 2, section 4 (4). 3, section 6 (4). 3, section 7, paragraph. 2, section 8 (4). 3, section 9 (4). 3, section 11, section 13, section 17, paragraph 1. 4, section 20, section 21, paragraph. Paragraph 1, and section 27 (1). Amendment No 4. 155 of 20. February 2013 on the orientation of certain products, and under the authority of the Act of 22, the following shall be determined :

Scope of application

§ 1. This notice shall implement Directive 97 /23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to pressure equipment, with subsequent amendments. The Directive is included in Annex 1 to this notice.

§ 2. The notice shall apply to pressure equipment and devices, as defined and defined in Article 1 of Annex 1.

§ 3. The announcement shall apply to manufacturers, their representatives, empowered bodies, authorised third-party bodies and other obligations as the result of Annex 1.

General provisions

§ 4. Pressure equipment and assemblies may only be placed in circulation, made available on the market or are being used if they are properly installed, maintenance and use in accordance with their objectives in accordance with their objectives ; the safety and health of human beings and, where appropriate, of domestic animals or property.

Paragraph 2. The pressure equipment and devices must also comply with the provisions of Annex 1.

Paragraph 3. Manufacturers, their representatives, notified bodies, authorised third-party bodies and other obligations as the result of Annex 1 must comply with the requirements resulting from this notice.

§ 5. Pressure equipment and devices may only be placed in circulation, made available on the market or in use, where the marking and operational structure of the Annex I, item 3.3 and 3.4 of the Directive are made out in Danish.

Notified bodies and approved third-party bodies and so on.

§ 6. The Director of the Health Safety Board may appoint notified bodies and approved third-party organizations, etc., cf. Annex 1, 12 to 14.

Paragraph 2. In order to be designated as notified body or approved third-party body and so on, the applicant shall be a legal person established in Denmark.

Paragraph 3. In order to be designated as notified body or approved third-party body and so on, the applicant shall be accredited by the DANAK, cf. the notice of the appointment of the national accreditation body.

Paragraph 4. The accreditation under paragraph 1. 3 shall be carried out in relation to the assignment requested for the designation and ensure that the minimum requirements laid down in Annexes IV and V of the Directive are met.

Paragraph 5. In order to be designated as notified body or approved third-party body and so on, the applicant must comply with Annex IV and V of the Directive. The Commission may provide further conditions other than those indicated in the Annexes.

Paragraph 6. The supervision and supervision may be carried out by the notified bodies and approved third-party bodies, etc. at any time, meeting the criteria laid down in Annexes IV and V of the Directive. The notified body or third party and so on shall be subject to request, provide all relevant information.

Paragraph 7. The Director of the Health Safety Board may include the authorisation if it is established that the notified body or approved third-party body and so on no longer meet the criteria for the authorization, cf. paragraph 1-5.

§ 7. The work may be charged for the period during which the processing of applications to be appointed as notified body or approved third-party body and so on shall be subject to the processing of requests to be appointed as notified body or approved third-party body and so on, regardless of whether or not the application is withdrawn ; Back.

Paragraph 2. The processing of the procedures for the appointment of the appointment shall be fixed in such a way that the long-term average costs are covered. The labor fee shall amount to DKK DKK $6.00 a. Hour.

Paragraph 3. The fee shall be adjusted each year per year by the labor allowance. 1. April with the general price and wage index.

Paragraph 4. If the charges are not in a timely manner, the charges shall be forctually 1,5%. for each starting month from a due date.

Paragraph 5. If, despite repeated claims, an applicant has failed to pay the Labor of Work for this notice, the Health Safety Board will transfer the collection to the HIRP;

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§ 8. Decisions pursuant to this notice shall not be subject to the second administrative authority, cf. However, section 9.

§ 9. Appeal to decisions taken by notified bodies or approved third-party agencies and so on may be submitted to the WA within 4 weeks after the decision has been notified to the person concerned.

Punishment

§ 10. Unless higher penalties have been imposed on the introduction of certain products or other legislation, the penalty shall be penalised by the penalty which :

1) are in breach of sections 4 and 5, or provisions in Annex 1, or

2) shall not be followed by decisions, including injunction or prohibitions issued in accordance with the provisions of the notice.

Paragraph 2. Companies can be imposed on companies, etc. (legal persons) punishable by the rules of the penal code 5. Chapter.

Entry into force and transitional provisions

§ 11. The announcement shall enter into force on 1. July, 2013.

Paragraph 2. The notice shall apply to pressure equipment that is placed in circulation, made available on the market or in use after the date of entry into force of the notice. In the case of the arrangements, etc. of pressure equipment which have been put into circulation, made available on the market or in use before the entry into force of the notice, the applicable rules shall apply.

Paragraph 3. At the same time, notice No 743 of 23. September 1999 on the introduction of pressure equipment.

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Appendix 1

In the Annex, the European Parliament and Council Directive 97 /23/EC of 29 are reproduced. May 1997

on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment

as modified by

Regulation No 2 of the European Parliament 1882/2003 of 29. Regulation No 2 of the Council of the European Parliament and of 1025/2012 of 25. -October 2012.

The directive is reproduced in the consolidated version of 1. January 2013.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 97 /23/EF

of 29. May 1997

on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION HAVE-

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 2) ,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee 3) ,

in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty 4) , on the basis of the joint text of the Conciliation Committee on 4. February 1997, and

in the following considerations :

(1) The internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured ;

(2) in the case of pressure equipment which is not covered by the applicable Community law, in the field of content and scope, differences between the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the protection of human beings ; Whereas safety and health, as well as the protection of domestic animals and property, which differ from the Member States ' procedures for the approval and inspection of such equipment ; whereas these differences may constitute trade barriers within the Community ;

(3) These obstacles to free trade can only be abolished in the harmonization of national legislations ; this objective cannot be implemented satisfactorily by the individual Member States ; this Directive only establishes the requirements which are : necessary for the free circulation of the equipment in force ;

(4) equipment subject to a pressure of 0,5 bar or thereunder shall not cause any significant risk to the Member State of the free circulation of such equipment in the Community ; therefore, this Directive shall apply only ; use of equipment which is subject to a maximum allowable pressure PS of more than 0,5 bar ;

(5) This Directive is also aimed at units consisting of several pieces of pressure equipment collected for an integrated and functional whole ; these entities can go straight from a simple unit, such as a pressure cooker for a complex unit which Whereas, for example, a modasque part of a modaster ; proposes a manufacturer of a unit to allow this market and to use as such and not its individual components-the unit must comply with the requirements of this Directive ; however, this Directive does not cover the collection of pressure equipment ; the equipment being carried out on the spot by the user on its responsibilities, such as industrial facilities ;

(6) This Directive harmonises the national provisions on the pressure of pressure ; other risks such as such equipment may be covered by other Directives dealing with the hazards concerned ; however, pressure equipment may be part of products that are subject to the same pressure ; Whereas other Directives adopted pursuant to Article 100a of the Treaty are subject to the provisions of some of these Directives ; whereas these provisions are considered sufficient to prevent the prevention of pressure from the pressure of pressure ; in this case where the level of risk is modest ; such equipment should not, in such a case, be : covered by the scope of this Directive ;

(7) Transportation and pressure-based pressure equipment covered by international conventions will shortly be dealt with in Community directives based on these conventions or in the amendments to existing Directives ; such equipment is therefore, not covered by the scope of this Directive ;

(8) Pressure of pressure equipment does not present any significant pressure to any significant pressure, even if it is subject to a maximum allowable pressure PS of more than 0,5 bar ; therefore, it should not obstruate the free circulation of such equipment in the Community if : Whereas it is legally manufactured or marketed in a Member State ; it is not necessary to include such equipment in the scope of this Directive in order to ensure its free circulation, which is expressly omitted ;

(9) other pressure equipment which is subject to a maximum allowable pressure of more than 0,5 bar and involving a significant pressure may be carried out, but which are free to be redeployed and, furthermore, an appropriate level of safety shall not fall within the scope of this Directive ; whereas, however, such exemptions must be reviewed periodically, so that it may be established whether there is a need to intervene at Union level ;

(10) regulations whose aim is to eliminate technical barriers to trade must follow the new method provided for in Council Resolution of 7. May 1985 on a new approach to technical harmonisation and standards 5) whereas the essential requirements for safety and other social requirements must be defined without lowering existing justified levels of protection in the Member States ; in accordance with the same resolution, the individual Directive must include a very large number ; Whereas products in order to limit the number of directives and the frequency of changes ;

Whereas the existing Community directives on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to pressure equipment have taken steps towards the removal of barriers to trade in this field, however, these directives cover only limited scope ; the sector concerned ; Council Directive 87 /404/EECECF25.jUni1987 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to simple pressure vessels, 6) where the new method has been applied to pressure equipment ; this Directive shall not apply to the area covered by Directive 87/404 / EEC ; no later than three years after the entry into force of this Directive, Whereas the application of Directive 87 /404/EEC is to decide whether it is necessary to incorporate this Directive into the present Directive ;

(12) the framework directive, Council Directive 76 /767/EEC of 27. July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common rules for pressure vessels and control methods for these 7) whereas it is optional ; whereas the procedure laid down for the bilateral recognition of the testing and approval of pressure equipment has not worked satisfactorily, and therefore effective Community measures should be taken instead ;

Whereas the scope of this Directive should be based on a general definition of the term 'pressure equipment', which allows technical development to be open ;

(14) for the safety of the pressure equipment, it is essential that the essential safety requirements are met ; whereas these requirements have been divided into general and specific requirements for pressure equipment ; the specific requirements are to take account of the requirements of this Directive ; Whereas certain types of pressure equipment ; whereas certain types of pressure equipment in categories III and IV must be subject to a final assessment with a final assessment and a pressure test ;

(15) Member States should be able to allow pressure equipment to be shown on the messes, which are not yet in compliance with the requirements of this Directive ; during demonstrations, adequate safeguards must be taken in accordance with the general requirements ; safety rules in the Member State concerned in order to ensure the protection of human security ;

(16) in order to facilitate the task of demonstrating that the equipment complies with the essential requirements, the harmonized standards drawn up at European level should be used, in particular, for the design, manufacture and testing of : pressure equipment, as products which comply with such standards are presumed to be in accordance with the essential requirements ; standards harmonised at European level are drawn up by private bodies and must retain, their optional status ; whereas, to that end, the European Union shall be recognised ; Standardisation Organisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) as bodies with the competence to adopt harmonised standards on the basis of the general guidelines for cooperation between The Commission and these two bodies, which were signed on 13. November 1984 ;

(17) by harmonized standard, this Directive means a technical specification (European standard or harmonisation document), as one of the two abovementioned bodies or both adopted at the request of the Commission pursuant to the Council Directive ; 83 /189/EEC of 28. March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations 8) Whereas, in accordance with the abovementioned general guidelines, it is appropriate to be assisted by the Committee set up by Directive 83/189 / EEC ; the Committee shall, if necessary, appear, if necessary, by technical means ; experts ;

(18) The manufacture of pressure equipment requires the use of materials safe in use ; in the absence of harmonised standards, it may be useful to define the properties of materials intended for repeated use ; this is done through an Whereas European approval issued by one of the notified bodies which has a mandate to do so must be presumed to be in accordance with the essential requirements of this Directive ;

Whereas, in view of the nature of the risk used by pressure equipment, procedures should be laid down for assessing compliance with the basic requirements of the directives ; these procedures shall be designed on the basis of the pressure of pressure bearing the pressure bearing equipment means, for each category of pressure equipment, an appropriate procedure must therefore be applied or a choice between several procedures similar to each other in rigour ; the chosen procedures shall be in accordance with the Council Decision ; 93 /465/EEC of 22. July 1993 on the modules for the various phases of conformity assessment procedures and rules on the affixing and use of the CE conformity marking for the purpose of the technical harmonization directives ; 9) Whereas the specific requirements laid down by these procedures are justified by the special requirements, pressure equipment to be made for verification ;

(20) Member States should be able to allow the user inspectorates to carry out certain tasks relating to the conformity assessment within the framework of this Directive ; whereas this Directive lays down the criteria for : the approval of user inspectorates by the Member States ;

(21) in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Directive, certain procedures for assessing conformity make it necessary for each part to be investigated and tested by a notified body or a user inspectorate in the final stages of the procedure ; verification of pressure equipment ; in other cases, it should be ensured that the final verification may be carried out by a notified body in the form of unannounced visits ;

(22) pressure equipment shall, as a general rule, be fitted with CE marking, placed either by the manufacturer or by his authorised representative established within the Community ; the CE marking means that the pressure equipment is in conformity with this Directive and Whereas other relevant Community directives which provide for the CE marking must not be affixed to the specific pressure equipment provided for in this Directive, which shall entail only a poor risk, and for which approval procedures are not required ;

(23) it should be possible for the Member States, as laid down in Article 100a of the Treaty, to take interim measures to limit or prohibit the placing on the market, putting into service and use of pressure equipment when it constitutes a particular danger to : whereas the security and, where appropriate, of domestic animals or property, provided that such measures are subject to a Community control procedure ;

(24) When a decision is taken on the basis of this Directive, the decisions to be taken must be made aware of the justifications for the decision and on the confining of the complaints ;

(25) It is necessary to introduce a transitional system that facilitates the placing on the market and putting into service of pressure equipment produced in accordance with the national rules applicable on the date of entry into force of this Directive ;

(26) The requirements of the annexes should be made as clear as possible, so that it is easy for all users, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to meet them ;

(27) The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission made the 20. In December 1994 a modus vivendi concerning the implementing measures for acts adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty 10) -WHAT?

ISSUED THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIVE :

ARTICLE 1

Scope and definitions

1. This Directive shall apply to the design, manufacture and conformity assessment of pressure equipment and devices which are subject to a maximum allowable pressure PS of more than 0,5 bar.

2. For the purposes of this Directive :

2.1. ' Pressure equipment ` means containers, pipes, safety accessories and pressure accessories.

Pressure equipment shall also include any elements attached to pressure-bearing parts, such as flanges, trim, couplings, supports, onion hooks, etc.

2.1.0 "Container" means a swoing designed for the storage of fluids under pressure, including those directly attached parts, until the device that is intended for interconnection with other equipment. A vessel may consist of more than one chamber.

2.1.2. ' Rørsystem ` means parts to wiring systems, which are interconnected to enter into a pressure-bearing system and are intended for the transportation of fluids. Piping systems include, inter alia, a pipe or system of pipes, pipelines, piping accessories, expansiones, hoses and opts and any other pressure-bearing components. Heat converters in the form of pipes for cooling or heating of air are equated with pipe systems.

