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Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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DIRECTIVE 2014/29/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (recast) (OJ L 096 29.3.2014, p. 45) |
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DIRECTIVE 2014/29/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 26 February 2014
on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels
(recast)
(Text with EEA relevance)
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Scope
This Directive shall apply to simple pressure vessels (‘vessels’) manufactured in series with the following characteristics:
the vessels are welded, intended to be subjected to an internal gauge pressure greater than 0,5 bar and to contain air or nitrogen, and are not intended to be fired;
the parts and assemblies contributing to the strength of the vessel under pressure are made either of non-alloy quality steel or of non-alloy aluminium or non-age hardening aluminium alloys;
the vessel is made of either of the following elements:
a cylindrical part of circular cross-section closed by outwardly dished and/or flat ends which revolve around the same axis as the cylindrical part;
two dished ends revolving around the same axis;
the maximum working pressure of the vessel does not exceed 30 bar and the product of that pressure and the capacity of the vessel (PS × V) does not exceed 10 000 bar.L;
the minimum working temperature is no lower than – 50 °C and the maximum working temperature is not higher than 300 °C for steel and 100 °C for aluminium or aluminium alloy vessels.
This Directive shall not apply to:
vessels specifically designed for nuclear use, failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;
vessels specifically intended for installation in or the propulsion of ships and aircraft;
fire extinguishers.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:
‘making available on the market’ means any supply of a vessel for distribution or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;
‘placing on the market’ means the first making available of a vessel on the Union market;
‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who manufactures a vessel or has a vessel designed or manufactured, and markets that vessel under his name or trade mark;
‘authorised representative’ means any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks;
‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established within the Union who places a vessel from a third country on the Union market;
‘distributor’ means any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes a vessel available on the market;
‘economic operators’ means the manufacturer, the authorised representative, the importer and the distributor;
‘technical specification’ means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a vessel;
‘harmonised standard’ means harmonised standard as defined in point (c) of point 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012;
‘accreditation’ means accreditation as defined in point 10 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008;
‘national accreditation body’ means national accreditation body as defined in point 11 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008;
‘conformity assessment’ means the process demonstrating whether the essential safety requirements of this Directive relating to a vessel have been fulfilled;
‘conformity assessment body’ means a body that performs conformity assessment activities including calibration, testing, certification and inspection;
‘recall’ means any measure aimed at achieving the return of a vessel that has already been made available to the end-user;
‘withdrawal’ means any measure aimed at preventing a vessel in the supply chain from being made available on the market;
‘Union harmonisation legislation’ means any Union legislation harmonising the conditions for the marketing of products;
‘CE marking’ means a marking by which the manufacturer indicates that the vessel is in conformity with the applicable requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation providing for its affixing;
‘crisis-relevant goods’ means crisis-relevant goods as defined in Article 3, point (6), of Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 );
‘internal market emergency mode’ means internal market emergency mode as defined in Article 3, point (3), of Regulation (EU) 2024/2747.
Article 3
Making available on the market and putting into service
Article 4
Essential requirements
Article 5
Free movement
Member States shall not impede the making available on the market and the putting into service on their territory of vessels which satisfy the requirements of this Directive.
CHAPTER 2
OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
Article 6
Obligations of manufacturers
When placing on the market their vessels of which the product of PS × V is 50 bar.L or less, manufacturers shall ensure that they have been designed and manufactured in accordance with the sound engineering practice in one of the Member States.
Where compliance of a vessel of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by that procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity and affix the CE marking and the inscriptions provided for in point 1 of Annex III.
Manufacturers shall ensure that vessels of which the product of PS × V is 50 bar.L or less, bear the inscriptions laid down in point 1 of Annex III.
When deemed appropriate with regard to the risks presented by a vessel, manufacturers shall, to protect the health and safety of end-users, carry out sample testing of vessels made available on the market, investigate, and, if necessary, keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming vessels and vessel recalls, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring.
Article 7
Authorised representatives
The obligations laid down in Article 6(1) and the obligation to draw up technical documentation referred to in Article 6(2) shall not form part of the authorised representative’s mandate.
An authorised representative shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the manufacturer. The mandate shall allow the authorised representative to do at least the following:
keep the EU declaration of conformity and the technical documentation at the disposal of national market surveillance authorities for 10 years after the vessel has been placed on the market;
further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a vessel;
cooperate with the competent national authorities, at their request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by vessels covered by the authorised representative’s mandate.
Article 8
Obligations of importers
Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a vessel of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L is not in conformity with the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I, he shall not place the vessel on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the vessel presents a risk, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.
Before placing on the market a vessel of which the product of PS × V is 50 bar.L or less, importers shall ensure that it has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the sound engineering practice in one of the Member States, bears the inscriptions provided for in point 1.2 of Annex III and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6).
Article 9
Obligations of distributors
Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a vessel of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L is not in conformity with the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I, he shall not make the vessel available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the vessel presents a risk, the distributor shall inform the manufacturer or the importer to that effect as well as the market surveillance authorities.
Before making available on the market a vessel of which the product of PS × V is 50 bar.L or less, distributors shall verify that the vessel bears the inscriptions provided for in point 1.2 of Annex III and is accompanied by the instructions and safety information referred to in point 2 of Annex III in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the vessel is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3) respectively.
Article 10
Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Directive and he shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under Article 6, where he places a vessel on the market under his name or trade mark or modifies a vessel already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with this Directive may be affected.
Article 11
Identification of economic operators
Economic operators shall, on request, identify the following to the market surveillance authorities:
any economic operator who has supplied them with a vessel;
any economic operator to whom they have supplied a vessel.
