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PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE

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PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE

SUMMARY
− New approach Directives
− Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
−Scope of Pressure Equipment Directive
−Notified Bodies
−Fluids
−Equipment Classification
−Modules
−Materials
−Permantent Joints
− Instrument & Automation Involvement
(Engineers and Manufacturers)

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NEW APPROACH DIRECTIVES
Following Principles !!!!
Essential Safety Requirements (E.S.R.)

Free Movement

Standards are not mandatory

Harmonized Are presumed to be


Standards in conformity with E.S.R

Manufacturer is free to choose


any technical solution

Manufacturers may choose between


different Conformity Assessment Procedures MODULES

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NEW APPROACH DIRECTIVES


FREE PRESUMPTION
MOVEMENT OF CONFORMITY

SURVEILLANCE CONFORMITY
OF MARKET ASSESSMENT

SCOPE
E.S.R 12
NOTIFIED
9 3
BODIES
6

TRANSPOSITION ADMINISTRATIVE
COOPERATION

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1st Pressure Vessel
New Approach Directive

87/404/EEC - Simple Pressure Vessels


SCOPE

• Vessels manufactured in batch series intended to contain air or nitrogen


• Welded steel vessels (non alloy carbon and aluminium or aluminium alloy)
• Pressure from 0.5 bar to 30 bar
• Product Pressure* Volume between 50 up to 10000 barl
• Simple shape
• In force since 1st July 1992

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Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC

The Products

- Boilers Mandatory
- Vessels from
May 29th 2002
- Piping

- Accessories

- Safety Devices

MWP(=PS) > 0.5 Barg

Whatever the capacity !!!

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Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC
Example of Pressure Equipment Submitted to PED

Lighters

Gauges

Bulk Containers

Fire Extinguishers

Globe Valves
Control Valves Safety Valves

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Example of Pressure Equipment Submitted to PED

STEAM
EQUIPMENT

PIPING
GAS
VESSELS

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Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EEC
Items Excluded From PED
Pressure Equipment Equipment
covered by other covered
by aerosol
directives
dispensers
Directive
- 84/525/EEC,
- 84/526/EEC, Vessels designed Tyres,
- 84/527/EEC for the transport and Balls
distribution of for play
drinks having : ground
- 87/404/EEC - PS*V < 500 Bar.L
- PS < 7 Bar

Bottles
and cans Steam Waterways,
for drinks Penstocks,
Nuclear Use,
Military Use,

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Items Excluded From PED
Exhaust and inlet
Turbines silencers

Vessels designed to
contain liquids with
a gas pressure above
Internal
the liquid of not more
combustion
than 0.5 bar
engines

Enclosures for high-voltage elect.Equip.


(control gear, transformers,
Steam rotating machines)
engines
Pressurized pipes for the containment of
transmission systems (elect. Tele.)

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Why it ’s a BIG CHANGE ?


NOTIFIED BODIES
National Authorities •Technical Competence
•Insurance
•Third Party
•Link with Nat/Eup Org.
•Wide Representation
•Professional Integrity

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NOTIFICATIONS

European approval for materials N.B. 1

Qualification of Operating Procedures N.B./R.T.P.

Approval of Personnel for joining parts. N.B./R.T.P.

Qualification of Personnel for N.D.T. N.B./R.T.P.

Application of Modules N.B. 2/U.I.

N.B. : Notified Body


R.T.P. : Recognized Third Party organisation
U.I. : User Inspectorate

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USER INSPECTORATES

u Second Party inspection body


u Property of Groups (Oil Companies, etc)
u Applicable modules are A1, C1, F and G
u Designation by Member States
u No CE marking
u Pressure Equipment used only in factories
operated by the same Group
u No free movement of equipment

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ESSENTIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS

Design (parameters) Fired or otherwise heated pressure


equipment with a risk of overheating
Manufacturing
Piping
Materials Specific quantitative requirements

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FLUIDS
DIRECTIVE "67/548/EEC" PED Classification

E - Explosive
- Oxidizing GROUP 1
O
F+ - Extremely flammable
F - Highly flammable
R 10 - Flammable
T+ - Very toxic Dangerous Fluids
T - Toxic

Xn - Harmful
C - Corrosive GROUP 2
Xi - Irritant
R 42 and/or R 43 - Sensitizing
Carc. Cat. - Carcinogenic
Mut. Cat. - Mutagenic
Repr. Cat. - Toxic for reproduction Fluids not referred
N and/or R 52, - Dangerous in Group 1
R 53, R 59 for environment

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CLASSIFICATION OF EQUIPMENTS
Based on

- Type of Equipment ------> Vessel, Piping, Accessories


- Nature of fluid ------> Gas, Liquid,Steam
- Fluids ’ Danger ------> Dangerous and Other
- Maximum working pressure Ps
- Volume or nominal dimension V or DN

9 TABLES =
4 Hazard Categories

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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Products Vessels Piping Fluids


Gases, liquefied gases, gases dissolved under
pressure, vapours and also those liquids TABLE 1 TABLE 6 Group 1
whose vapour pressure at the maximum
allowable temperature is greater than 0,5 bar
above normal atmospheric pressure, (1013 TABLE 2 * TABLE 7 Group 2
mbar)

Liquids having a vapour pressure at the TABLE 3 TABLE 8 Group 1


maximum allowable temperature of not more
than 0,5 bar above normal atmospheric
pressure (1013 mbar) TABLE 4 TABLE 9 Group 2

Fired or otherwise heated pressure


equipment with the risk of overheating
The demarcation lines in the conformity
intended for the generation of steam or
assessment tables indicate the upper limit TABLE 5
super-heated water at temperatures
for each category
higher than 110°C having a volum
greater than 2 l, and all pressure cookers

* All portable extinguishers and bottles for breathing apparatus are in the scope of Table 2

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Table 1
Vessels referred to in Article 3, Section 1.1 (a), first indent (Vessels, Gas, Group 1)
10000
PS
(bar)

PS = 1000
1000

PS = 200

100
V=1l

PS*V = 1000
PS*V = 50

10
PS*V = 200
PS*V = 25

1 Article 3, paragraph 3
I II III IV
PS =0,5
0,5

0,1
0,1 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000
Exceptionally, vessels intended to contain an unstable gas and V (l)
falling within categories I or II on the basis of table 1 must be classified in category III.