2.1.3. ' Safety accessories ` means devices intended to protect the pressure equipment from the crossing of the permitted limits. This includes :

-WHAT? devices for direct pressure limitation, such as safety valves, explosives, knee rods, controlled safety devices (CSPRS), and

-WHAT? limitation devices which enable the corrective measures, or to disconnect and / or shutdown, such as pressure, temperature or level interruptions and "safety-related measurement, control and regulatory devices (SRMCR)".

2.1.4. ' Pressure-bearing accessories ` means operating systems with pressure bearing losses.

2.1.5. ' unit ` means several pieces of pressure equipment which have been collected by the manufacturer for an integrated and functional whole operation.

2.2. ' Pressure ` shall mean the pressure in comparison with the atmospheric pressure, i.e. the excess pressure. Suppress is therefore given as a negative number.

2.3. ' Maximum allowable pressure PS ` shall mean the maximum pressure specified by the manufacturer, which the equipment is designed for.

It shall be indicated on a specified location by the manufacturer. This must be either the place where the safe or security devices are fitted, or the upper part of the equipment or, where those places are not suitable, any other specified location.

2.4. ' Allowable maximum / minimum temperature of CTS ` shall mean the maximum / minimum temperature specified by the manufacturer, which is designed for the maximum.

2.5. ' Volumen V ` means the internal volume of a chamber, including sorority, until the first join, but excluding the volume of the fixed internal components.

2.6. "Nominal dimension DN" : a numeric size, which is common to all components of a piping system other than those specified in a diameter or with a diameter of a diameter of a diameter. It is a rounded number that can be used as a reference and not necessarily identical to the blueprint targets used in the production process. The name of the DN followed by a number.

2.7. ' Fluida ` means all gases, liquids and fumes in clean mode and mixtures thereof. A fluidum may contain a suspension of fixed substances.

2.8. ' Final groupings ` shall mean any adjoining which can only be separated by destructive methods.

2.9. ' European material approval ` shall mean a technical document defining the characteristics of the materials intended for repeated use in the manufacture of pressure equipment and which are not subject to a harmonised standard.

3. The following are not covered by this Directive :

3.1. Pipelines containing a pipe or pipe system for the transport of fluids or substances to or from an (offshore or onshore) installations, including the last locking device located within the territory of the plant, including those relating to the installation, to this, which is specially made for the pipelines. This derogation does not include pressure-bearing standard equipment, such as the one that can be found in regulatory stations and pump stations.

3.2. Network for water distribution, distribution and running and equipment, as well as flow channels, such as turbines, trychunnels, and pressure shafts for hydroelectric installations and in particular accessories.

3.3. Equipment covered by Directive 87 /404/EEC on simple pressure vessels.

3.4. Equipment covered by Council Directive 75 /324/EEC of 20. May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of Member States on aerosol 11) .

3.5. Equipment intended for the operation of vehicles defined in the following Directives and their Annexes :

-WHAT? Council Directive 70 /156/EEC of 6. February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers 12)

-WHAT? Council Directive 74 /150/EEC of 4. March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to certain parts and specifications of wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors ; 13)

-WHAT? Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30. In June 1992 on the type-approval of two-and three-wheel motor vehicles 14) .

3.6. The equipment referred to in Article 9 of this Directive shall not exceed the category of you, and which are provided for in one of the following Directives :

-WHAT? Council Directive 89 /392/EEC of 14. June 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating 15)

-WHAT? Directive 95 /16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29. June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to 16)

-WHAT? Council Directive 73 /23/EEC of 19. February 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment intended for use within certain voltage limits, 17)

-WHAT? Council Directive 93 /42/EEC of 14. June 1993 on medical devices 18)

-WHAT? Directive 90 /396/EEC of 29. June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to gas appliances (19)

-WHAT? Directive 94 /9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23. in March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to material and insurance systems for use in explosive atmospherspherspherspher 20) .

3.7. Equipment covered by Article 223 (3) of the Treaty. 1 (b).

3.8. Equipment specially designed for use in the nuclear field and whose failures may result in the release of radioactivity.

3.9. The drilling control equipment used in the context of investigation and extraction of oil, gas or soil warmth as well as on underground storage, intended to control and / or contain the drilling. This includes the top of the drilling (Christmas tree) and safety valves (BOP), pipe systems and conflax containers and equipment in relation to this.

3.10. Equipment involving houses or machinery whose dimensioning, material selection and design rules are essentially justified in terms of requirements for adequate strength, stiffness and stability to withstand static and dynamic operational effects or atravel ; other characteristics linked to the operation of the equipment and for which the pressure is not of significant significance during the design phase.

It is, for example, the case of :

-WHAT? engines, including turbines and internal combustion engines,

-WHAT? steam engines, gas / steam turbines, turbogenerators, compressors, pumps and actuators.

3.11. Height, including refrigeration equipment, hot air cuperators, dust filters and flue-gas vashers to high ovens, as well as direct reduction of the incubator, including refrigeration equipment, gas offices, and pots for melting, melting, degassing and casting of steel ; non-iron-metals.

3.12. Svying for high-voltage devices such as coupling equipment, control equipment, transforgers and rotating machines.

3.13. Pressure bearing pipes enclosing components of transmission systems, such as electric and telephone cables.

3.14. Ships, rockets, aircraft and mobile off-shore units as well as equipment specially intended for construction herein, or

3.15. Pressure equipment, consisting of a flexible mantle, such as air thrones, air pillows, balls and balloons for games, inflatable vessels and other similar pressure equipment.

3.16. Exhaust and intake silencers.

3.17. Bottle or cans for cold beverages intended for human consumption.

3.18. Containers for the transport and distribution of beverages, if the PS × V product does not exceed 500 bar × litres and whose maximum allowable pressure does not exceed 7 bar.

3.19. Equipment subject to ADR 21) , RIDE- (22) , IMDG- 23) and ICAO- 24) Conventions.

3.20. Radiators and pipes in warm water systems.

3.21. liquids to liquids with a gas pressure above the liquid that does not exceed 0,5 bar.

ARTICLE 2

Market surveillance

1. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that pressure equipment and devices as defined in Article 1 are placed on the market only and be used in the event of the proper installation and maintenance and use in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 ; their purpose does not present any risk to human safety and health and, where appropriate, of domestic animals or property.

2. This Directive shall not affect the ability of Member States to comply with the Treaty in compliance with the requirements which they consider necessary to ensure the protection of persons and, in particular, the protection of workers in the application of the person concerned ; pressure equipment or assemblies in question, provided that the pressure equipment or units are not subject to the provisions of this Directive.

3. Member States shall not oppose the presence of the pressure equipment or assemblies specified in Article 1 which does not comply with this Directive, provided that it does not comply with this Directive, provided that it does not comply with this Directive. it is clearly stated that the equipment in question is not in conformity with the Directive and that the equipment cannot be obtained before the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community has brought it in accordance with the requirements. In accordance with the requirements laid down by the competent authorities of the Member State, appropriate safeguards must be taken in order to ensure the protection of human safety.

ARTICLE 3

Technical requirements

1. Pressure-bearing equipment referred to in paragraph 1. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 must comply with the essential requirements set out in Annex I.

1.1. Containers, other than those referred to in paragraph 1. 1.2 intended for :

a) gases, liquid gases, gases dissolved under pressure, vapours and liquids, if the vapour pressure at the permissible maximum temperature is more than 0,5 bar higher than the normal atmospheric pressure (1 013 mbar), in accordance with the following minimum limits :

-WHAT? for fluids in group 1, containers with a volume of more than 1 litres and a product PS × V of more than 25 bar × litres or with a pressure PS exceeding 200 bar (Annex II, diagram 1) ;

-WHAT? for fluids in group 2, containers with a volume of more than 1 litres and a product PS × V of more than 50 bar × litres or with a pressure PS of more than 1 000 bar and all portable fire extinguishers and cylinders for breathing apparatus (Annex II, diagram 2) ;

b) liquids if the vapour pressure at the maximum allowable temperature is 0,5 bar or less over normal atmospheric pressure (1 013 mbar), in accordance with the following minimum limits :

-WHAT? for fluids in group 1, containers with a volume of more than 1 litres and a product PS × V of over 200 bar × litre or with a pressure PS exceeding 500 bar (Annex II, diagram 3) ;

-WHAT? for fluids in group 2, containers with a pressure PS exceeding 10 bar and a product PS × V of more than 10 000 bar × litres or with a pressure PS of more than 1 000 bar (Annex II, diagram 4).

1.2. The furnant or otherwise heated pressure equipment with a volume of more than 2 litres involving risk of overheating and which is intended for the production of steam or superheated water at temperatures of more than 100 ° C, as well as all the pressors (Annex II, chart 5).

1.3. Rørsystems intended for :

a) gases, liquid gases, gases dissolved under pressure, vapours and liquids, if the vapour pressure at the permissible maximum temperature is more than 0,5 bar higher than the normal atmospheric pressure (1 013 mbar), in accordance with the following minimum limits :

-WHAT? for fluids in group 1, with a DN of more than 25 (Annex II, diagram 6) ;

-WHAT? for fluids in group 2, pipe systems with a DN of more than 32 and a product PS × DN of more than 1 000 bar (Annex II, diagram 7) ;

b) liquids if the vapour pressure at the maximum allowable temperature is 0,5 bar or less over normal atmospheric pressure (1 013 mbar), in accordance with the following minimum limits :

-WHAT? for fluids in Group 1, with a DN of over 25 and a product PS × DN of more than 2 000 bar (Annex II, diagram 8) ;

-WHAT? for fluids in Group 2, with a PS exceeding 10 bar, a DN of more than 200 and a product PS × DN of more than 5 000 bar (Annex II, diagram 9).

1.4. Safety accessories and pressure accessories for equipment falling within the scope of paragraph 1. 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3, regardless of whether such equipment is included in a unit.

2. Units as defined in Article 1 (1). 2.1.5, which shall include at least one pressure equipment falling under paragraph 1. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall be set out in paragraph 1. 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of this Article shall comply with the essential requirements of Annex I ;

2.1. Units for the production of steam and overheated water at a temperature of more than 110 ° C covering at least one furnant or otherwise heated pressure equipment that poses the risk of overheating.

2.2. Other units than those referred to in paragraph 1. 2 mentioned if the manufacturer intends to allow them to market and use as a unit of use.

2.3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 2 units for the production of hot water at a temperature of 110 ° C or less, and if the product PS × V is greater than 50 bar × litres, meet the essential requirements of 2.10, 2.11, 3.4 and 5 (a)) and (d) of Annex I.

3. Pressure equipment and / or specimens whose specifications do not exceed the requirements referred to in paragraph 1. The limits of 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 2 must be constructed and manufactured in accordance with good technical practice in one of the Member States, so as to ensure that they are able to be used risk-based. An adequate user guidance shall be provided with the pressure equipment and / or units which must be labelled in such a way as to identify the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community. This pressure equipment and / or assemblies shall not bear the special CE marking referred to in Article 15.

ARTICLE 4

Free movement

1.1. Member States may not, due to the risks caused by the pressure, prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market or putting into service by the manufacturer or the pressure equipment referred to in Article 1, where it is / they are / they are not in service, comply with the requirements of this Directive and carry the CE marking, indicating that the equipment / units have been subject to conformity assessment in accordance with Article 10.

1.2. Member States may not, due to any risks arising from the pressure, prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market or putting into service of pressure equipment or entities complying with the provisions of Article 3 (1). 3.

2. Member States may, to the extent necessary for the safe and correct use of pressure equipment and devices, require that the information referred to in points 3.3 and 3.4 of Annex I are given in the official Community language or languages of the Community, as specified in : the Treaty may be determined by the Member State in which the equipment is made available to the end user.

Article 5

Conformity of conformity

1. Printing equipment and devices bearing the CE marking as specified in Article 15 and bearing the EC declaration of conformity as referred to in Annex VII shall be presumed by the Member States to comply with all the provisions of this Directive, including : the provisions on conformity assessment in Article 10.

2. Printing equipment and devices are presumed to comply with the essential requirements set out in Article 3 if they are in accordance with national standards transposing harmonized standards whose references have been published in : Official Journal of the European Communities Member States shall publish the references to these national standards.

3. Member States shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken to ensure that the social partners at national level can exert influence on the preparation and surveillance of harmonised standards.

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Article 7

The Committee on Printing Equipment

1. The Commission may take all appropriate measures to implement the following provisions.

Finds a Member State of very weighty security reasons

-WHAT? pressure equipment or a group of pressure equipment referred to in Article 3 (3). Article 3 (3) should fall under the provisions of Article 3 (3). 1, or

-WHAT? that a group or group of entities referred to in Article 3 (1), Article 3 (3) should fall under the provisions of Article 3 (3). 2, or

-WHAT? pressure equipment or a group of pressure equipment, such as an exception to the provisions of Annex II, should be classified in another category ;

it shall submit a duly reasoned request to the Commission to take the necessary measures. The Commission shall take these measures under the procedure laid down in paragraph Three in this article.

The Commission shall be assisted by a Standing Committee, hereinafter referred to as ' the Committee `.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999 /468/EC shall apply ; 25) , cf. its Article 8.

In the context of the practical implementation of the directive, the Committee may also examine any other matter which the President takes up, either on his own initiative or at the request of a Member State.

ARTICLE 8

Safeguard clause

1. Conventing a Member State that pressure equipment or entities referred to in Article 1, which are provided with the CE marking and used in accordance with their intended use, would endanger the safety of human beings and, where appropriate, in the field of domestic animals or property, it shall take all necessary measures to withdraw this equipment or to those units from the market, prohibit their placing on the market and in service or restrict their free circulation.

The Member State shall immediately inform the Commission of these measures and shall state the reasons for its decision, in particular on the failure to conform to the following reasons :

a) the essential requirements referred to in Article 3 have not been met ;

b) incorrect application of the provisions of Article 5 (1). 2, standards referred to ;

c) are missing from the provisions of Article 5 (1). 2, mentioned standards

d) deficiencies in a European material approval for pressure equipment materials as referred to in Article 11.

The Commission shall, as soon as possible, have consultations with the parties concerned. Where the Commission, after consultation of the measures, shall inform the Member State which has taken the initiative and the other Member States to the same.

Where the Commission, after consultation of the measure, shall inform the Member State which has taken the initiative and the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community shall immediately inform the Member State which has taken the initiative. Reasonable in paragraph 1. The Commission shall submit, where the Member State which has taken the decision, the Commission shall submit, if the Member State which has taken the decision, shall submit the case to the Commission if the Member State which has taken the decision is intended to retain it immediately ; the Committee referred to in Article 6 and shall initiate the procedure referred to in Article 6 (first subparagraph).

3. Any pressure equipment or devices that are not in conformity, bearing the CE marking, shall take the competent Member State appropriate measures to the person who affixed the marking and shall inform the Commission and the other Member States ; on this.