Economic operators shall be able to present the information referred to in the first paragraph for 10 years after they have been supplied with the vessel and for 10 years after they have supplied the vessel.
CHAPTER 3
CONFORMITY OF VESSELS OF WHICH THE PRODUCT OF PS × V EXCEEDS 50 bar.L
Article 12
Presumption of conformity of vessels of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L
Vessels of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L and which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in conformity with the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I covered by those standards or parts thereof.
Article 13
Conformity assessment procedures
Prior to their manufacture, vessels of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L shall be subject to the EU-type examination (Module B) set out to in point 1 of Annex II, as follows:
for vessels manufactured in accordance with the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12, at the choice of the manufacturer, in either of the following two manners:
assessment of the adequacy of the technical design of the vessel through examination of the technical documentation and supporting evidence without examination of a specimen (Module B – design type);
assessment of the adequacy of the technical design of the vessel through examination of the technical documentation and supporting evidence, plus examination of a prototype, representative of the production envisaged, of the complete vessel (Module B – production type).
for vessels not manufactured, or manufactured only partly, in accordance with the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12, the manufacturer shall submit for examination a prototype, representative of the production envisaged, of the complete vessel and the technical documentation and supporting evidence for examination and assessment of the adequacy of the technical design of the vessel (Module B – production type).
Prior to their placing on the market, vessels shall be subject to the following procedures:
where the product of PS × V exceeds 3 000 bar.L, to conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel testing (Module C1) set out in point 2 of Annex II;
where the product of PS × V does not exceed 3 000 bar.L but exceeds 200 bar.L, at the choice of the manufacturer, to either of the following:
conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel testing (Module C1) set out in point 2 of Annex II;
conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel checks at random intervals (Module C2) set out in point 3 Annex II;
where the product of PS × V does not exceed 200 bar.L but exceeds 50 bar.L, at the choice of the manufacturer, to either of the following:
conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel testing (Module C1) set out in point 2 of Annex II;
conformity to type based on internal production control (Module C) set out in point 4 of Annex II.
Article 14
EU declaration of conformity
Article 15
General principles of the CE marking
The CE marking shall be subject to the general principles set out in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
Article 16
Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking and inscriptions
The identification number of the notified body shall be affixed by the body itself or, under its instructions, by the manufacturer or his authorised representative.
CHAPTER 4
NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES
Article 17
Notification
Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of bodies authorised to carry out third-party conformity assessment tasks under this Directive.
Article 18
Notifying authorities
Article 19
Requirements relating to notifying authorities
Article 20
Information obligation on notifying authorities
Member States shall inform the Commission of their procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies, and of any changes thereto.
The Commission shall make that information publicly available.
Article 21
Requirements relating to notified bodies
A body belonging to a business association or professional federation representing undertakings involved in the design, manufacturing, provision, assembly, use or maintenance of vessels which it assesses, may, on condition that its independence and the absence of any conflict of interest are demonstrated, be considered such a body.
A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks shall not be directly involved in the design, manufacture or construction, the marketing, installation, use or maintenance of those vessels, or represent the parties engaged in those activities. They shall not engage in any activity that may conflict with their independence of judgement or integrity in relation to conformity assessment activities for which they are notified. This shall in particular apply to consultancy services.
Conformity assessment bodies shall ensure that the activities of their subsidiaries or subcontractors do not affect the confidentiality, objectivity or impartiality of their conformity assessment activities.
At all times and for each conformity assessment procedure and each kind of vessel in relation to which it has been notified, a conformity assessment body shall have at its disposal the necessary:
personnel with technical knowledge and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the conformity assessment tasks;
descriptions of procedures in accordance with which conformity assessment is carried out, ensuring the transparency and the ability of reproduction of those procedures. It shall have appropriate policies and procedures in place that distinguish between tasks it carries out as a notified body and other activities;
procedures for the performance of activities which take due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.
A conformity assessment body shall have the means necessary to perform the technical and administrative tasks connected with the conformity assessment activities in an appropriate manner and shall have access to all necessary equipment or facilities.
The personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment tasks shall have the following:
sound technical and vocational training covering all the conformity assessment activities in relation to which the conformity assessment body has been notified;
satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the assessments they carry out and adequate authority to carry out those assessments;
appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I, of the applicable harmonised standards and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of national legislation;
the ability to draw up certificates, records and reports demonstrating that assessments have been carried out.
The remuneration of the top level management and personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks of a conformity assessment body shall not depend on the number of assessments carried out or on the results of those assessments.
Article 22
Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
Where a conformity assessment body demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union it shall be presumed to comply with the requirements set out in Article 21 insofar as the applicable harmonised standards cover those requirements.
Article 23
Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
Article 24
Application for notification
Article 25
Notification procedure
Only such a body shall be considered a notified body for the purposes of this Directive.
Article 26
Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
It shall assign a single such number even where the body is notified under several Union acts.
The Commission shall ensure that the list is kept up to date.
Article 27
Changes to notifications
Article 28
Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2).
Article 29
Operational obligations of notified bodies
Conformity assessment bodies shall perform their activities taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the vessel technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.
In so doing they shall nevertheless respect the degree of rigour and the level of protection required for the compliance of the vessel with this Directive.
Article 30
Appeal against decisions of notified bodies
Member States shall ensure that an appeal procedure against decisions of the notified bodies is available.
Article 31
Information obligation on notified bodies
Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority of the following:
any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate;
any circumstances affecting the scope of or conditions for notification;
any request for information which they have received from market surveillance authorities regarding conformity assessment activities;
on request, conformity assessment activities performed within the scope of their notification and any other activity performed, including cross-border activities and subcontracting.
Article 32
Exchange of experience
The Commission shall provide for the organisation of exchange of experience between the Member States’ national authorities responsible for notification policy.
Article 33
Coordination of notified bodies
The Commission shall ensure that appropriate coordination and cooperation between bodies notified under this Directive are put in place and properly operated in the form of a sectoral group or groups of notified bodies.
Member States shall ensure that the bodies notified by them participate in the work of that or those group or groups, directly or by means of designated representatives.
CHAPTER 5
UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF VESSELS ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE
Article 34
Union market surveillance and control of vessels entering the Union market
Article 15(3) and Articles 16 to 29 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 shall apply to vessels covered by Article 1 of this Directive.
Article 35
Procedure for dealing with vessels presenting a risk at national level
Where, in the course of the evaluation referred to in the first subparagraph, the market surveillance authorities find that the vessel does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Directive, they shall without delay require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate corrective actions to bring the vessel into compliance with those requirements, to withdraw the vessel from the market, or to recall it within a reasonable period, commensurate with the nature of the risk, as they may prescribe.
The market surveillance authorities shall inform the relevant notified body accordingly.
Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 shall apply to the measures referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph.
The market surveillance authorities shall inform the Commission and the other Member States, without delay, of those measures.
The information referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the non-compliant vessel, the origin of the vessel, the nature of the non-compliance alleged and the risk involved, the nature and duration of the national measures taken and the arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator. In particular, the market surveillance authorities shall indicate whether the non-compliance is due to either of the following:
failure of the vessel to meet requirements relating to the health or safety of persons, to the protection of domestic animals or property; or
shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12 conferring a presumption of conformity.
Article 36
Union safeguard procedure
The Commission shall address its decision to all Member States and shall immediately communicate it to them and the relevant economic operator or operators.
Article 37
Compliant vessels which present a risk
The implementing acts referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(3).
On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to the protection of health and safety of persons, or of domestic animals or of property, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(4).
Article 38
Formal non-compliance
Without prejudice to Article 35, where a Member State makes one of the following findings, it shall require the relevant economic operator to put an end to the non-compliance concerned:
the CE marking has been affixed in violation of Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 or of Article 16 of this Directive;
the CE marking has not been affixed;
the identification number of the notified body involved in the production control phase has been affixed in violation of Article 16 or has not been affixed;
the inscriptions referred to in point 1 of Annex III have not been affixed or have been affixed in violation of Article 16 or point 1 of Annex III;
the EU declaration of conformity has not been drawn up;
the EU declaration of conformity has not been drawn up correctly;
the technical documentation is either not available or not complete.
the information referred to in Article 6(6) or Article 8(3) is absent, false or incomplete;
any other administrative requirement provided for in Article 6 or Article 8 is not fulfilled.
CHAPTER 5a
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Article 38a
Application of emergency procedures
However, Article 38c(7) of this Directive shall apply during the internal market emergency mode and after its expiry or deactivation.
Article 38b
Prioritisation of the conformity assessment of vessels designated as crisis-relevant goods
Article 38c
Derogation from the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body
The vessel subject to the extension of validity referred to in the first subparagraph shall bear the information that it is placed on the market as a ‘crisis-relevant good’. The implementing act referred to in the first subparagraph shall specify the content and presentation of that information. That information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible and, where relevant, in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned.
Any authorisation issued pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the vessel may be placed on the market. Such authorisations shall set out at least the following:
a description of the procedures, by means of which the compliance with the applicable essential safety requirements of this Directive was successfully demonstrated;
any specific requirements regarding the traceability of the vessel concerned;
an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2024/2747;
any specific requirements regarding the need to ensure a continuous conformity assessment with respect to the vessel concerned;
measures to be taken upon expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode with respect to the vessel concerned that has been placed on the market.
Article 38d
Presumption of conformity based on standards and common specifications
Where vessels have been designated as crisis-relevant goods, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts listing appropriate standards or establishing common specifications for such vessels to cover the essential safety requirements of this Directive in either of the following cases:
where a reference to harmonised standards covering the essential safety requirements of this Directive has not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable period; or
where severe disruptions to the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2024/2747, significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards that cover the essential safety requirements of this Directive and the references of which have already been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.
Article 38e
Prioritisation of market surveillance activities and mutual assistance among authorities
CHAPTER 6
COMMITTEE, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 39
Committee procedure
The committee may furthermore examine any other matter concerning the application of this Directive raised either by its chair or by a representative of a Member State in accordance with its rules of procedure.
Article 40
Penalties
Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements by economic operators of the provisions of national law adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are enforced. Such rules may include criminal penalties for serious infringements.
The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Article 41
Transitional provisions
Member States shall not impede the making available on the market and/or the putting into service of vessels covered by Directive 2009/105/EC which are in conformity with that Directive and which were placed on the market before 20 April 2016.
Certificates issued by approved inspection bodies under Directive 2009/105/EC shall be valid under this Directive.
Article 42
Transposition
They shall apply those measures from 20 April 2016.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. They shall also include a statement that references in existing laws, regulations and administrative provisions to the Directive repealed by this Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made and how that statement is to be formulated.
Article 43
Repeal
Directive 2009/105/EC, as amended by the Regulation listed in Annex V, Part A, is repealed with effect from 20 April 2016, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time limits for transposition into national law and the dates of application of the Directives set out in Annex V, Part B.
References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VI.
Article 44
Entry into force and application
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Articles 1, 3, 4 and 5 and Annexes I and III shall apply from 20 April 2016.
Article 45
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX I
ESSENTIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
1. Materials
Materials shall be selected according to the intended use of the vessels and in accordance with points 1.1 to 1.4.