4. The Commission shall ensure that Member States are kept informed of the progress and the results of this procedure.

Article 9

Classification of pressure equipment

1. The pressure equipment referred to in Article 3 (3). The higher risk of category may be classified in categories in accordance with Annex II, the higher the risk.

For the purposes of this classification, fluorofluids shall be divided into two groups in accordance with paragraph 1. 2.1 and 2.2.

2.1. Group 1 comprises dangerous fluids. Dangerous fluids shall mean substances and preparations as defined in Article 2 (1). 2, in Council Directive 67 / 548 /EEC of 27. June 1967 on the approximation of laws relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances 26) .

Group 1 comprises fluida, defined as :

-WHAT? explosive

-WHAT? extremely flammable,

-WHAT? very flammable,

-WHAT? flammable (if the maximum allowable temperature is higher than the flash point),

-WHAT? very toxic,

-WHAT? toxic,

-WHAT? oxidising.

2.2. Group 2 comprises all other fluids not mentioned in paragraph 1. 2.1.

3. consists of a vessel of several chambers, classifies it in the highest of the categories in which each chamber shall be classified separately. Contains a chamber more fluids, it shall be classified according to the fluidddum which requires the highest category.

Article 10

Conformity assessment

1.1. Before the placing on the market of pressure equipment, the manufacturer must submit each piece of equipment to one of the conformity assessment procedures described in Annex III, in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Article.

1.2. The conformity assessment procedures to be used for the CE marking of pressure equipment shall depend on that category, cf. Article 9, which classifies the equipment.

1.3. The conformity assessment procedures for the individual categories are as follows :

-WHAT? Category I :

Module A

-WHAT? Category II :

Module A1

Module D1

Module E1

-WHAT? Category III :

Module B1 + D

Module B1 + F

Module B + E

Module B + C1

Module H

-WHAT? Category IV :

Module B + D

Module B + F

Module G

Module H1

1.4. The pressure equipment must be subjected to one of the conformity assessment procedures applicable to the category in which the equipment is classified. The manufacturer may also choose to apply one of the procedures that apply to a higher category if such a exists.

1.5. Within the framework of the quality assurance procedures for equipment in categories III and IV referred to in Article 3 (4), 1.1 (a) (a) (a), 1.1 (b), first indent, and paragraph 1. 1.2, the notified body must, in the case of unannounced visits, have a sample of the equipment at the factory or storage facility to carry out the final verification in accordance with section 3.2.2 of Annex I, or have been carried out. To this end, the manufacturer must inform the notified body of the proposed production plan. The notified body must carry out at least two visits during the first marketing year. The frequency of the following visits shall be determined by the notified body on the basis of the criteria in point 4.4 of the appropriate module.

1.6. In the case of a single production of containers and equipment in category III referred to in Article 3 (2), 1.2, under the module H procedure, the notified body must carry out the final verification or make the final verification in Annex I, item 3.2.2 for each unit. To this end, the manufacturer must inform the notified body of the proposed production plan.

Article 3 (2) of Article 3 (2). 2, the units referred to above shall be subject to a global conformity assessment, which shall include :

a) the individual pressure constituents of each unit, cf. Article 3 (1). 1 if they have not previously been subjected to a separate conformity assessment and CE marking ; the assessment procedure applicable to the category in which the individual component is classified shall be used ;

b) the incorporation of the different parts of the unit, cf. point 2.3, 2.8 and 2.9 of Annex I, the assessment procedure applicable to the highest classification of the equipment other than safety accessories shall be used ;

c) the protection of the unit against the crossing of the authorized operating limits, cf. paragraphs 2.10 and 3.2.3 of Annex I ; the assessment procedure applicable to the highest classification of the equipment to be protected must be used.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1. 1 and 2, where appropriate, permit the placing on the market and putting into service on the territory of the Member State of pressure equipment and the specimens referred to in Article 1 (2). 2 for which the procedures laid down in paragraph 1 shall be The provisions of 1 and 2 of this Article have not been applied, and whose use has experimental interest.

4. Documents and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment shall be made out in the official Community language or languages which may be determined in accordance with the Treaty by the Member State in which it is implemented in the implementation of these procedures ; The competent body shall be established or in one of the approved languages.

Article 11

European Material Approval

The first paragraph of Article 1 (1). 2.9, defined European material approval shall be issued by one of the notified bodies referred to in Article 12, which is specifically designated for this task, at the request of one or more manufacturers of materials or equipment. The notified body must determine and perform the necessary examinations and tests, or shall allow them to be carried out in order to certify the conformity of the material with the relevant requirements of this Directive ; it is about materials which, before it, are carried out ; 29. In November 1999 as safe in use, the notified body must take into account existing data when this compliance is to be tested.

2. Before the notified body issues a European approval, it shall inform the Member States and the Commission and communicate to them the relevant information. A Member State or the Commission may, within three months, present the matter to the Standing Committee set up by Article 5 of Directive 83 /189/EEC, stating the reasons for the reasons. In that case, the Committee shall deliver an urgent statement.

The notified body must issue the European approval of the European material, given that it takes into account the opinion of the said Committee and the comments made.

A copy of the European material approval for pressure equipment materials for pressure equipment shall be sent to the Member States, the notified bodies and the Commission. The Commission shall publish and maintain an update in the Official Journal of the European Communities a list of the European material approvals.

4. Materials used in the manufacture of pressure equipment and which are in accordance with European material approvals, whose references have been published in Official Journal of the European Communities , presumed to be in accordance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I.

5. The notified body which has issued the European material approval for pressure equipment materials shall withdraw approval if it finds that this should not have been issued, or if the material type is covered by a harmonised standard. It shall immediately inform the other Member States, the notified bodies and the Commission of any withdrawal of an approval.

Article 12

Notified bodies

Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the bodies they have designated to carry out the procedures laid down in Articles 10 and 11 and the specific tasks to which the bodies have been designated, and which identification numbers ; The Commission has already allocated them.

The Commission publishes Official Journal of the European Communities a list of the notified bodies, their identification numbers and the tasks which they are authorized to perform. It shall ensure that this list is kept up to date.

Member States shall apply the criteria set out in Annex IV for the designation of the organs. Bodies which fulfil the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonized standards shall be deemed to meet the corresponding criteria set out in Annex IV.

A Member State which has notified a body must withdraw the authorisation if it finds that the body no longer meets the criteria referred to in paragraph 1. 2.

It shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission of any cases in which the authority is withdrawn.

ARTICLE 13

Approved third-party bodies

Member States shall communicate to the Commission and the other Member States the third party bodies they have approved to carry out the tasks referred to in sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.3.

The Commission publishes Official Journal of the European Communities a list of the approved bodies and the tasks they are authorized to perform. It shall ensure that this list is kept up to date.

Member States shall apply the criteria set out in Annex IV for the approval of the organs. Bodies which fulfil the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonized standards shall be deemed to meet the corresponding criteria set out in Annex IV.

A Member State, which has approved a body, must withdraw approval if it finds that the body no longer meets the criteria referred to in paragraph 1. 2.

It shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission of any cases in which approval is being made.

ARTICLE 14

User inspectorates

The Member States may authorise the tasks of the notified bodies to permit pressure equipment or entities referred to in Article 1, which shall be designated by a user inspectorate appointed in accordance with the criteria referred to in paragraph 1. 8 is considered to be in conformity with the essential requirements, placed on the market and in use in their territory.

2. A Member State designated a user inspectorate in accordance with the criteria referred to in this Article may not, due to the risks attributable to the pressure, prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market or putting into service under the conditions laid down in : this Article, of pressure equipment or units, which of a user inspectorate appointed by another Member State, in accordance with the criteria referred to in this Article, is assessed to be in conformity.

3. Pressure equipment and devices, whose conformity has been assessed by a user inspectorate, shall not be provided with the CE marking.

4. The pressure equipment and such entities shall be used only in establishments operated by the group to which the user inspectorate is part. The group shall use a common security policy with regard to the technical specifications for the design, manufacture, control, maintenance and use of the pressure equipment and devices.

5. The user inspectorates act exclusively for the group they are part of.

6. On conformity assessment, the user inspectorates shall apply the procedures in Module A1, C1, F and G of Annex III.

7. Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of the user inspectorates they approve of the tasks assigned to them, and for each of them a list of the establishments which comply with the provisions of paragraph 1. 4.

In the designation of user inspectorates, Member States shall apply the criteria set out in Annex V and ensure that the group, the user inspectorate is part, shall apply the criteria referred to in paragraph 1. Four, second sentence.

A Member State which has authorized a user inspectorate shall include the authorization if it finds that it no longer meets the criteria referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall inform the other Member States and the Commission accordingly.

This Article shall be monitored by the Commission and shall be assessed three years after the period referred to in Article 20 (2). 3, mentioned date. To that end, the Member States shall forward to the Commission all relevant information concerning the implementation of this Article. This assessment may be accompanied by any proposed amendment to this Directive.

Article 15

CE marking

1. The CE marking shall consist of the initials ' CE ` in accordance with the specimen in Annex VI.

The CE marking must be followed by the provisions of Article 12 (1). 1, the identification number of the notified body involved in the production control phase.

2. The CE marking shall be affixed in a visible and legible and in such a way that it cannot be deleted ;

-WHAT? all the provisions of Article 3 (3). 1, pressure equipment referred to in the first paragraph, and

-WHAT? all the provisions of Article 3 (3). 2, mentioned devices

it is finished or concluded that it is possible to perform the final verification procedure, cf. Annex I, point 3.2.

3. It is not necessary to affix the CE marking to each pressure component, which constitutes a unit within the meaning of Article 3 (1). 2. The individual pressure constituents that are already the CE mark when they are incorporated into the whole shall retain this marking.

If the pressure equipment or unit is covered by other Directives covering other aspects and which also provide for the affixing of the CE marking, the CE marking indicates that the pressure equipment or unit is also presumed to be in conformity with those other directives.

However, if one or more of these directives are allowed to leave the choice to the manufacturer for a transitional period, the CE marking shall indicate conformity only with the Directives chosen by the manufacturer of the choice. In such cases, the references to these Directives as published in : Official Journal of the European Communities in the documents, descriptions or indications referred to by the Directives and accompanying the pressure equipment or devices.

5. It shall be prohibited to affix the marking of pressure equipment or entities if it can deceive third parties as to the meaning and design of the CE marking. Any other marking may be affixed to pressure equipment and devices if this does not make the CE marking less visible or easily legible.

Article 16

Unjustified CE marking

Without prejudice to Article 8, the following shall apply :

a) where a Member State ascertains that a CE marking is unjustified, the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must be obliged to ensure that the product is brought into conformity with the provisions on CE marking and that : the infringement shall be terminated under the conditions laid down by the Member State ;

b) where the product does not continue to comply with the requirements, the Member State shall, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 8, take all necessary measures to limit or prohibit the placing on the market of the product in question or to ensure that it is withdrawn from the

Article 17

Member States shall take appropriate measures to encourage the authorities responsible for the implementation of this Directive to cooperate and to give each other and the Commission information to contribute to the functioning of the Directive ; appropriate.

Article 18

Decisions on Declases or Restrictions

Any decision taken pursuant to this Directive and resulting in the restriction of the placing on the market and putting into service of pressure equipment or devices containing requirements for withdrawal from the market must be justified. The decision shall be communicated to the party concerned as soon as possible, with the indication of the confinalisation of the rights of the Member State concerned and of the complaints emancipation therein.

Article 19

Repeal

The provisions of Article 22 of Directive 76 /767/EEC shall no longer apply from the 29th. In the case of pressure equipment and devices covered by this Directive, in 1999, the case of pressure equipment and devices covered by this Directive.

Article 20

Transposition and transitional provisions

1. Member States shall adopt and publish before 29. May 1999, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, which shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

The laws and regulations referred to in the first subparagraph shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.

Member States shall apply these laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the 29. November 1999.

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

3. Member States shall authorise the placing on the market of pressure equipment and devices which comply with the provisions applicable in their territory on the day of this Directive until the 29. May 2002, and putting into service of this pressure equipment and these units after this date.

Article 21

Addressees of the Directive

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

ANNEX I

ESSENTIAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

PRELIMINARY REMARKS

1. The obligations of pressure equipment resulting from the essential requirements of this Annex shall also apply to specimens when there is a corresponding risk.

The essential requirements of this Directive are binding. The obligations arising from these essential requirements shall apply only when the relevant risk is present for the pressure equipment concerned in connection with the use of this under conditions which the manufacturer may reasonably foresee.

3. The manufacturer must carry out a risk analysis in order to identify the risks associated with his equipment due to the pressure ; the equipment must then be constructed and manufactured in the light of this analysis.

4. The essential requirements must be interpreted and applied in such a way as to take account of the present techniques and practices at the time of construction and manufacturing, and to technical and economic considerations compatible with a high level ; level of protection in terms of health and safety.

1. GENERAL

1.1. Pressure equipment must be designed, manufactured and tested and, where appropriate, equipped and installed in such a way that it is safe when it is taken in accordance with the manufacturer ' s instructions or in conditions which can reasonably be foreseen.

1.2. In the choice of the most appropriate solutions, the manufacturer must apply the following principles in the order listed :

-WHAT? remove or reduce risks, so as to reasonably allow itself ;

-WHAT? use appropriate protective measures against the risks which cannot be removed ;

-WHAT? where appropriate, inform users of remaining risks and indicate whether it is necessary to take special, appropriate remedial measures for installation and / or use.

1.3. Where there are known or foreseeable risks arising from the misuse of pressure equipment, it must be designed so that the danger of such improper use is excluded ; it must be stated in an appropriate manner that it is appropriate to : The pressure equipment concerned must not be used in this way.

2. CONSTRUCTION

2.1. General

Pressure equipment must be properly constructed taking into account all the relevant factors in order to ensure that the equipment is operating safely in the life of its intended life.

The design shall include adequate safety coefficients based on common methods known to operate with adequate safety margins for consistent prevention of any kind of failure.

2.2. Construction with a view to adequate strength,

2.2.1. Pressure equipment must be designed to cope with workloads corresponding to its intended use, and to other operating conditions that can reasonably be foreseeable. In particular, account shall be taken of the following factors :

-WHAT? inner / outer pressure

-WHAT? ambient temperature and operating temperature

-WHAT? static pressure and weight of the content of operational and test conditions,

-WHAT? traffic, wind and earthquake load,

-WHAT? reaction forces and VAT, due to support, attachment, piping, etc.

-WHAT? corrosion and erosion, material fatigue, etc.

-WHAT? Degradability of non-constant fluids.

Various loads which may occur at the same time must be taken into account in the likelihood of them appearing at the same time.

2.2.2. The construction must, in order to ensure adequate strength, be based on the following :

-WHAT? as a general rule, a calculation method as described in item 2.2.3 and, if necessary, supplemented by an experimental design method as described in 2.2.4, or

-WHAT? an experimental design method without calculations as described in 2.2.4 when the product of the maximum allowable pressure PS and volume V is less than 6 000 bar × litre, or the product of PS × DN is less than 3000 bar.