1.1. Pressurised parts
The materials used for manufacturing the pressurised parts of the vessels shall be:
capable of being welded;
ductile and tough, so that a rupture at minimum working temperature does not give rise to either fragmentation or brittle-type fracture;
not adversely affected by ageing.
For steel vessels, the materials shall in addition meet the requirements set out in point 1.1.1 and, for aluminium or aluminium alloy vessels, those set out in point 1.1.2.
They shall be accompanied by an inspection slip as defined in point (i) of point 3.1 of Annex III, drawn up by the producer of the materials.
1.1.1.
Non-alloy quality steels shall meet the following requirements:
they shall be non-effervescent and supplied after normalisation treatment, or in an equivalent state;
the content per product of carbon shall be less than 0,25 % and that of sulphur and phosphorus shall each be less than 0,05 %;
they shall have the following mechanical properties per product:
the maximum tensile strength Rm,max shall be less than 580 N/mm2;
the elongation after fracture shall be:
if test pieces are taken parallel to the direction of rolling:
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≥ 22 %, |
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≥ 17 %, |
if test pieces are taken perpendicular to the direction of rolling:
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thickness ≥ 3 mm: |
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≥ 20 %, |
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thickness < 3 mm: |
A80 mm |
≥ 15 %, |
the average bending rupture energy KCV for three longitudinal test pieces at minimum working temperature shall not be less than 35 J/cm2. Not more than one of the three figures may be less than 35 J/cm2, with a minimum of 25 J/cm2. In the case of steels intended to be used in the manufacture of vessels the minimum working temperature of which is lower than – 10 °C and the wall thickness of which exceeds 5 mm, this property shall be checked.
1.1.2.
Non-alloy aluminium shall have an aluminium content of at least 99,5 % and the alloys referred to in point (b) of Article 1(1) shall display adequate resistance to intercrystalline corrosion at maximum working temperature.
Moreover, these materials shall satisfy the following requirements:
they shall be supplied in an annealed state;
they shall have the following mechanical characteristics per product:
1.2. Welding materials
The welding materials used to manufacture the welds on or of the vessel shall be appropriate to and compatible with the materials to be welded.
1.3. Accessories contributing to the strength of the vessel
These accessories (for example bolts and nuts) shall be made of a material specified in point 1.1 or of other kinds of steel, aluminium or an appropriate aluminium alloy compatible with materials used for the manufacture of pressurised parts.
The latter materials shall at minimum working temperature have an appropriate elongation after fracture and bending rupture energy.
1.4. Non-pressurised parts
All unpressurised parts of welded vessels shall be of materials which are compatible with that of the components to which they are welded.
2. Vessel design
The manufacturer shall, when designing the vessel, define the use to which it will be put, and select:
the minimum working temperature Tmin;
the maximum working temperature Tmax;
the maximum working pressure PS.
However, should a minimum working temperature exceeding – 10 °C be selected, the qualities required of the materials shall be satisfied at – 10 °C.
The manufacturer shall also take account of the following provisions:
it shall be possible to inspect the inside of vessels;
it shall be possible to drain the vessels;
the mechanical qualities shall be maintained throughout the period of use of the vessel for the intended purpose;
the vessels shall, bearing in mind their prescribed use, be adequately protected against corrosion.
The manufacturer shall take account of the fact that under the conditions of use envisaged:
the vessels shall not be subjected to stresses likely to impair their safety in use;
internal pressure shall not permanently exceed the maximum working pressure PS. However, it may momentarily do so by up to 10 %.
Circumferential and longitudinal seams shall be made using full penetration welds or welds of equivalent effectiveness. Convex ends other than hemispherical ones shall have a cylindrical edge.
2.1. Wall thickness
If the product of PS × V is not more than 3 000 bar.L, the manufacturer shall select one of the methods described in points 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 for determining vessel wall thickness; if the product of PS × V is more than 3 000 bar.L, or if the maximum working temperature exceeds 100 °C, such thickness shall be determined by the method described in point 2.1.1.
The actual wall thickness of the cylindrical section and ends shall, however, be not less than 2 mm in the case of steel vessels and not less than 3 mm in the case of aluminium or aluminium alloy vessels.
2.1.1.
The minimum thickness of pressurised parts shall be calculated having regard to the intensity of the stresses and to the following provisions:
the calculation pressure to be taken into account shall not be less than the maximum working pressure PS selected;
the permissible general membrane stress shall not exceed the lower of the values 0,6 ReT or 0,3 Rm. The manufacturer shall use the ReT and Rm minimum values guaranteed by the producer of the material in order to determine the permissible stress.
However, where the cylindrical portion of the vessel has one or more longitudinal welds made using a non-automatic welding process, the thickness calculated as referred to in the first paragraph shall be multiplied by the coefficient 1,15.
2.1.2.
Wall thickness shall be so determined as to enable the vessels to resist at ambient temperature a pressure equal to at least five times the maximum working pressure, with a permanent circumferential deformation factor of no more than 1 %.
3. Manufacturing processes
Vessels shall be constructed and subjected to production checks in accordance with points 2, 3 or 4 of Annex II.
3.1. Preparation of the component parts
Preparation of the component parts (for example forming and chamfering) shall not give rise to surface defects or cracks or changes in the mechanical characteristics likely to be detrimental to the safety of the vessels.
3.2. Welds on pressurised parts
The characteristics of welds and adjacent zones shall be similar to those of the welded materials and shall be free of any surface or internal defects detrimental to the safety of the vessels.
Welds shall be performed by qualified welders or operators possessing the appropriate level of competence, in accordance with approved welding processes. Such approval and qualification tests shall be carried out by notified bodies.
The manufacturer shall also, during manufacture, ensure consistent weld quality by conducting appropriate tests using adequate procedures. These tests shall be the subject of a report.
4. Putting into service of the vessels
Vessels shall be accompanied by the instructions drawn up by the manufacturer, as referred to in point 2 of Annex III.
ANNEX II
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
1. EU-Type examination (Module B)
1.1. EU-type examination is the part of a conformity assessment procedure in which a notified body examines the technical design of a vessel and verifies and attests that the technical design of the vessel meets the requirements of this Directive that apply to it.
1.2. EU-type examination shall be carried out in either of the following manners in accordance with Article 13:
1.3. The manufacturer shall lodge an application for EU-type examination with a single notified body of his choice.
The application shall include:
the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;
the technical documentation. The technical documentation shall make it possible to assess the vessel’s conformity with the applicable requirements of this Directive and shall include an adequate analysis and assessment of the risk(s).
The technical documentation shall specify the applicable requirements and cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the vessel. The technical documentation shall contain, wherever applicable, at least the following elements:
a general description of the vessel;
conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, etc.;
descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the operation of the vessel;
a list of the harmonised standards applied in full or in part, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and, where those harmonised standards have not been applied, descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential safety requirements of this Directive, including a list of other relevant technical specifications applied. In the event of partly applied harmonised standards, the technical documentation shall specify the parts which have been applied;
results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc.;
test reports;
the instructions and safety information referred to in point 2 of Annex III;
a document describing:
where applicable, the prototype vessels representative of the production envisaged. The notified body may request further prototype vessels if needed for carrying out the test programme;
the supporting evidence for the adequacy of the technical design solution. This supporting evidence shall mention any documents that have been used, in particular where the relevant harmonised standards have not been applied in full. The supporting evidence shall include, where necessary, the results of tests carried out in accordance with other relevant technical specifications by the appropriate laboratory of the manufacturer, or by another testing laboratory on his behalf and under his responsibility.
When a prototype vessel is examined, the technical documentation shall also include:
1.4. The notified body shall:
For the vessel:
examine the technical documentation and supporting evidence to assess the adequacy of the technical design of the vessel.
For the prototype vessel(s):
verify that the prototype vessel(s) has/have been manufactured in conformity with the technical documentation, that it may safely be used under its intended working conditions and identify the elements which have been designed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the relevant harmonised standards, as well as the elements which have been designed in accordance with other relevant technical specifications;
carry out appropriate examinations and tests, or have them carried out, to check whether, where the manufacturer has chosen to apply the solutions in the relevant harmonised standards, these have been applied correctly;
carry out appropriate examinations and tests, or have them carried out, to check whether, where the solutions in the relevant harmonised standards have not been applied, the solutions adopted by the manufacturer applying other relevant technical specifications meet the corresponding essential safety requirements of this Directive;
agree with the manufacturer on a location where the examinations and tests will be carried out.
1.5. The notified body shall draw up an evaluation report that records the activities undertaken in accordance with point 1.4 and their outcomes. Without prejudice to its obligations vis-à-vis the notifying authorities, the notified body shall release the content of that report, in full or in part, only with the agreement of the manufacturer.
1.6. Where the type meets the requirements of this Directive, the notified body shall issue an EU-type examination certificate to the manufacturer. That certificate shall contain the name and address of the manufacturer, the conclusions of the examination, the conditions (if any) for its validity and the necessary data for identification of the approved type. The EU-type examination certificate may have one or more annexes attached.
The EU-type examination certificate and its annexes shall contain all relevant information to allow the conformity of manufactured vessels with the examined type to be evaluated and to allow for in-service control. It shall also indicate any conditions to which its issue may be subject and be accompanied by the descriptions and drawings necessary for identification of the approved type.
Where the type does not satisfy the applicable requirements of this Directive, the notified body shall refuse to issue an EU-type examination certificate and shall inform the applicant accordingly, giving detailed reasons for its refusal.
1.7. The notified body shall keep itself apprised of any changes in the generally acknowledged state of the art which indicate that the approved type may no longer comply with the applicable requirements of this Directive, and shall determine whether such changes require further investigation. If so, the notified body shall inform the manufacturer accordingly.
The manufacturer shall inform the notified body that holds the technical documentation relating to the EU-type examination certificate of all modifications to the approved type that may affect the conformity of the vessel with the essential safety requirements of this Directive or the conditions for validity of that certificate. Such modifications shall require additional approval in the form of an addition to the original EU-type examination certificate.
1.8. Each notified body shall inform its notifying authority concerning the EU-type examination certificates and/or any additions thereto which it has issued or withdrawn, and shall, periodically or upon request, make available to its notifying authority the list of such certificates and/or any additions thereto refused, suspended or otherwise restricted.
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies concerning the EU-type examination certificates and/or any additions thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, concerning such certificates and/or additions thereto which it has issued.
The Commission, the Member States and the other notified bodies may, on request, obtain a copy of the EU-type examination certificates and/or additions thereto. On request, the Commission and the Member States may obtain a copy of the technical documentation and the results of the examinations carried out by the notified body. The notified body shall keep a copy of the EU-type examination certificate, its annexes and additions, as well as the technical file including the documentation submitted by the manufacturer, until the expiry of the validity of that certificate.
1.9. The manufacturer shall keep a copy of the EU-type examination certificate, its annexes and additions together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the vessel has been placed on the market.