2.2.3. Calculation method

a) Containment of pressure and other load aspects

The maximum permissible voltages for pressure equipment must be limited in the light of the failure to be reasonably foreseen under operating conditions. Safety factors must be used for this purpose, which make it possible to eliminate any uncertainty caused by the manufacturing, the actual conditions of use, the tension, calculation methods, and the characteristics and behaviour of the material.

These calculation methods shall include adequate safety margins which, in the relevant scope, must be in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 7.

The above provisions may be complied with by applying one of the following methods, if necessary in addition to or in combination with another method :

-WHAT? construct by means of formulae,

-WHAT? construct by analysis,

-WHAT? construction by means of a fault mechanics.

b) Strength

Appropriate design calculations shall be used in order to establish the strength of the pressure equipment in question.

In particular :

-WHAT? the dimensional pressure must not be less than the maximum allowable pressure and must take into account static and dynamic pressure of content and the degradation of any unresistant fluids. If a container is divided into separate pressure-enclosing chambers, the partition must be constructed on the basis of the difference between the highest possible pressure in a chamber and the lowest possible pressure in the adjacent chamber.

-WHAT? the dimensioning temperatures must include adequate safety margins,

-WHAT? the design shall take due account of all possible temperature and pressure binations which may occur simultaneously under the conditions of operation which may reasonably be foreseen for the pressure equipment concerned ;

-WHAT? the maximum voltages and the highest voltage concentrations must be kept within the limits of defence ;

-WHAT? the calculations of the pressure contained must be carried out on the basis of the relevant values for the material properties based on documented data, taking into account the provisions laid down in point 4 and of relevant safety factors. Depending on the circumstances, account shall be taken of the following material characteristics :

-WHAT? the voltage of 0,2% or, according to the conditions, 1% voltage at the temperature of the ambient temperature ;

-WHAT? wood strength,

-WHAT? time-dependent force, i.e. crybrite

-WHAT? material log data,

-WHAT? Young's module (elasticity module)

-WHAT? plastics sizing of an adequate scale,

-WHAT? impact strength,

-WHAT? brideness,

-WHAT? use appropriate welding coefficients on the material properties, e.g., for example, of the nature of the non-destructive testing, the characteristics of the materials and the operating conditions that are assumed ;

-WHAT? the design shall take due account of all types of degradation which is reasonably foreseeable (e.g. corrosion, crypto and material fatigue) in the case of the use of the pressure equipment for which the pressure equipment is intended. In the instructions referred to in point 3.4, attention shall be paid to certain design conditions relevant to the life of the equipment, for example :

-WHAT? for cryin : theoretically the number of operating hours at specified temperatures ;

-WHAT? for material fatigue : theoretical number of cycle classes at certain voltage levels ;

-WHAT? for corrosion : theoretical corrosion allowance.

c) Stability conditions

If the calculated weightness does not provide satisfactory structural stability, appropriate countermeasures shall be taken in the light of risks during transport and handling.

2.2.4. Experimental constructor method

The design of the pressure equipment can, in whole or in part, be approved through a test programme carried out on a representative committee of the equipment or the equipment type.

The test programme must be clearly defined before the tests and be approved by the notified body responsible for the design assessment module, where such a exists.

The test conditions and criteria for approval and dissent shall be laid down in the programme. The precise values of the essential dimensions of the pressure equipment and the characteristics of the basic materials must be available before the test.

Where necessary, the critical areas of the pressure equipment during the tests should be able to be observed in the test, sufficiently precise instruments for measuring deformations and tensions.

The test programme shall include :

a) a pressure test to check the pressure equipment at a pressure to ensure a specified safety margin in relation to the maximum allowable pressure, neither show any leakage of importance nor deformation above a certain limit.

The test pressure shall be determined taking account of the differences between the geometrical characteristics and materials, measured in the test conditions, and the design values for the design, taking account of the difference between : the test and design temperatures ;

b) if content is at risk of exposure or material fatigue, tests of which shall be determined taking account of the conditions laid down for the pressure equipment, such as the duration of operation at specified temperatures and number of cycles ; specified voltage levels ;

c) where necessary, additional tests of other factors associated with the specific circumstances set out in 2.2.1, such as corrosion and from outside inward workloads.

2.3. Provisions to ensure safe handling and operation

The pressure equipment must operate in such a way as to ensure that there is no reasonably foreseeable risk of serving it. The attention shall, in particular, be to be addressed in particular :

-WHAT? opening and closing arrangements ;

-WHAT? dangerous emissions from pressure-ventilating valves,

-WHAT? devices for obstruction of physical access, while above or subprint ;

-WHAT? surface temperature, taking into account the prefixed use,

-WHAT? Degradability of non-constant fluids.

In particular, pressure equipment fitted with detaint covers must be fitted with an automatic or manual device with which the user without any difficulty can ensure that it is not connected to any risk of opening up. In addition, the pressure equipment must be fitted with a device to prevent the opening, as long as the pressure or temperature of the fluiduet poses a hazard.

2.4. Investigation Methods

a) The pressure equipment must be designed in such a way as to enable all necessary safety studies to be carried out.

b) It is important that there is an opportunity to ascertain the internal status of the pressure equipment when necessary to ensure that it is safe, for example, access openings which provide physical access to the interior of pressure equipment. so that the necessary inspection may be carried out safely and ergonomically.

c) Other methods for checking the safety mode of the pressure equipment may be used :

-WHAT? where the equipment is too small to allow physical access to its internal, or

-WHAT? where the opening of the equipment may damage its internal, or

-WHAT? where it is shown that the substance contained in the substance is harmless to the material it is made of and that no other decomposition process can be reasonably foreseeable.

2.5. Sentencing and ventilation

Pressure equipment must be able to be emptied and exted in an appropriate manner when necessary for :

-WHAT? to prevent harmful effects such as water lashes, vacuum collapse, corrosion and uncontrolled chemical reactions. All phases of operation and testing, in particular pressure-testing, must be taken into account

-WHAT? the hazard of the equipment at risk of cleaning may be inspected and maintained.

2.6. Corrosion or other chemical effects

Where necessary, adequate protection against corrosion or other chemical effects shall be provided with sufficient margin, due to the prefixed and reasonably foreseeable use of corrosion or other chemical effects.

2.7. Slide

If there are serious erosion or abrasions, appropriate countermeasures shall be taken in such a way :

-WHAT? the effect is minimized by the appropriate design, such as additional goods, or by means of intake or clothing ;

-WHAT? that it is possible to replace the most affected parts,

-WHAT? the instructions referred to in point 3.4 are brought to the attention of the measures required to ensure the safe use of which is sustained.

2.8. Units

The devices must be designed in such a way :

-WHAT? the parts to be assembled are reliable and suitable for operating conditions ;

-WHAT? the appropriate integration of all the parts and the appropriate join must be provided.

2.9. Provisions for filling and emptying

Where necessary, pressure equipment must be constructed and equipped with appropriate accessories or preparation for the fitting of such accessories in such a way as to ensure that filling and emptying may be carried out in a responsible manner, in particular for the following risks :

a) on filling :

-WHAT? the risk of overloading or placed under too high pressure, in particular, in the case of the density and to the steam pressure at the reference temperature,

-WHAT? instability of the pressure equipment,

b) by emptying : the risk of uncontrolled flow of pressure fluids ;

c) for filling and emptying : to and from the risk of disconnecting.

2.10. Protection against exceeding the allowable limits for pressure equipment

Where conditions may reasonably be foreseen which may be exceeded, the pressure equipment must be equipped with or prepared for the attachment of appropriate security devices, except where the protection is carried out by others ; the security devices that are integrated into the unit.

The specific equipment or specific unit, and the conditions under which it is to operate, determine the device or combination of devices appropriate.

The siting devices and combinations thereof shall comprise :

a) safety-flax, cf. Article 1 (1). 2.1.3

b) after conditions, appropriate monitoring devices such as indicators and / or alarms which make it possible to intervene either automatically or manually in order to keep the pressure equipment within the limits permitted.

2.11. Safety Conflax

2.11.1. Security measures must :

-WHAT? are designed and manufactured in such a way as to be reliable and suitable for the intended operating conditions, and, where appropriate, take account of the requirements of the maintenance and testing of the devices ;

-WHAT? be independent of other functions, unless its security function cannot be influenced by these ;

-WHAT? comply with the design principles which ensure adequate and reliable protection. These principles include, inter alia, failsafe, redundancy, diversity and self-monitoring.

2.11.2. Pressure limiters

However, these devices must be so designed that the pressure should not permanently exceed the maximum allowable pressure PS ; however, a short-term overload may normally be permitted in accordance with the requirements of 7.3, if appropriate.

2.11.3. Temperauroverawakening devices

For safety reasons, the devices must have a satisfactory response time, which must match the measurement function.

2.12. External fire

Where necessary, pressure equipment must be constructed and, where appropriate, by appropriate accessories or preparation for the fitting of such equipment, so that the requirements to limit the effects of external fire are complied with, in particular consideration for the use of the equipment for which the equipment is intended.

3. MANUFACTURE

3.1. Manufacturing procedures

The manufacturer must ensure that the design characteristics of the design phase are carried out competently by the use of appropriate methods and appropriate procedures, in particular with a view to the following.

3.1.1. Addiformation of constituents

The addition of constituents (e.g. formulae and phasing) must not result in defects, cracks, or changes in the mechanical characteristics which may impart the safety of the pressure equipment.

3.1.2. Final join

Finally, uniqueens and adjacent areas shall not be allowed on the surface or any insides to defect the safety of the pressure equipment.

The characteristics of the final products shall correspond to the minimum specifications of the materials collected, except where other characteristics of similar characteristics have been used in the design calculations in particular.

For pressure equipment, the final parts of parts which contribute to the pressure-bearing properties of the equipment must be carried out, together with the appropriate qualifications and, where appropriate, the components of the equipment.

For pressure equipment in categories II, III and IV, the methods and staff shall be approved by a competent third party body, which, after the manufacturer ' s choice, is either :

-WHAT? a notified body ; or

-WHAT? a third party agency approved by a Member State, cf. Article 13.

In order to be able to carry out these approvals, the third person shall perform the examinations and tests laid down in the relevant harmonized standards, or similar tests and tests.

3.1.3. Non-destructive tests

Non-destructive control of the final join of the pressure equipment must be carried out by staff with the appropriate qualifications. In the case of pressure equipment in categories III and IV, the staff shall be approved by a third party body approved by a Member State pursuant to Article 13.

3.1.4. Heating treatment

If there is a risk that the manufacturing process will change the material properties so much that the integrity of pressure equipment is weakened, suitable heat treatment must be used at an appropriate stage in the manufacturing process.

3.1.5. Traceability

Appropriate procedures shall be established and maintained in such a way as to ensure that the materials of the parts of the equipment which contribute to the pressure contained by appropriate means can be identified from the receipt, through production and, until the final test, by the pressure equipment which has been produced.

3.2. Final Verification

Printing equipment must be subject to final verification as described in the following.

3.2.1. Final investigation

Pressure equipment must be subjected to a final visual examination, as well as the documentation must be checked to establish whether the requirements of this Directive are complied with. Check made during manufacture may be taken into account. Where necessary, the final examination must be carried out both on the inside and outside the components of the equipment, if necessary during the manufacturing process (e.g. if these parts are no longer available at the time of the manufacturing process) ; final survey).

3.2.2. Pressure test

The final verification of the pressure equipment must include a test of the pressure contained, normally in the form of a hydrostatic pressure test at a pressure which, when relevant, shall be at least equal to the value specified in 7.4.

In the case of a series of category I equipment, this test can be carried out on a statistical basis.

If hydrostatic pressure testing is harmful or non-run, other approved tests may be carried out. In the case of other tests other than hydrostatic pressure testing, additional measures such as non-destructive testing or other methods of equivalent validity shall be taken into force before these tests.

3.2.3. Control of the security equipment

For devices, the final verification shall also include a check on the security audible to establish whether the requirements of 2.10 are complete.

3.3. Labelling

In addition to the CE marking referred to in Article 15, the following information must be provided :

a) for all pressure equipment :

-WHAT? the name and address of or other identification of the manufacturer and, where appropriate, his authorised representative established within the Community ;

-WHAT? manufacturing year,

-WHAT? identification of the pressure equipment according to type, such as type, batch identification, batch identification, and serial number ;

-WHAT? significant allowable upper and lower limits,

b) depending on the type of pressure equipment this is about, additional information required for the safe installation, operation or use of a security-wise installation and, according to the circumstances, maintenance and periodic inspection, like :

-WHAT? Volume V of the pressure equipment volume V,

-WHAT? the nominal dimension of the pipe system,

-WHAT? the test pressure PT carried out in a bar, as well as the date of test ;

-WHAT? the security device ' s property pressure in a bar ;

-WHAT? the performance of the pressure equipment in kW,

-WHAT? supply voltage in V (volt) ;

-WHAT? the prefixed use,

-WHAT? the degree of padding in kg/litre,

-WHAT? the maximum loading mass in kilograms,

-WHAT? the taramass in kg ;

-WHAT? the product group

c) where necessary, warnings shall be placed on the pressure equipment which draws attention to the improper use that has been used in the experience of experience.

The CE marking and the required information must be given on the equipment itself or on a data plate, which is firmly attached to it, with the following exceptions :

-WHAT? where appropriate, appropriate documentation may be used instead of repeated labelling of individual parts, such as piping components intended for the same unit. This applies to CE marking and other labelling as referred to in this Annex ;

-WHAT? if the pressure equipment is too small, as may be the case with accessories, the information referred to in (b) may appear on a label attached to the equipment concerned ;

-WHAT? a label or other appropriate means may be used to indicate the mass to be filled and to provide the warnings referred to in (c), provided that the label remains readable during the relevant period.

3.4. Operating Instructions

a) When placing on the market the pressure equipment must be accompanied by a relevant use manual containing all information relevant to safety relating to :

-WHAT? assembly, including the collection of different parts of pressure equipment,

-WHAT? putting into service,

-WHAT? use,

-WHAT? maintenance, including user inspection.

b) The instructions shall include the particulars indicated on the pressure equipment in accordance with point 3.3 other than the serial number and, where appropriate, must be accompanied by the technical documentation and the drawings and schematics necessary for understanding of the instruction manual.

c) In any case, the use of the instructions shall also draw attention to the dangers of misuses in the correct use of : in item 1.3, and on the specific characteristics of the design, cf. item 2.2.3.

4. MATERIALS

The materials used for the manufacture of pressure equipment must be suitable for the purpose of the entire operating life of the entire equipment unless they are replaced by the replacement.