1.10. The manufacturer’s authorised representative may lodge the application referred to in point 1.3 and fulfil the obligations set out in points 1.7 and 1.9, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
2. Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel testing (Module C1)
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2.1. |
Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel testing is the part of a conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4, and ensures and declares on his sole responsibility that the vessels concerned are in conformity with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and satisfy the requirements of this Directive that apply to them. |
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2.2. |
Manufacturing
The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure conformity of the manufactured vessels with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and with the requirements of this Directive that apply to them. Before commencing manufacture, the manufacturer shall provide a notified body of his choice with all necessary information, and in particular:
(a)
the technical documentation, which shall also include:
—
the certificates relating to the suitable qualification of the welding operations and of the welders or welding operators,
—
the inspection slip for the materials used in the manufacture of parts and components contributing to the strength of the vessel,
—
a report on the examinations and tests performed;
(b)
the inspection document, describing the appropriate examinations and tests to be carried out during manufacture, together with the procedures in respect thereof and the frequency with which they are to be performed;
(c)
the EU-type examination certificate. |
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2.3. |
Vessel checks
2.3.1. For each individual vessel manufactured, the notified body shall carry out the appropriate examinations and tests in order to verify the conformity of the vessel with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and with the corresponding requirements of this Directive in accordance with the following points:
(a)
The manufacturer shall present his vessels in the form of uniform batches and shall take all necessary measures in order that the manufacturing process ensures the uniformity of each batch produced.
(b)
When a batch is examined, the notified body shall ensure that the vessels have been manufactured and checked in accordance with the technical documentation, and shall perform a hydrostatic test or a pneumatic test of equivalent effect on each vessel in the batch at a pressure Ph equal to 1,5 times the vessel’s design pressure in order to check its strength. The pneumatic test shall be subject to acceptance of the test safety procedures by the Member State in which the test is performed.
(c)
Moreover, the notified body shall carry out tests on test-pieces taken from a representative production test-piece or from a vessel, as the manufacturer chooses, in order to examine the weld quality. The tests shall be carried out on longitudinal welds. However, where differing weld techniques are used for longitudinal and circumferential welds, the tests shall be repeated on the circumferential welds.
(d)
For the vessels subject to the experimental method referred to in point 2.1.2 of Annex I, these tests on test-pieces shall be replaced by a hydrostatic test on five vessels taken at random from each batch in order to check that they conform to the essential safety requirements set out in point 2.1.2 of Annex I.
(e)
In the case of accepted batches, the notified body shall affix its identification number, or cause that number to be affixed, to each vessel and shall draw up a written certificate of conformity relating to the tests carried out. All vessels in the batch may be placed on the market except for those which have not successfully undergone a hydrostatic test or a pneumatic test.
(f)
If a batch is rejected, the notified body shall take appropriate measures to prevent the placing on the market of that batch. In the event of frequent rejection of batches, the notified body may suspend the statistical verification.
(g)
The manufacturer shall be able to supply on request by the relevant authorities the notified body’s certificates of conformity referred to in point (e). 2.3.2. The notified body shall supply the Member State which notified it and, on request, the other notified bodies, the other Member States and the Commission, with a copy of the inspection report issued by it. 2.3.3. The manufacturer shall, under the responsibility of the notified body, affix the notified body’s identification number during the manufacturing process. |
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2.4. |
CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
2.4.1. The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking to each individual vessel that is in conformity with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and satisfies the applicable requirements of this Directive. 2.4.2. The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each vessel model and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the vessel has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the vessel model for which it has been drawn up. 2.4.3. A copy of the EU declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon request. |
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2.5. |
Authorised representative
The manufacturer’s obligations set out in point 2.4 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate. |
3. Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel checks at random intervals (Module C2)
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3.1. |
Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel checks at random intervals is the part of a conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4, and ensures and declares on his sole responsibility that the vessels concerned are in conformity with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and satisfy the requirements of this Directive that apply to them. |
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3.2. |
Manufacturing
3.2.1. The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure conformity of the manufactured vessels with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and with the requirements of this Directive that apply to them. 3.2.2. Before commencing manufacture, the manufacturer shall provide a notified body of his choice with all necessary information, and in particular:
(a)
the technical documentation, which shall also include:
—
the certificates relating to the suitable qualification of the welding operations and of the welders or welding operators,
—
the inspection slip for the materials used in the manufacture of parts and components contributing to the strength of the vessel,
—
a report on the examinations and tests performed;
(b)
the EU-type examination certificate;
(c)
a document describing the manufacturing processes and all of the predetermined systematic measures taken to ensure conformity of the vessels with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate. The notified body shall, before the date on which any manufacture begins, examine those documents in order to certify their conformity with the EU-type examination certificate. 3.2.3. The document referred to in point (c) of point 3.2.2 shall include:
(a)
a description of the means of manufacture and checking appropriate to the construction of the vessels;
(b)
an inspection document describing the appropriate examinations and tests to be carried out during manufacture, together with the procedures in respect thereof and the frequency with which they are to be performed;
(c)
an undertaking to carry out the examinations and tests in accordance with the inspection document and to have a hydrostatic test or, subject to the agreement of the Member State, a pneumatic test carried out on each vessel manufactured at a test pressure equal to 1,5 times the design pressure; those examinations and tests shall be carried out under the responsibility of qualified staff who are independent from production personnel, and shall be the subject of a report;
(d)
the addresses of the places of manufacture and storage and the date on which manufacture is to commence. |
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3.3. |
Vessel checks
The notified body shall carry out vessel checks or have them carried out on random samples at random intervals determined by the body, in order to verify the quality of the internal checks on the vessel, taking into account, inter alia, the technological complexity of the vessels and the quantity of production. An adequate sample of the final vessels, taken on site by the notified body before the placing on the market, shall be examined and appropriate tests as identified by the relevant parts of the harmonised standards and/or equivalent tests set out in other relevant technical specifications, shall be carried out to check the conformity of the vessel with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and with the relevant requirements of this Directive. The notified body shall also ensure that the manufacturer actually checks series-produced vessels in accordance with point (c) of point 3.2.3. Where a sample does not conform to the acceptable quality level, the notified body shall take appropriate measures. The acceptance sampling procedure to be applied is intended to determine whether the manufacturing process of the vessel performs within acceptable limits, with a view to ensuring conformity of the vessel. The notified body shall supply the Member State which notified it and, on request, the other notified bodies, the other Member States and the Commission, with a copy of the inspection report issued by it. The manufacturer shall, under the responsibility of the notified body, affix the notified body’s identification number during the manufacturing process. |
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3.4. |
CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
3.4.1. The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking to each individual vessel that is in conformity with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and satisfies the applicable requirements of this Directive. 3.4.2. The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each vessel model and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the vessel has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the vessel model for which it has been drawn up. 3.4.3. A copy of the EU declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon request. |
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3.5. |
Authorised representative
The manufacturer’s obligations set out in point 3.4 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate. |
4. Conformity to type based on internal production control (Module C)
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4.1. |
Conformity to type based on internal production control is the part of a conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 4.2 and 4.3, and ensures and declares that the vessels concerned are in conformity with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and satisfy the requirements of this Directive that apply to them. |
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4.2. |
Manufacturing
The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure conformity of the manufactured vessels with the approved type described in the EU-type examination certificate and with the requirements of this Directive that apply to them. Before commencing manufacture, the manufacturer shall provide the notified body which issued the EU-type examination certificate with all necessary information, and in particular:
(a)
the certificates relating to the suitable qualification of the welding operations and of the welders or welding operators;
(b)
the inspection slip for the materials used in the manufacture of parts and components contributing to the strength of the vessel;
(c)
a report on the examinations and tests performed;
(d)
a document describing the manufacturing processes and all of the predetermined systematic measures taken to ensure conformity of the vessels with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate. That document shall include:
(i)
a description of the means of manufacture and checking appropriate to the construction of the vessels;
(ii)
an inspection document describing the appropriate examinations and tests to be carried out during manufacture, together with the procedures in respect thereof and the frequency with which they are to be performed;
(iii)
an undertaking to carry out the examinations and tests in accordance with the inspection document and to have a hydrostatic test or, subject to the agreement of the Member State, a pneumatic test carried out on each vessel manufactured at a test pressure equal to 1,5 times the design pressure; those examinations and tests shall be carried out under the responsibility of qualified staff who are independent from production personnel, and shall be the subject of a report;
(iv)
the addresses of the places of manufacture and storage and the date on which manufacture is to commence. The notified body shall, before the date on which any manufacture begins, examine those documents in order to certify their conformity with the EU-type examination certificate. |
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4.3. |
CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
4.3.1. The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking to each individual vessel that is in conformity with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate and satisfies the applicable requirements of this Directive. 4.3.2. The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each vessel model and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the vessel has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the vessel model for which it has been drawn up. 4.3.3. A copy of the EU declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon request. |
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4.4. |
Authorised representative
The manufacturer’s obligations set out in point 4.3 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate. |
ANNEX III
INSCRIPTIONS, INSTRUCTIONS, DEFINITIONS AND SYMBOLS
1. CE marking and inscriptions
1.1. Vessels of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L must bear the CE marking provided for in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and the last two digits of the year in which the CE marking was affixed.
1.2. Vessels or their data plates shall bear at least the following information:
the maximum working pressure (PS in bar);
the maximum working temperature (Tmax in °C);
the minimum working temperature (Tmin in °C);
the capacity of the vessel (V in L);
the name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the address of the manufacturer;
the type and serial or batch identification of the vessel.
1.3. Where the data plate is used, it shall be so designed that it cannot be reused and shall include a vacant space to enable other information to be provided.
2. Instructions and safety information
The instructions shall contain the following information:
the particulars given in point 1.2 except for the vessel’s serial or batch identification;
the intended use of the vessel;
the maintenance and installation requirements for vessel safety.
3. Definitions and symbols
3.1. Definitions
The design pressure ‘P’ is the gauge pressure chosen by the manufacturer and used to determine the thickness of the vessel’s pressurised parts.
The maximum working pressure ‘PS’ is the maximum gauge pressure which may be exerted under normal conditions of use of the vessel.
The minimum working temperature Tmin is the lowest stabilised temperature which the wall of the vessel may attain under normal conditions of use.
The maximum working temperature Tmax is the highest stabilised temperature which the wall of the vessel may attain under normal conditions of use.
The yield strength ‘ReT’ is the value at the maximum working temperature Tmax of any of the following:
the upper yield point ReH, for a material with both a lower and an upper yield point;
the 0,2 % proof strength Rp0,2;
the 1,0 % proof strength Rp1,0 in the case of non-alloy aluminium.
Families of vessels:
Vessels form part of the same family if they differ from the prototype only in diameter, provided that the permissible requirements referred to in points 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 of Annex I are complied with, and/or in the length of their cylindrical portion within the following limits:
where a prototype has one or more shell rings in addition to the ends, variants shall have at least one shell ring;
where a prototype has just two dished ends, variants shall have no shell rings.
Variations in length causing the apertures and/or penetrations to be modified shall be shown in the drawing for each variant.
A batch of vessels consists at the most of 3 000 vessels of the model of the same type.
There is series manufacture within the meaning of this Directive if more than one vessel of the same type is manufactured during a given period by a continuous manufacturing process, in accordance with a common design and using the same manufacturing processes.