Welding and other join materials shall comply with the relevant requirements of items 4.1, point 4.2 (a) and point 4.3, first subparagraph, in a satisfactory manner, both individually and in the join.

4.1. Materials for pressure bearing parts must meet the following requirements :

a) they must have characteristics which are appropriate under all operating conditions which are reasonably foreseeable, and in all the test conditions, and shall include, among other things, adequate ductility and savidity. Where appropriate, the characteristics of these materials shall comply with the requirements of section 7.5. In addition, appropriate selection of materials must be made in particular to prevent possible spred-breaks ; if necessary, appropriate measures must be taken in order to prevent any possible breach of the material ;

b) they must be sufficiently resistant to chemical effects of the fluidum contained in the pressure equipment ; the chemical and physical properties that are a prerequisite for reliability must not be significantly affected in the outlet ; Life Expectancy

c) they must not be affected by the significance of ageing,

d) they must be suitable for the prefixed processing operations ;

(e) they must be selected in such a way as to avoid significant adverse effects when different materials are joined together.

4.2.

a) The manufacturer of the pressure equipment must, in an appropriate manner, indicate the values necessary for the design calculations referred to in 2.2.3 and the essential characteristics of the materials referred to in paragraph 4.1, and the conditions for which they are subject ; use.

b) In the technical documentation, the manufacturer must provide information on which of the following ways the material requirements of this Directive have been met :

-WHAT? using materials in accordance with harmonized standards ;

-WHAT? for the use of materials for pressure equipment, for which European material approval has been issued in accordance with Article 11 ;

-WHAT? for a separate material assessment.

c) For pressure equipment in categories III and IV, the third indent of point (b) shall be carried out by the notified body responsible for the procedures relating to the conformity assessment of the pressure equipment.

4.3. The manufacturer of the pressure equipment must take the necessary measures to ensure that the material used is in accordance with the requirements laid down ; in particular, for all materials, documents have to be issued by : the material manufacturer, which certifies the fulfills of a given requirement.

The certificate of the pressure-bearing main components of category II, III and IV equipment must have the form of a certificate comprising separate product control.

Where a material manufacturer has a suitable quality system certified by a competent body established in the Community and for which a special material assessment has been carried out, they are presumed to certify the attestations of the manufacturer that : demonstrate that the relevant requirements of this point have been met.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

For the pressure equipment referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6, in addition to the requirements of paragraphs 1 to 4, the following requirements are as follows :

5. FIRED OR OTHERWISE HEATED PRESSURE EQUIPMENT THAT POSES A RISK OF OVERHEATING, CF. ARTICLE 3 (1)

This pressure equipment comprises :

-WHAT? equipment for the production of steam or superheated water as referred to in Article 3 (3) ; 1.2, for example, canned vacancy or liqueur water boilers, overheating and re-heating boilers, sewage boilers, waste incinerators, electric heated boilers, electroheated boilers, paddles and accessories and accessories for these and, by the conditions, their food-processing systems and fuel flow ;

-WHAT? process heating equipment for anything other than steam and overheat falling within the scope of Article 3 (1). 1.1, for example, presiding to chemical and other similar processes, pressure-bearing food processing equipment.

This pressure equipment must be designed and constructed in such a way that the risk of a significant spill due to overheating is avoided or minimised as far as possible. In particular, the following guarantees must be ensured :

a) adequate protection devices which limit function parameters such as heat flow, heat and in the appropriate cases must be fluids so as to avoid any risk of local or general overheating ;

b) sampling points shall be provided where necessary in order to assess the fluctuations in fluids, so that any risk of depositary and / or corrosion is avoided,

c) adequate precautions must be taken to eliminate risk of damage due to deposits,

d) the residual heat must be able to be suitably disposed of,

(e) measures must be taken to prevent the accumulation of flammable mixtures of flammable mixtures of flammable substances and air, and that flame-back occurs.

6. PIPE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 3 (1.3) ;

The design and manufacture of the following must be ensured :

a) the risk of overloading due to unacceptable free movement or excessive force affecting flanges, connecting pieces, pods or serpents must be strictly limited by means of support, for example, support, involtages, anchoring, orientation and voltage ;

b) the possibility of the condensation of gaseous fluids interior in pipes must be drained and cleaned for deposits, so that damage caused by water lashing and corrosion are avoided ;

c) due account must be taken of possible damage due to turbulence and vertebrate formation. The relevant parts of paragraph 2.7 shall apply ;

d) due consideration must be given to the risk of material fatigue due to vibrations in pipes ;

(e) contains fluids of group 1 equipment must be provided with adequate facilities to isolate the plumbing conduits which constitute a significant risk because of their dimensions ;

(f) the risk of unintentional emptying must be minimized ; the bottling points must be clearly marked on the permanent side, with the information on the fluid-held ;

g) the position and the linefing of the pipes and pipes must at least be indicated in the technical documentation to facilitate safe maintenance, inspection and repair.

7. SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

The following provisions are used as a general rule. Where they are not used, including in cases where materials are not specifically mentioned and where harmonised standards are not applied, the manufacturer must demonstrate that appropriate measures have been taken to achieve a similar overall, level of security.

This section is an integral part of Annex I, the provisions of this paragraph supplement the essential requirements of section 1 to 6 for the pressure equipment they apply to.

7.1. Allowed tensions

7.1.1. Symbols

R e / t , the devoltage, the value of the dimensions of the dimensional ambient temperature of :

-WHAT? the upper volatile voltage for a material that has a lower and upper volatile voltage ;

-WHAT? the conventional 1.0% voltage for austenitic steel and non-alloy aluminium,

-WHAT? the conventional 0,2% voltage for the other cases.

R m/20 sets the minimum power level at 20 ° "C."

R m/t indicates the timber strength at the dimension temperature.

7.1.2. The permissible general membrane voltage for predominal static loads and for temperatures outside the range in which significant cryptation phenomena are occurring should not be higher than the lowest of the following values, depending on the used material :

-WHAT? in the case of ferrite steel, including normalized (normalized valset) steel, but not finite steel or steel, which has undergone a special heat treatment, 2/3 of R ; e / t and 5/12 of R m/20

-WHAT? for austenitic steel :

-WHAT? if the break extension is over 30%, 2/3 of R, e / t

-WHAT? if the break extension is over 35%, 5/6 of R, e / t and 1/3 of R m/t

-WHAT? for non-alloy or low-alloted cast steel, 10/19 of R, e / t and 1/3 of R m/20

-WHAT? Aluminium, 2/3 of R, e / t

-WHAT? in the case of aluminium alloys, with the exception of excretion-only alloys, 2/3 of R, e / t and 5/12 of R m/20 .

7.2. Welding coefficients

For conjections, the coefficient must not exceed the following value :

-WHAT? in the face of equipment which is subjected to destructive and non-destructive control, which makes it possible to check that all the welds are free of significant errors : 1 ;

-WHAT? for equipment being subjected to non-destructive sampling checks : 0,85,

-WHAT? for equipment not subject to any other non-destructive control than visual inspection : 0,7.

Where necessary, account must also be taken of the load type and the mechanical and technological characteristics of the light.

7.3. Pressure limiters, in particular for pressure vessels

The short-term pressure referred to in 2.11.2 shall not exceed 10% of the maximum allowable pressure.

7.4. Hydrostatic test pressure

For pressure vessels the pressure at the hydrostatic test referred to in 3.2.2 shall correspond to the highest of the following values :

-WHAT? either the maximum load, the equipment can withstand during operation, taking into account its maximum allowable pressure and its maximum allowable temperature, multiplied by the coefficient 1,25.

-WHAT? or the maximum allowable pressure multiplied by the coefficient of 1,43.

7.5. Material properties

Unless other values are required due to other criteria to be taken into account, steel shall be deemed to have adequate ductility to comply with the provisions of paragraph 4.1 (a) if its break-out by a tractor sample, shall be carried out in accordance with the standards, at least 14% and where its tender strength of the test object ISO V is at least 27 J at a maximum of 20 tests ; o However, C, not above the lowest prescribed operating temperature.

ANNEX II

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (DIAGRAMS)

1. The reference in the charts for module categories covers the following :

I = Module A

II = Module A1, D1, E1

III = Module B1 + D, B1 + F, B + E, B + C1, H

IV = module B + D, B + F, G, H1.

2. Security tacit flax as defined in Article 1 (1). 2.1.3, and referred to in Article 3 (1). 1.4, classifies in category IV. However, as a derogation from here, safety accessories designed for specific equipment may be classified in the same category as the equipment to protect.

3. Pressure accessories as defined in Article 1 (1). 2.1.4, and referred to in Article 3 (1). 1.4, shall be classified according to :

-WHAT? the maximum allowable pressure PS, and

-WHAT? its own volume V or, if any, its nominal dimension DN, and

-WHAT? the fluifooted group for which it is intended ;

and the corresponding diagram of containers and piping systems shall apply when setting the category of conformity assessment.

If both the volume and the nominal dimension are added to the same as a reason, see the second indent shall be classified in the highest category of the two categories.

4. The limit of limits in the conformity assessment diagrams indicate the upper limit for each category.

Chart 1

Containers referred to in Article 3 (3). 1.1 (a), first indent

By way of derogation, containers intended for unstinting gases and which, in accordance with the above diagram above, fall into category I or II, classification shall be classified in category III.

Chart 2

Containers referred to in Article 3 (3). 1.1 (a), second indent

In particular, portable fire extinguishers and cylinders for breathing apparatus shall be classified in category III.

Chart 3

Containers referred to in Article 3 (3). 1.1 (b), first indent

Chart 4

Containers referred to in Article 3 (3). 1.1 (b), second indent

By way of derogation, the units for the production of hot water referred to in Article 3 (3) shall be the case. 2.3, either undergoing a design examination (Module B1) to check whether they meet the essential requirements of paragraphs 2.10, 2.11, 3.4 and 5 (a) and (d) of Annex I, or covered by a system of full quality assurance (module H).

Chart 5

Pressure equipment referred to in Article 3 (3). 1.2

As an exception, tryders shall be subject to a design examination by a procedure that is at least equivalent to one of the modules in category III.

Chart 6

Piers referred to in Article 3 (3). 1.3 (a), first indent

By way of derogation, pipe systems designed for unstinting gases and which, in accordance with the above diagram, otherwise fall into category I or II, shall be classified in category III.

Chart 7

Piers referred to in Article 3 (3). 1.3 (a), second indent

By way of derogation, pipe systems which contain fluids with a temperature of more than 350 must be o C and, according to diagram 7, otherwise fall into category II, shall be classified in category III.

Chart 8

Piers referred to in Article 3 (3). 1.3 (b), first indent

Chart 9

Piers referred to in Article 3 (3). 1.3 (b), second indent

ANNEX III

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

The obligations of pressure equipment resulting from the provisions of this Annex shall also apply to specimens.

Module A (Internal Manufacturing Control)

1. This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer, or his authorised representative established within the Community, satisfies the conditions laid down in point 2, ensures and declares that the pressure equipment meets the relevant requirements of the Directive. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must affix the CE marking to each piece of pressure equipment and draw up a written declaration of conformity.

2. The manufacturer must draw up the technical documentation described in paragraph 3 and the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community shall make it available to the national authorities for the purposes of inspection for 10 years from the date of the date ; the incessant of the pressure equipment production.

Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorized representative is established in the Community, the obligation to present the technical documentation shall be the responsibility of the person responsible for placing the pressure equipment on the Community market.

The technical documentation must enable the conformity of the pressure equipment to be assessed in accordance with the requirements of the Directive which apply to it. The documentation must, as far as is necessary for the assessment, cover the design, manufacture and operation of the pressure equipment, and include :

-WHAT? a general description of the pressure equipment,

-WHAT? design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assemrees, circuits, etc.

-WHAT? the descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and diagrams and the function of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? a list of the standards referred to in Article 5 and in whole or in part, as well as descriptions of the solutions chosen to meet the essential requirements in cases where the standards referred to in Article 5 are not : applied

-WHAT? results of design calculations and examinations carried out, etc.,

-WHAT? test reports.

4. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must keep in conjunction with the technical documentation a copy of the declaration of conformity.

The manufacturer must take all measures necessary to ensure that the manufacturing process ensures that the manufactured pressure equipment is in accordance with the technical documentation referred to in point 2 and with the requirements of the Directive which apply to them.

Module A1 (Internal manufacturing control monitoring the final verification)

In addition to the requirements in Module A, the following applies :

The final verification shall be monitored at the time of unannounced visits by a notified body chosen by the manufacturer.

During such visits, the notified body must :

-WHAT? ensure that the manufacturer really does the final verification in accordance with section 3.2 of Annex I ;

-WHAT? the plant or warehouse shall take samples of the pressure equipment for the purpose of verifying the pressure equipment. The notified body must assess the level of equipment to be taken to check, and whether it is necessary to carry out a full or partial final verification of the pressure equipment equipment taken.

If one or more copies of the pressure equipment fail to comply with the requirements, the notified body must take the necessary measures.

The manufacturer must affix the responsibility of the notified body to the identification number of each pressure equipment.

Module B (EC type-examination)

1. This module describes the part of the procedure whereby a notified body ascertains and certifies that a specimen which is representative of the production concerned satisfies the relevant requirements of the Directive.

2. Application for EC type-examination shall be submitted by the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community to a single notified body of his choice.

The application shall include :

-WHAT? the name and address of the manufacturer, as well as the name and address of the manufacturer ' s representative if the application is submitted by this

-WHAT? a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with other notified bodies,

-WHAT? the technical documentation described in point 3.

The applicant shall provide a specimen which is representative of the production concerned and, as referred to in the name of the hereinafter referred to as ' type `, shall be available to the notified body. The notified body may request additional sample if necessary for the purposes of the implementation of the test programme.

A type may cover several variants of the pressure equipment, where the differences between the variants do not affect the level of safety.

The technical documentation must enable the conformity of the pressure equipment to be assessed in accordance with the requirements of the Directive which apply to it. It must, as far as is necessary for the assessment, cover the design, manufacture and operation of the pressure equipment, and contain :

-WHAT? a general description of the type

-WHAT? design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assemrees, circuits, etc.

-WHAT? the descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and diagrams and the function of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? a list of the standards referred to in Article 5 and in whole or in part, as well as descriptions of the solutions chosen to meet the essential requirements of the Directive in cases where the measures referred to in Article 5 are to be met ; defaults not applied

-WHAT? results of design calculations and examinations carried out, etc.,

-WHAT? test reports

-WHAT? details of the tests to be carried out in connection with the manufacturing process ;

-WHAT? information on the qualifications or approvals required in accordance with section 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Annex I.

4. The notified body :

4.1. examines the technical documentation, verifies that the type has been manufactured in accordance with this and determines which elements are designed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the standards referred to in Article 5, and which elements are designed without the application of the relevant provisions of these standards.

In particular, the notified body must :

-WHAT? examine the technical documentation with regard to the design and manufacturing methods ;

-WHAT? assess the materials used when they are not in conformity with the relevant harmonized standards or with a European material approval for pressure equipment materials, and check the attestation issued by the manufacturer as required by the manufacturer, listed in section 4.3 of Annex I,

-WHAT? approve the methods used for the permanent joining of the parts, or to check that they have been approved at an earlier stage as specified in section 3.1.2 of Annex I ;

-WHAT? verify that the staff responsible for the permanent joining of the parts and the non-destructive tests are qualified or approved in accordance with sections 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 of Annex I,

4.2. shall carry out or carry out the necessary examinations and tests to check whether the manufacturer ' s solutions comply with the essential requirements of the Directive in cases where the standards referred to in Article 5 have not been applied ;

4.3. carrying out or carrying out the necessary examinations and tests to check whether the relevant standards are actually applied in cases where the manufacturer has chosen to use them ;

4.4. Agreements with the applicant where the examinations and the necessary tests must be carried out.

Where the type meets the relevant provisions of this Directive, the notified body must issue an EC type-examination certificate to the applicant. The certificate of validity of 10 years, which may be renewed, shall include the name and address of the manufacturer, the results of the study and the necessary data for identification of the approved type.

A summary of the relevant parts of the technical documentation shall be annebated to the certificate and a copy shall be retained by the notified body.

If the notified body must issue a EC type-examination certificate to the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community, it shall provide a detailed account of the reasons for this. A procedure shall be established.

6. The applicant must notify the notified body which stores the technical documentation relating to the EC type-examination, on any modification of the approved pressure equipment ; the pressure equipment must be re-approved if the changes can be influencing ; compliance with the essential requirements or the conditions laid down for its application. This additional approval is given in the form of an addition to the original EC type-examination certificate.

7. Each notified body shall communicate to the Member States all relevant information concerning the EC type-examination certificates it has withdrawn and, on request, for those issued by them.

Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information relating to the EC type-examination certificates that it has withdrawn or refused to issue.

8. The other notified bodies may obtain copies of EC type-examination certificates and / or additional approvals. The annexes shall be made available to the other notified bodies.

whereas, in addition to the technical documentation, the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community must keep a copy of the EC type-examination certificate and any amendments to it for a period of 10 years from the date of manufacture of the pressure equipment ; Equipment.

Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorized representative is established in the Community, the obligation to present the technical documentation shall be the responsibility of the person responsible for placing the product on the market in the Community.

Module B1 (EC design-examination)

1. This module describes the part of the procedure whereby a notified body ascertains and certifies that the design of the pressure equipment meets the relevant requirements of the Directive.

The design test method referred to in point 2.2.4 of Annex I may not be used in the context of this module.

2. The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community shall submit an application for EC design examination to a single notified body.

The application shall include :

-WHAT? the name and address of the manufacturer, as well as the name and address of the manufacturer ' s representative, if the request is submitted by

-WHAT? a written declaration that the same request has not been lodged with other notified bodies ;

-WHAT? the technical documentation described in point 3.

The application may cover several variants of the pressure equipment, where the differences between the variants do not affect the level of safety.

The technical documentation must enable the conformity of the pressure equipment to be assessed in accordance with the requirements of the Directive which apply to it. It must, as far as is necessary for the assessment, cover the design, manufacture and operation of the pressure equipment, and contain :

-WHAT? a general description of the pressure equipment,

-WHAT? design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assemrees, circuits, etc.

-WHAT? the descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and diagrams and the function of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? a list of the standards referred to in Article 5 and in whole or in part, as well as descriptions of the solutions chosen to meet the essential requirements of the Directive in cases where the measures referred to in Article 5 are to be met ; defaults not applied

-WHAT? the necessary evidence to ensure that the design solutions are comprehensive, in particular where the standards referred to in Article 5 have not been applied in full. This documentation must include the results of the tests carried out by the manufacturer of the manufacturer, or which have been carried out for the manufacturer ' s expense ;

-WHAT? results of design calculations and examinations carried out, etc.,

-WHAT? information on the qualifications or approvals required in accordance with section 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Annex I.

4. The notified body :

4.1. examines the technical documentation and determines which elements are designed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the standards referred to in Article 5 and which are designed, without the relevant provisions in : these standards have been applied.

In particular, the notified body must :

-WHAT? assess the materials used when these are not in conformity with the relevant harmonized standards or with a European material approval for pressure equipment materials ;

-WHAT? approve the methods used for the permanent joining of the parts, or to check that they have been approved at an earlier stage as specified in section 3.1.2 of Annex I ;

-WHAT? verify that the staff responsible for the permanent joining of the parts and the non-destructive tests are qualified or approved in accordance with sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Annex I,

4.2. shall carry out the necessary examinations to check whether the manufacturer ' s solutions comply with the essential requirements of the Directive in cases where the standards referred to in Article 5 have not been applied ;

4.3. shall carry out the necessary examinations to check whether the relevant standards are actually applied in cases where the manufacturer has chosen to use them.

When the design complies with the relevant provisions of the Directive, the notified body must issue a Community design-examination certificate to the applicant. The certificate shall include the name and address of the applicant, the results of the examination, the conditions for the validity of the certificate and the particulars necessary to identify the approved design.

A summary of the relevant parts of the technical documentation shall be annebated to the certificate and a copy shall be retained by the notified body.

If the notified body must issue a EC design-examination certificate to the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community, it shall provide a detailed account of the reasons for this. A procedure shall be established.

6. The applicant must inform the notified body which shall keep the technical documentation relating to the EC design examination, on any modification of the approved pressure equipment ; the equipment must be approved in a new way if the changes can affect ; compliance with the essential requirements or the conditions laid down for its application. This additional approval shall be given in the form of an addition to the original EC design-examination certificate.

7. Each notified body must communicate to the Member States the relevant information concerning the EC design-examination certificates it has withdrawn and, on request, for those issued by it.

Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the EC design-examination certificates it has withdrawn or refused to issue.

8. The other notified bodies may, on request, obtain relevant information on :

-WHAT? the issuance of EC design-examination certificates and additional approvals for this ;

-WHAT? the inclusion of EC design-examination certificates and additional approvals for this purpose.

the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must keep a copy of the EC design-examination certificate and any extension of the technical documentation referred to in point 3, and any extension of the documents referred to in paragraph 3 for a period of 10 years from the date of termination of the contract ; manufacture of the pressure equipment.

Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorized representative is established in the Community, the obligation to present the technical documentation shall be the responsibility of the person responsible for placing the product on the market in the Community.

Module C1 (Typeconformity)

1. This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community ensures and declares that the pressure equipment is in conformity with the type as described in the EC type-examination certificate and satisfies the pressure equipment ; relevant requirements of the Directive. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must affix the CE marking to each piece of pressure equipment and draw up a written declaration of conformity.

2. The manufacturer must take all measures necessary to ensure that the manufacturing process ensures that the manufactured pressure equipment is in conformity with the type as described in the EC type-examination certificate and with the requirements of the Directive which apply to it.

3. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must keep a copy of the declaration of conformity for a period of 10 years from the date of the manufacture of the pressure equipment.

Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorized representative is established in the Community, the obligation to present the technical documentation shall be the responsibility of the person responsible for placing the pressure equipment on the Community market.

4. The final verification shall be carried out by the manufacturer and monitored by an unannounced visit by a notified body chosen by the manufacturer.

During such visits, the notified body must :

-WHAT? ensure that the manufacturer really does the final verification in accordance with section 3.2 of Annex I ;

-WHAT? the plant or warehouse shall take samples of the pressure equipment for the purpose of verifying the pressure equipment. The notified body must assess the level of equipment to be taken to check, and whether it is necessary to carry out a full or partial final verification of the pressure equipment equipment taken.

If one or more copies of the pressure equipment fail to comply with the requirements, the notified body must take the necessary measures.

The manufacturer must affix the responsibility of the notified body to the identification number of each piece of pressure equipment.

Module D (production quality assurance)

1. This module describes the procedure whereby a manufacturer who satisfies the conditions laid down in point 2 ensures and declares that the pressure equipment is in conformity with the type as described in the EC type-examination certificate or in The EC design-examination certificate and meets the relevant requirements of the Directive. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must affix the CE marking to each piece of pressure equipment and draw up a written declaration of conformity. The CE marking must be accompanied by the identification number used by the notified body responsible for the checks referred to in paragraph 4.

2. The manufacturer must operate an approved quality system for production, final inspection and testing that meets the requirements of paragraph 3 and shall be subject to the checks provided for in point 4.

3. Quality management system

3.1. The manufacturer must submit an application for assessment of the quality assurance system to a notified body of his choice.

The application shall include :

-WHAT? all information relevant to the pressure equipment concerned ;

-WHAT? the quality assurance system documentation,

-WHAT? the technical documentation of the approved type and a copy of the EC type-examination certificate or the examination certificate of the EC type-examination certificate.

3.2. The quality assurance system must ensure that the pressure equipment is in conformity with the type as described in the EC type-examination certificate or the EC design-examination certificate and with the relevant requirements of the Directive.

All the conditions, requirements and provisions taken into account by the manufacturer must be documented in a systematic and manageable way in a written review of measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation must ensure that the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records are interpreted in a similar way.

In particular, the documentation must contain an adequate description of :

-WHAT? the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the quality of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? the techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used in production and quality control and assurance, in particular, the methods for the permanent joining of parts approved in accordance with section 3.1.2 of Annex I ;

-WHAT? the examinations and tests to be carried out before, during and after manufacture, and the frequency with which it is carried out ;

-WHAT? the quality records, such as inspection reports, test and calibration data, qualification reports of the personnel concerned or the approval, in particular with regard to the permanent joining of parts and non-destructive testing, cf. section 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Annex I

-WHAT? the means of checking that the required product quality has been achieved and that the quality assurance system operates effectively.

3.3. The notified body must assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements of point 3.2. The elements of the quality system which meet the relevant standards are presumed to comply with the corresponding requirements in section 3.2.

The auditing team shall include at least one member with experience of assessing the technology for pressure equipment concerned. The assessment process shall include a visit to the manufacturer ' s premises.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision. A procedure shall be established.

3.4. The manufacturer must undertake to fulfil its obligations under the quality assurance system as approved and to maintain it in such a way as to keep it appropriate and effective.

The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community must inform the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended modification of this.

The notified body must assess the proposed changes and decide whether the modified quality system still complies with the requirements referred to in 3.2 or whether a re-evaluation is necessary.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

4. Monitoring under the responsibility of the notified body

4.1. The purpose of the verification is to ensure that the manufacturer fully fulfils its obligations under the approved quality assurance system.

4.2. The manufacturer must allow the notified body access to inspect the production, inspection, testing and storage facilities, and provide it with all necessary information, including :

-WHAT? the documentation concerning the quality system,

-WHAT? the quality records, such as inspection reports, test and calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

4.3. The notified body must periodically periodically check to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality assurance system ; it shall issue a control report to the manufacturer. The regular inspection visits must be of such frequency, that a full re-evaluation is carried out over a three-year period.

4.4. Additionally, the notified body may pay unannounced visits to the manufacturer. The need for such additional visits and their frequency shall be determined on the basis of a consenting system which the notified body is responsible for adminiiouring. In particular, the following factors shall be taken into account in this inspection visit system :

-WHAT? the category of equipment

-WHAT? the results of previous inspection visits,

-WHAT? the need for follow-up of regulatory intervention,

-WHAT? any special conditions in connection with the approval of the system,

-WHAT? significant changes in the organisation of the manufacturing process, planning or technology.

During such visits, the notified body may carry out tests or carry out tests, where necessary, to check whether the quality system is functioning correctly. It shall issue a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, a test report to the manufacturer.

The manufacturer may, for a period of 10 years from the date of manufacture of the pressure equipment, be able to submit to the national authorities :

-WHAT? the documentation referred to in the second indent of 3.1,

-WHAT? the changes referred to in the second paragraph of 3.4,

-WHAT? the decisions and reports from the notified body referred to in 3.3, last subparagraph, 3.4, and points 4.3 and 4.4.

6. Each notified body shall communicate to the Member States all relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals it has withdrawn and, on request, for those issued by them.

Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies all relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals it has withdrawn or refused.

Module D1 (production quality assurance)

1. This module describes the procedure whereby a manufacturer who satisfies the conditions of paragraph 3 ensures and declares that the pressure equipment concerned meets the relevant requirements of the Directive. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must affix the CE marking to each piece of pressure equipment and draw up a written declaration of conformity. The CE marking must be accompanied by the identification number used by the notified body responsible for the Community control referred to in paragraph 5.

2. The manufacturer must draw up the documentation described below ;

The technical documentation must enable the conformity of the pressure equipment to be assessed in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Directive. It must, as far as is necessary for this assessment, cover the design, manufacture and operation of the pressure equipment, and contain :

-WHAT? a general description of the pressure equipment,

-WHAT? design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assemrees, circuits, etc.

-WHAT? the descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and diagrams and the function of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? a list of the standards referred to in Article 5 and in whole or in part, as well as descriptions of the solutions chosen to meet the essential requirements of the Directive in cases where the measures referred to in Article 5 are to be met ; defaults not applied

-WHAT? results of design calculations and examinations carried out, etc.,

-WHAT? test reports.

3. The manufacturer must operate an approved quality system for production, final inspection and tests, complying with the requirements of section 4 and subject to the checks provided for in point 5.

4. Quality management system

4.1. The manufacturer must submit an application for assessment of the quality assurance system to a notified body of his choice.

The application shall include :

-WHAT? all information relevant to the pressure equipment concerned ;

-WHAT? the documentation concerning the quality assurance system.

4.2. The quality system must ensure that the pressure equipment is in conformity with the relevant requirements of the Directive.

All the conditions, requirements and provisions taken into account by the manufacturer must be documented in a systematic and manageable way in a written review of measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation must ensure that the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records are interpreted in a similar way.

In particular, the documentation must contain an adequate description of :

-WHAT? the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the quality of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? the techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used in production, as well as for quality control and insurance, in particular approved methods for the permanent joining of parts, cf. section 3.1.2 of Annex I

-WHAT? the examinations and tests to be carried out before, during and after manufacture, and the frequency with which it is carried out ;

-WHAT? the quality records, such as inspection reports, test and calibration data, qualification reports of the personnel concerned or the approval, in particular with regard to the permanent joining of parts, cf. section 3.1.2 of Annex I

-WHAT? the means of checking that the required product quality has been achieved and that the quality assurance system operates effectively.

4.3. The notified body must assess the quality assurance system to establish whether it satisfies the requirements of section 4.2. The elements of the quality system which meet the relevant standards are presumed to comply with the corresponding requirements in 4.2.