Inspection slip: document by which the producer of the materials certifies that the products delivered meet the requirements of the order and in which he sets out the results of the routine in-plant inspection test, in particular chemical composition and mechanical characteristics, performed on products made by the same production process as the supply, but not necessarily on the products delivered.
3.2. Symbols
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A |
elongation after fracture (Lo = 5,65√So) |
% |
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A80 mm |
elongation after fracture (Lo = 80 mm) |
% |
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KCV |
bending rupture energy |
J/cm2 |
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P |
design pressure |
Bar |
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PS |
maximum working pressure |
Bar |
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Ph |
hydrostatic or pneumatic test pressure |
Bar |
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Rp0,2 |
0,2 % proof strength |
N/mm2 |
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ReT |
yield strength at maximum working temperature |
N/mm2 |
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ReH |
upper yield point |
N/mm2 |
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Rm |
tensile strength |
N/mm2 |
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Rm, max |
maximum tensile strength |
N/mm2 |
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Rp1,0 |
1,0 % proof strength |
N/mm2 |
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Tmax |
maximum working temperature |
°C |
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Tmin |
minimum working temperature |
°C |
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V |
capacity of the vessel |
L |
ANNEX IV
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (No XXXX) ( 3 )
1. Vessel/vessel model (product, type, batch or serial number):
2. Name and address of the manufacturer and, where applicable, his authorised representative:
3. This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer.
4. Object of the declaration (identification of the vessel allowing traceability; it may, where necessary for the identification of the vessel, include an image):
5. The object of the declaration described above is in conformity with the relevant Union harmonisation legislation:
6. References to the relevant harmonised standards used or references to the other technical specifications in relation to which conformity is declared:
7. The notified body … (name, number) performed … (description of intervention) and issued the certificate:
8. Additional information:
Signed for and on behalf of:
(place and date of issue):
(name, function) (signature):
ANNEX V
PART A
Repealed Directive with the amendment thereto
(referred to in Article 43)
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Directive 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 264, 8.10.2009, p. 12). |
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Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12). |
Only point (j) of Article 26(1) |
PART B
Time-limits for transposition into national law and dates of application of the Directives set out in Part B of Annex IV to Directive 2009/105/EC
(referred to in Article 43)
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Directive |
Time-limits for transposition |
Date of application |
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87/404/EEC |
31 December 1989 |
1 July 1990 (1) |
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90/488/EEC |
1 July 1991 |
— |
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93/68/EEC |
30 June 1994 |
1 January 1995 (2) |
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(1)
In accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 18(2) of Directive 87/404/EEC, Member States shall, for the period up to 1 July 1992, permit the placing on the market and/or in service of vessels conforming to the rules in force in their territories before 1 July 1990.
(2)
In accordance with Article 14(2) of Directive 93/68/EEC, until 1 January 1997 Member States shall allow the placing on the market and the bringing into service of products which comply with the marking arrangements in force before 1 January 1995. |
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ANNEX VI
CORRELATION TABLE
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Directive 2009/105/EC |
This Directive |
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Article 1(1) |
Article 1(1), introductory wording |
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Article 1(2) |
Article 1(2) |
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Article 1(3)(a) |
Article 1(1), points (a) to (e) |
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Article 1(3)(b) |
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Article 2 |
Article 3 |
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Article 2 |
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Article 3 |
Article 4 |
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Article 4 |
Article 5 |
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Article 6 |
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Article 7 |
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Article 8 |
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Article 9 |
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Article 10 |
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Article 11 |
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Article 12 |
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Article 5 |
— |
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Article 6 |
— |
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Article 7 |
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Article 8 |
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Article 13 |
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Article 9 |
— |
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Article 10 |
— |
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Article 11(1) and (2) |
— |
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Article 11(3) |
Annex II, point 2.3 |
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Article 12 |
— |
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Article 13(1) |
Annex II, point 3.2.1 |
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Article 13(2) |
Annex II, point 3.2.2 |
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Article 13(3) |
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Article 14 |
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Article 14 |
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Article 15 |
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Article 16 |
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Article 17 |
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Article 18 |
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Article 19 |
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Article 20 |
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Article 21 |
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Article 22 |
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Article 23 |
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Article 24 |
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Article 25 |
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Article 26 |
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Article 27 |
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Article 28 |
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Article 29 |
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Article 30 |
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Article 31 |
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Article 32 |
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Article 33 |
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Article 15 |
— |
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Article 16 |
— |
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Article 17 |
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Article 34 |
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Article 35 |
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Article 36 |
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Article 37 |
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Article 38 |
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Article 39 |
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Article 40 |
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Article 41 |
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Article 18 |
Article 42(2) |
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Article 42(1) |
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Article 19 |
Article 43 |
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Article 20 |
Article 44 |
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Article 21 |
Article 45 |
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Annex I |
Annex I |
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Annex II |
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Annex II, points 1, 2 and 4 |
Annex III |
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Annex II, point 3 |
Annex II, points 1.3(c), 2.2, 3.2.2 and 4.2(a)(b)(c) |
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Annex III |
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Annex IV |
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Annex IV |
Annex V |
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Annex V |
Annex VI |
STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
The European Parliament considers that only when and insofar as implementing acts in the sense of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 are discussed in meetings of committees, can the latter be considered as ‘comitology committees’ within the meaning of Annex I to the Framework Agreement on the relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission. Meetings of committees thus fall within the scope of point 15 of the Framework Agreement when and insofar as other issues are discussed.
( 1 ) Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2024 establishing a framework of measures, related to an internal market emergency and to the resilience of the internal market and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 (Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2747, 8.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2747/oj).
( 2 ) Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).
( 3 ) It is optional for the manufacturer to assign a number to the declaration of conformity.