The auditing team shall include at least one member with experience of assessing the technology for pressure equipment concerned. The assessment process shall include a visit to the manufacturer ' s premises.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision. A procedure shall be established.

4.4. The manufacturer must undertake to fulfil its obligations under the quality assurance system as approved and to maintain it in such a way as to keep it appropriate and effective.

The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community must inform the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended modification of this.

The notified body must assess the proposed changes and determine whether the modified quality system still satisfies the requirements referred to in paragraph 4.2 or whether a re-evaluation is necessary.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

5. Monitoring under the responsibility of the notified body

5.1. The purpose of the verification is to ensure that the manufacturer fully fulfils its obligations under the approved quality assurance system.

5.2. The manufacturer must allow the notified body access to inspect the production, inspection, testing and storage facilities, and provide it with all necessary information, including :

-WHAT? the documentation concerning the quality system,

-WHAT? the quality records, such as inspection reports, test and calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

5.3. The notified body must periodically periodically check to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality assurance system ; it shall issue a control report to the manufacturer. The regular inspection visits must be of such frequency, that a full re-evaluation is carried out over a three-year period.

5.4. Additionally, the notified body may pay unannounced visits to the manufacturer. The need for such additional visits and their frequency shall be determined on the basis of a consenting system which the notified body is responsible for adminiiouring. In particular, the following factors shall be taken into account in this inspection visit system :

-WHAT? the category of equipment

-WHAT? the results of previous inspection visits,

-WHAT? the need for follow-up of regulatory intervention,

-WHAT? any special conditions in connection with the approval of the system,

-WHAT? significant changes in the organisation of the manufacturing process, planning or technology.

During such visits, the notified body may carry out tests or carry out tests, where necessary, to check whether the quality system is functioning correctly. It shall issue a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, a test report to the manufacturer.

The manufacturer may, for a period of 10 years from the date of manufacture of the pressure equipment, be able to submit to the national authorities :

-WHAT? the technical documentation referred to in paragraph 2,

-WHAT? the documentation referred to in the second indent of 4.1,

-WHAT? the alterations referred to in 4.4, second subparagraph,

-WHAT? the decisions and reports of the notified body referred to in points 4.3, last paragraph 4.4, and paragraphs 5.3 and 5.4.

7. Each notified body shall communicate to the Member States all relevant information relating to the EC design-examination certificates it has withdrawn and, on request, for those issued by them.

Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies all relevant information concerning the EC design-examination certificates it has withdrawn or refused to issue.

Module E (Quality assurance of products)

1. This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer who satisfies the conditions laid down in point 2 ensures and declares that the pressure equipment is in conformity with the type as described in the EC type-examination certificate and satisfies the relevant requirements of The directive. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must affix the CE marking to each piece of pressure equipment and draw up a written declaration of conformity. The CE marking must be accompanied by the identification number used by the notified body responsible for the checks referred to in paragraph 4.

2. The manufacturer must use the final inspection of the pressure equipment and the tests an approved quality system which satisfies the requirements of paragraph 3 and shall be subject to the checks provided for in point 4.

3. Quality management system

3.1. The manufacturer must submit an application for assessment of the quality assurance system to a notified body of his choice.

The application shall include :

-WHAT? all information relevant to the pressure equipment concerned ;

-WHAT? the quality assurance system documentation,

-WHAT? the technical documentation of the approved type and a copy of the EC type-examination certificate.

3.2. During the quality assurance system each piece of pressure equipment shall be tested and the tests referred to in the relevant standard (s) of the relevant standard (s) are carried out, cf. Article 5 or equivalent tests, including, in particular, a final verification, cf. point 3.2 of Annex I, in order to ensure that the pressure equipment meets the relevant requirements of the Directive. All the conditions, requirements and provisions taken into account by the manufacturer must be documented in a systematic and manageable way in a written review of measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation must ensure that the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records are interpreted in a similar way.

The documentation must include, inter alia, an adequate description of :

-WHAT? the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the quality of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? the examinations and tests that will be carried out after manufacture ;

-WHAT? the means of monitoring the effective operation of the quality assurance system ;

-WHAT? the quality records, such as inspection reports, test and calibration data, qualification or approval of the personnel concerned, in particular as regards the addition of parts and non-destructive testing, cf. section 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Annex I.

3.3. The notified body must assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements of point 3.2. The elements of the quality system which meet the relevant standards are presumed to comply with the corresponding requirements in section 3.2.

The auditing team shall include at least one member with experience of assessing the technology for pressure equipment concerned. The assessment process shall include a visit to the manufacturer ' s premises.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

3.4. The manufacturer must undertake to fulfil its obligations under the quality assurance system as approved and to maintain it in such a way as to keep it appropriate and effective.

The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community must inform the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended modification of this.

The notified body must assess the proposed changes and decide whether the modified quality system still complies with the requirements referred to in 3.2 or whether a re-evaluation is necessary.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

4. Monitoring under the responsibility of the notified body

4.1. The purpose of the verification is to ensure that the manufacturer fully fulfils its obligations under the approved quality assurance system.

4.2. The manufacturer must allow the notified body access to the inspection, testing and storage facilities and provide it with all necessary information, including :

-WHAT? the documentation concerning the quality system,

-WHAT? technical documentation,

-WHAT? the quality records, such as inspection reports, test and calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

4.3. The notified body must periodically periodically check to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality assurance system ; it shall issue a control report to the manufacturer. The regular inspection visits must be of such frequency, that a full re-evaluation is carried out over a three-year period.

4.4. Additionally, the notified body may pay unannounced visits to the manufacturer. The need for such additional visits and their frequency shall be determined on the basis of a consenting system which the notified body is responsible for adminiiouring. In particular, the following factors shall be taken into account in this inspection visit system :

-WHAT? the category of equipment

-WHAT? the results of previous inspection visits,

-WHAT? the need for follow-up of regulatory intervention,

-WHAT? any special conditions in connection with the approval of the system,

-WHAT? significant changes in the organisation of the manufacturing process, planning or technology.

During such visits, the notified body may carry out tests or carry out tests, where necessary, to check whether the quality system is functioning correctly. It shall issue a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, a test report to the manufacturer.

The manufacturer may, for a period of 10 years from the date of manufacture of the pressure equipment, be able to submit to the national authorities :

-WHAT? the documentation referred to in the second indent of 3.1,

-WHAT? the changes referred to in the second paragraph of 3.4,

-WHAT? the decisions and reports from the notified body referred to in 3.3, last subparagraph, 3.4, and points 4.3 and 4.4.

6. Each notified body shall communicate to the Member States all relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals it has withdrawn and, on request, for those issued by them.

Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies all relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals it has withdrawn or refused.

Module E1 (product quality assurance)

1. This module describes the procedure whereby a manufacturer who satisfies the conditions of paragraph 3 ensures and declares that the pressure equipment concerned meets the relevant requirements of the Directive. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must affix the CE marking to each piece of pressure equipment and draw up a written declaration of conformity. The CE marking must be accompanied by the identification number used by the notified body responsible for the checks referred to in point 5.

2. The manufacturer must draw up the technical documentation described below.

The technical documentation must enable the conformity of the pressure equipment to be assessed in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Directive. It must, as far as is necessary for this assessment, cover the design, manufacture and operation of the pressure equipment, and contain :

-WHAT? a general description of type

-WHAT? design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assemrees, circuits, etc.

-WHAT? the descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and diagrams and the function of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? a list of the standards referred to in Article 5 and in whole or in part, as well as descriptions of the solutions chosen to meet the essential requirements of the Directive in cases where the measures referred to in Article 5 are to be met ; defaults not applied

-WHAT? results of design calculations and examinations carried out, etc.,

-WHAT? test reports.

3. The manufacturer must use the final inspection of the pressure equipment and the tests an approved quality system which satisfies the requirements of section 4 and shall be subject to the checks provided for in point 5.

4. Quality management system

4.1. The manufacturer must submit an application for assessment of the quality assurance system to a notified body of his choice.

The application shall include :

-WHAT? all information relevant to the pressure equipment concerned ;

-WHAT? the documentation concerning the quality assurance system.

4.2. Under the quality assurance system each pressure equipment shall be examined and the tests referred to in the relevant standard (s) of the relevant standard (s) are carried out in accordance with the quality assurance system. Article 5 or equivalent tests, including, in particular, a final verification, cf. point 3.2 of Annex I, in order to ensure that the pressure equipment meets the relevant requirements of the Directive. All the conditions, requirements and provisions taken into account by the manufacturer must be documented in a systematic and manageable way in a written review of measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation must ensure that the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records are interpreted in a similar way.

In particular, the documentation must contain an adequate description of :

-WHAT? the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the quality of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? approved methods for the permanent joining of parts, cf. section 3.1.2 of Annex I

-WHAT? examinations and tests to be carried out after manufacture ;

-WHAT? the means to control the effective operation of the quality system ;

-WHAT? the quality records, such as inspection reports, test and calibration data, reports on the qualifications or approval of the personnel concerned, in particular with regard to finally adding parts, cf. section 3.1.2 of Annex I ;

4.3. The notified body must assess the quality assurance system to establish whether it satisfies the requirements of section 4.2. The elements of the quality system which comply with the relevant harmonized standards are presumed to comply with the corresponding requirements in 4.2.

The auditing team shall include at least one member with experience of assessing the technology for pressure equipment concerned. The assessment process shall include a visit to the manufacturer ' s premises.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision. A procedure shall be established.

4.4. The manufacturer must undertake to fulfil its obligations under the quality assurance system as approved and to maintain it in such a way as to keep it appropriate and effective.

The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community must inform the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended modification of this.

The notified body must assess the proposed changes and determine whether the modified quality system still satisfies the requirements referred to in paragraph 4.2 or whether a re-evaluation is necessary.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

5. Control under the responsibility of the notified body

5.1. The purpose of the verification is to ensure that the manufacturer fully fulfils its obligations under the approved quality assurance system.

5.2. The manufacturer must allow the notified body access to the inspection, testing and storage facilities and provide it with all necessary information, including :

-WHAT? the documentation concerning the quality system,

-WHAT? technical documentation,

-WHAT? the quality records, such as inspection reports, test and calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

5.3. The notified body must periodically periodically check to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality assurance system ; it shall issue a control report to the manufacturer. The regular inspection visits must be of such frequency, that a full re-evaluation is carried out over a three-year period.

5.4. Additionally, the notified body may pay unannounced visits to the manufacturer. The need for such additional visits and their frequency shall be determined on the basis of a consenting system which the notified body controls. In particular, the following factors shall be taken into account in this inspection visit system :

-WHAT? the category of equipment

-WHAT? the results of previous inspection visits,

-WHAT? the need for follow-up of regulatory intervention,

-WHAT? any special conditions in connection with the approval of the system,

-WHAT? significant changes in the organisation of the manufacturing process, planning or technology.

During such visits, the notified body may carry out tests or carry out tests, where necessary, to check whether the quality system is functioning correctly. It shall issue a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, a test report to the manufacturer.

The manufacturer may, for a period of 10 years from the date of manufacture of the pressure equipment, be able to submit to the national authorities :

-WHAT? the technical documentation referred to in paragraph 2,

-WHAT? the documentation referred to in the second indent of 4.1,

-WHAT? the alterations referred to in 4.4, second subparagraph,

-WHAT? the decisions and reports of the notified body referred to in points 4.3, last paragraph 4.4, and paragraphs 5.3 and 5.4.

7. Each notified body shall communicate to the Member States all relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals it has withdrawn and, on request, for those issued by them.

Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies all relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals it has withdrawn or refused.

Module F (Product Verification)

1. This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community ensures and declares that the pressure equipment used by the provisions of point 3 is in accordance with the type as : described

-WHAT? in the EC type-examination certificate, or

-WHAT? in the EC design-examination certificate,

comply with the relevant requirements of this Directive.

2. The manufacturer must take all measures necessary to ensure that the manufacturing process is ensured ;

the pressure equipment produced is in accordance with the type as described,

-WHAT? in the EC type-examination certificate, or

-WHAT? in the EC design-examination certificate,

and with the relevant requirements of this Directive.

The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must affix the CE marking to each piece of pressure equipment and draw up a written declaration of conformity.

3. The notified body must carry out the necessary examinations and tests to verify that the pressure equipment is in accordance with the relevant requirements of this Directive ; this is carried out by checking and testing of each product as : described in item 4.

The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community must keep a copy of the declaration of conformity for a period of 10 years from the date of the preparation of the pressure equipment.

4. Verification by examination and testing of each piece of pressure equipment

4.1. Each piece of pressure equipment shall be examined for itself and the checks and tests referred to in the relevant standard (s) referred to in (n) are carried out in accordance with the relevant standard (s). Article 5, or similar tests and tests, to verify that the equipment is in conformity with the type and with the requirements of the Directive which apply to it.

In particular, the notified body must :

-WHAT? verify that the staff responsible for the permanent joining of the parts and the non-destructive tests are qualified or approved as specified in sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Annex I,

-WHAT? check the certificate, the material manufacturer has issued in accordance with Section 4.3 of Annex I ;

-WHAT? carry out the final examination and pressure test referred to in section 3.2 of Annex I, or let them carry out, and, where appropriate, control the security measures.

4.2. The notified body must affix, or reinstate, its identification number to each piece of pressure equipment and draw up a written certificate of conformity relating to the tests carried out.

4.3. The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community must be able to request that the certificate of conformity issued by the notified body must be requested.

Module G (EC unit verification)

1. This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer ensures and declares that the pressure equipment, for which the certificate referred to in paragraph 4.1 has been issued, is in accordance with the requirements of the Directive which apply to it. The manufacturer must affix the CE marking to the pressure equipment and draw up a declaration of conformity.

2. The manufacturer must submit an application for unit verification to a notified body of his choice.

The application shall include :

-WHAT? the name and address of the manufacturer, as well as the place where the pressure equipment is located ;

-WHAT? a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body ;

-WHAT? a technical documentation.

The technical documentation must enable the assessment of the pressure equipment to be assessed in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Directive, and to understand its design, manufacture and operation.

The technical documentation must include :

-WHAT? a general description of the pressure equipment,

-WHAT? design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assemrees, circuits, etc.

-WHAT? the descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and diagrams and the function of the pressure equipment ;

-WHAT? a list of the standards referred to in Article 5 and in whole or in part, as well as descriptions of the solutions chosen to meet the essential requirements in cases where the standards referred to in Article 5 are not : applied

-WHAT? results of design calculations and examinations carried out, etc.,

-WHAT? test reports

-WHAT? relevant elements for the approval of the standard and inspection procedures, as well as with the qualifications or approval of the personnel concerned, cf. section 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Annex I.

4. The notified body must examine the design and manufacture of each piece of pressure equipment and carry out the necessary tests as referred to in the appropriate standard (s) of the relevant standard (s), cf. Article 5 of the Directive or similar tests or tests to verify conformity with the relevant requirements of this Directive.

In particular, the notified body must :

-WHAT? examine the technical documentation, in the case of construction and manufacturing methods ;

-WHAT? assess the materials used when they are not in conformity with the relevant harmonized standards or with a European material approval for pressure equipment materials, and check the certificate that the material manufacturer has issued in conforming to point 4.3 of Annex I,

-WHAT? approve the methods used for the permanent joining of the parts, or to check that they have been approved at an earlier stage, cf. section 3.1.2 of Annex I

-WHAT? check the qualifications or approvals required in sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Annex I ;

-WHAT? carry out the final examination referred to in section 3.2.1 of Annex I, perform or resubmit the test referred to in section 3.2.2 of Annex I, and, where appropriate, control the security measures.

4.1. The notified body must affix or relocate its identification number to the pressure equipment and draw up a written certificate of conformity relating to the tests carried out. This certificate must be kept for 10 years.

4.2. The manufacturer, or his authorised representative established within the Community, must be able to request that the declaration of conformity and a certificate of conformity issued by the notified body must be requested.

Module H (full quality assurance)

1. This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer who satisfies the conditions laid down in point 2 ensures and declares that the pressure equipment meets the relevant requirements of the Directive. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must affix the CE marking to each piece of pressure equipment and draw up a written declaration of conformity. The CE marking must be accompanied by the identification number used by the notified body responsible for the checks referred to in paragraph 4.

2. The manufacturer must operate an approved quality assurance system for design and manufacture and final inspection and testing as specified in point 3 and shall be subject to the checks provided for in point 4.

3. Quality management system

3.1. The manufacturer must submit an application for assessment of the quality assurance system to a notified body of his choice.

The application shall include :

-WHAT? all relevant information relating to the pressure equipment concerned ;

-WHAT? the documentation concerning the quality assurance system.

3.2. The quality assurance system must ensure that the pressure equipment meets the relevant requirements of the Directive.

All the conditions, requirements and provisions taken into account by the manufacturer must be documented in a systematic and manageable way in a written review of measures, procedures and instructions. This quality system documentation must ensure that procedural and quality measures, such as quality programmes, plans, manuals and registers, are interpreted in the same way.

In particular, the documentation must contain an adequate description of :

-WHAT? the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the quality of design and product ;

-WHAT? the technical design specifications, including standards that will be used and, where the standards referred to in Article 5 are not fully applied, how to ensure that the essential requirements of the Directive applicable to the pressure equipment are used, will be met

-WHAT? the design control and verification techniques and the procedures and systematic measures to be used for the design of the pressure equipment, in particular with regard to the materials, cf. section 4 of Annex I,

-WHAT? the corresponding techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used in production as well as for quality control and assurance, in particular, the methods at last to add parts approved in accordance with paragraph 1 ; 3.1.2 in Annex I

-WHAT? the examinations and tests to be carried out before, during and after manufacture, with an indication of the frequency with which it is carried out ;

-WHAT? the quality records, such as inspection reports, test and calibration data, qualification reports of the personnel concerned or the approval, in particular with regard to the permanent joining of parts and non-destructive testing, cf. section 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Annex I

-WHAT? the means of monitoring the achievement of the required design and product quality for the pressure equipment and the effective operation of the quality system.

3.3. The notified body must assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements of point 3.2. The elements of the quality system which meet the relevant standards are presumed to comply with the corresponding requirements in section 3.2.

The auditing team must include at least one member with experience in assessing the technology of pressure equipment. The assessment process shall include a visit to the manufacturer ' s premises.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision. A procedure shall be established.

3.4. The manufacturer must undertake to fulfil its obligations under the quality assurance system as approved and to maintain it in such a way as to keep it appropriate and effective.

The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community must inform the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended modification of this.

The notified body must assess the proposed changes and decide whether the modified quality system still complies with the requirements referred to in 3.2 or whether a re-evaluation is necessary.

The manufacturer must be notified of the The notification shall contain the results of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

4. Monitoring under the responsibility of the notified body

4.1. The purpose of the verification is to ensure that the manufacturer fully fulfils its obligations under the approved quality assurance system.

4.2. The manufacturer must allow the notified body access to inspect the design, production, inspection, testing and storage facilities, and shall provide it with all necessary information, including :

-WHAT? the documentation concerning the quality system,

-WHAT? the quality records, in accordance with the design part of the quality system, including the results of analyses, calculations, tests, etc.

-WHAT? the quality records in accordance with the production part of the quality system, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned.

4.3. The notified body must periodically periodically check to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality assurance system ; it shall issue a control report to the manufacturer. The regular inspection visits must be of such frequency, that a full re-evaluation is carried out over a three-year period.

4.4. Additionally, the notified body may pay unannounced visits to the manufacturer. The need for such additional visits and their frequency shall be determined on the basis of a consenting system which the notified body controls. In particular, the following factors shall be taken into account in this inspection visit system :

-WHAT? the category of equipment

-WHAT? the results of previous inspection visits,

-WHAT? the need for follow-up of regulatory intervention,

-WHAT? any special conditions in connection with the approval of the system,

-WHAT? significant changes in the organisation of the manufacturing process, planning or technology.

During such visits, the notified body may carry out tests or carry out tests, where necessary, to check whether the quality system is functioning correctly. It shall issue a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, a test report to the manufacturer.

The manufacturer may, for a period of 10 years from the date of manufacture of the pressure equipment, be able to submit to the national authorities :

-WHAT? the documentation referred to in the second indent of the second subparagraph of 3.1,

-WHAT? the changes referred to in the second paragraph of 3.4,

-WHAT? the decisions and reports from the notified body referred to in 3.3, last subparagraph, 3.4, and points 4.3 and 4.4.

6. Each notified body shall communicate to the Member States all relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals it has withdrawn and, on request, for those issued by them.

Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies all relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals it has withdrawn or refused.

Module H1 (full quality assurance with design control and special control of the final verification)

1. In addition to the requirements in Module H, the following applies :

a) The manufacturer must submit a request for design control to the same notified body.

b) The request shall make it possible to understand the design, manufacture and operation of the pressure equipment and to assess conformity with the relevant requirements of this Directive.

It shall include :

-WHAT? the technical specifications of the design, including the standards applied,

-WHAT? the necessary evidence to ensure that these are comprehensive, in particular where the standards referred to in Article 5 have been fully applied. This dossier shall include the results of the tests carried out by the manufacturer ' s designated operating laboratory or at the manufacturer ' s expense.

c) The notified body must examine the request and, where the design meets the relevant provisions of the Directive, it shall issue a EC design-examination certificate to the applicant. The certificate shall include the results of the examination, the conditions for its validity and the necessary data for the identification of the approved design and, where appropriate, a description of the operation of the pressure equipment or the operation of the pressure equipment.

d) The applicant must keep the notified body which has issued the EC design-examination certificate, informed of any modification to the approved design. Modifications to the approved design must also be approved by the notified body which has issued the EC design-examination certificate if the amendments can influence conformity with the essential requirements of the Directive or the prescribed ; conditions for the use of the pressure equipment. This additional approval shall be given in the form of an addition to the EC design-examination certificate.

(e) Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information relating to the EC design-examination certificates, which it has withdrawn or refused to issue.

For the final verification referred to in point 3.2 of Annex I, a more stringent check shall be carried out in the form of an unannounced inspection visit by the notified body. In connection with these visits, the notified body must carry out checks on the pressure equipment.

ANNEX IV

MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE NOTIFIED BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12 AND THE THIRD PARTY AUTHORISED THIRD-PARTY BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 13

1. The body, its leader and staff who shall carry out the assessment and carry out the verification shall neither be constructor, manufacturer, supplier, assemblies, or user of the pressure equipment or devices that the body must control, or be the manufacturer ; any of their representatives. They shall not be directly involved in the design, manufacture, marketing or maintenance of the pressure equipment or entities or represent the parties involved in such activities. This does not exclude the possibility of exchanging technical information between the manufacturer of pressure equipment or entities and the notified body.

2. The Body of the Body and its staff shall perform the evaluation and verification of the highest technical integrity and technical competence and be independent of any pressure or incentive, in particular, of an economic nature which might affect their assessment ; or the results of their checks, in particular by persons or groups of persons who have an interest in the verification results.

3. The body must have the necessary staff and possess the necessary resources to perform the technical and administrative tasks related to the inspection or surveillance ; it must also have access ; to the equipment needed to carry out special checks.

4. The staff to carry out the checks shall have :

-WHAT? a sound technical and vocational training ;

-WHAT? adequate knowledge of the requirements of the control it carries out and sufficient experience of carrying out this control ;

-WHAT? the ability to draw up the certificates, records and reports, which show that the checks have been carried out.

5. The impartiality of auditing personnel must be ensured. Its remuneration must not depend on the number of checks carried out, or the results of the check.

6. The body shall draw up liability insurance unless the liability of civil liability under national law is covered by the State, or the control directly carried out by the Member State.

7. The staff of the Body shall be bound by the confidentiality of everything it is known to do in the execution of the work (except for the competent administrative authorities of the State in which it performs its work) under the Directive or any the national rule of law issued in accordance with this.

ANNEX V

CRITERIA FOR THE APPROVAL OF USER INSPECTORATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14

1. User inspectorates must be organizationally identifiable and thus positioned within their parent organisation that their impartiality is guaranteed and clearly shown. They must not be responsible for the construction, manufacture, delivery, assembly, use or maintenance of the pressure equipment or devices, and they must not engage in any activities that may conflict with the independence of their independence ; ratings or their integrity in relation to their inspection activities.

2. User inspectorates and their staff shall perform the evaluation and verification of the highest technical integrity and technical competence and be independent of any pressure or incentive, in particular, of the economic nature which could affect their performance ; the assessment or the results of their checks, in particular by persons or groups of persons who are interested in the verification results.

3. The user inspectorates must have the necessary staff and possess the means necessary to perform adequately the technical and administrative tasks related to the inspection or surveillance ; it must also be carried out ; have access to the equipment needed to carry out specific verifications.

4. The staff to carry out the checks shall have :

-WHAT? a sound technical and vocational training ;

-WHAT? adequate knowledge of the requirements of the control it carries out and sufficient experience of such checks,

-WHAT? the ability to draw up the certificates, records and reports, which show that the checks have been carried out.

5. The impartiality of auditing personnel must be ensured. Its remuneration must not depend on the number of checks carried out, or the results of the check.

6. The user inspectorates shall draw up liability insurance unless civil liability under national law is covered by the State, or the control directly carried out by the Member State.

7. The staff of the user inspectorate are bound by the confidentiality of everything it is known to do in the execution of the work (except for the competent administrative authorities of the State in which it carries out its duties) under the Directive ; or any national legal authority issued in accordance with this.

ANNEX WE

CE-MARKING

The CE marking shall consist of the initials ' CE ` in accordance with the following model :

If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the size of the model as indicated above must be complied with.

The various parts of the CE marking must be of some approves. the same height, and this must be at least 5 mm.

ANNEX VII

CONFORMITY OF CONFORMITY

The EC declaration of conformity must contain the following particulars :

-WHAT? the name and address of the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community,

-WHAT? description of the pressure equipment or unit,

-WHAT? conformity assessment procedure used,

-WHAT? by specimens : a description of the pressure equipment which the unit consists of and the conformity assessment procedure used,

-WHAT? where appropriate, the name and address of the notified body which carried out the checks,

-WHAT? where appropriate, a reference to the EC type-examination certificate, the EC design-examination certificate or EC type-examination, v the certificate of conformity,

-WHAT? where appropriate, the name and address of the notified body which controls the quality assurance system of the manufacturer,

-WHAT? where appropriate, reference to the harmonized standards,

-WHAT? where appropriate, other technical specifications used,

-WHAT? where appropriate, a reference to other Community Directives, which have been applied,

-WHAT? identification of the signatory who has the power to oblige the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community.

1) The commotion contains provisions that implement Directive 97 /23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29. May 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to pressure equipment, the EU Official Journal of the European Union. L-181, page one.

2) OJ No L C 246 of 9. 9. 1993, s. 1, and OJ No, C 207 of 27. 7. 1994, s. 5.

3) OJ No L C 52 of 19. 2. 1994, s. 10.

4) Parliament's statement of 19. April 1994 (OJ No C, C 128 of 9. 5.1994, p. Sixty-one), the Council common position of 29. March 1996 (OJ No s C 147 of 21. 5. 1996, s. 1) and Decision of the European Parliament of 17. July 1996 (OJ No s C 261 of 9. 9. 1996, s. 68). Council Decision of 17. April 1997.

5) OJ No L C 136 of 4. 6. 1985, s. 1.

6) OJ No L L 220 of 8. 8. 1987, s. 48. Directive as last amended by Directive 93 /68/EEC (EC no. I'm 220 of 30. 8. 1993, s. 1).

7) OJ No L I 262 of 27. 9. 1976, s. 153. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

8) OJ No L I 109, 26. 4. 1983, s. 8. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

9) OJ No L I'm 220 of 30. 8. 1993, s. 23.

10) OJ No L C 102 of 4. 4. 1996, s. 1.

11) OJ No L L 147 of 9. 6. 1975, s. 40. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 94 /1/EC (EC no. L 23 of 28. 1. 1994, s. TWENTY-EIGHT.

12) OJ No L L 42 of 23. 2. 1970, s. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 95 /54/EC (EC no. I 266 of 8. 11. 1995, s. 1).

13) OJ No L L 84 of 28. 3. 1974, s. 10. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

14) OJ No L I'm 225 of 10. 8. 1992, s. 72. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

15) OJ No L I was in 183 by 29. 6. 1989, s. 9. Directive as amended by Directive 93 /68/EEC (EC no. I'm 220 of 30. 8. 1993, s. 1).

16) OJ No L L 213 of 7. 9. 1995, s. 1.

17) OJ No L L 77 of 26. 3. ' 73, p. 29. Directive as amended by Directive 93 /68/EEC (EC no. I'm 220 of 30. 8. 1993, s. 1).

18) OJ No L I'm 169 of 12. 7. 1993, s. 1.

(19) OJ No L In 196, 26. 7. 1990, s. 15. Directive as last amended by Directive 93/68 / EEC (EC No C), I'm 220 of 30. 8. 1993, s. 1).

20) OJ No L L 100 of 19. 4. 1994, s. 1.

21) ADR : The European Convention on the International Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road.

(22) RID : Regulation governing the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail.

23) IMDG : The international code of maritime transport of dangerous goods.

24) ICAO : International Civil Aviation Organisation (International Civil Aviation Organisation).

25) Council Decision 1999 /468/EFaf 28. The following June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23).

26) OJ No L In 196, of 16. 8. 1967, s. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 94 /69/EC (EC No C), L 381 of 31. 12. 1994, s. 1).