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Table 6
Piping referred to in Article 3, Section 1,3 (a), first indent
10000
PS

DN = 100
DN = 25
(bar)

1000

II III

100
Article 3, paragrah 3

PS*DN = 1000 PS*DN = 3500


10

DN = 350
DN = 100
1
I
PS = 0,5

0,1
0,1 1 10 100 1000 10000
Exceptionally, piping intended for unstable gases and falling within categories I or II on the DN
basis of Table 6 must be classified in category III.

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Table 7
Piping referred to in Article 3, Section 1.3 (a), second indent
10000

PS
(bar) I II

1000
DN = 250
DN = 100

III

100

Article 3, paragraph 3

10
PS*DN = 5000
PS*DN = 1000

PS*DN = 3500
1
PS = 0,5

0,1
0,1 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000
Exceptionally, all piping containing fluids at a temperature greater than 350°C and falling DN
within category II on the basis of Table 7 must be classified in category III

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Table 8
Piping referred to in Article 3, Section 1.3 (b), first indent
10000
PS
(bar)
III

1000

DN = 25
PS = 500

100
II

Article 3, paragraph 3

10 PS = 10

PS*DN = 2000
I

1
PS = 0,5

0,1
0,1 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000
DN

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Table 9
Piping referred to in Article 3, Section 1.3 (b), second indent
10000
PS
(bar)
II

1000
DN = 200

PS = 500

100
I

Article 3, paragraph 3
PS*DN = 5000
10 PS = 10

1
PS = 0,5

0,1
0,1 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000
DN

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PARTICULAR CASE
Equipment Article 3 § 3

ü Must be designed and manufactured in accordance with


the sound engineering practice
ü Are not submitted to E.S.R.
ü Are not submitted to C.A.P. (Conformity Assessment Procedure)
ü Must not bear the CE marking
ü Has the benefit of free movement

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Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EEC


CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE = MODULES
Define the activities necessary to preform
the Conformity Assessment
Define the responsibilities and the activities
for both Manufacturer and Notified Body.
Numbering A to H
Modules with or without QA

Modules with or without Notified Bodies

Modules for Design and Production

Choice depending on the Equipment Category

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MODULES - Examples

Module B1 Module F
(Design EC examination) (Product Verification)
ð Application content (M) ð Compliance of Manufacturing
ð Description of the Equipment Processes with the Design
and Technical Documentation(M) Examination Cert. (M)
ð Review of Technical ð CE Mark the Equipment. (M)
Documentation by NB ð Verify that personnell performing the
ð Verify if the E.S.R. are fullifilled Permanent Joint are qualified. (NB)
(NB) ð Verify that Material Certificates are in
ð Assess the material selection if compliance with PED (Annex I sect.
not covered by Harmodized Std. 4.3) (NB)
or European Approval. (NB) ð Perform the final inspection and Proof
ð Issue the EC Design Test (Annex I sect. 3.2) (NB)
Examination Certificate (NB) ð Affix the NB identificatiion Number
(NB)

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Simplified Flowchart MODULES
Design Phase Production Phase
Module A (Internal Control of Production)
Module A1 (Int. Control of Prod. with monitoring of Final Assessment)
Module D1 (Production QA - ISO 9003)
Manufacturer

Module E1 (Product QA - ISO 9002)


Module C1(conformity to type)
Module B
(Type Examination) Module D
(Production QA - ISO 9002)
Module E
Module B1 (Product QA - ISO 9003)
(Design Examination)
Module F (Product Verification)
Module G (Unit verification)
Module H (Full Quality Assurance)
Module H1 ( Full Quality Assurance with
Design Examination and Special Survelliance of Final Assessment)

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Basic MODULES

Number Definition Design phase Production phase Notified Body Q/A


A Internal control of production YES YES NO NA
A1 Internal control of production YES YES NO NA
B Type-examination YES NO YES NA
B1 Type-examination YES NO YES NA
YES
D Production quality assurance NO YES + Mod. B or B1 YES
(ISO 9002)
YES
D1 Production quality assurance NO YES YES
(ISO 9002)
YES
E Product quality assurance NO YES + Mod. B YES
(ISO 9003)
YES
E1 Product quality assurance NO YES YES
(ISO 9003)
F Product verification NO YES + Mod. B or B1 YES NA
G Unit verification YES YES YES NA
YES (ISO
H Full quality assurance YES YES YES
9001)
Full quality assurance (with YES
H1 YES YES YES
special Survelliance) (ISO 9001)

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Batch series Applicable Modules
Category
Batch (series) One-Off Produc.
without Q/A I A A

F F II
III
A1 D1 A1 E1
B+E B+C1 H B1+D B1+F H
C1 IV B+D B+F H1 G H

G
E
One-off production Batch series
without Q/A D with Q/A

A1
H1
A
E1
Category I
D1
Category II
Category III
One-off production H
with Q/A
Category IV

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Conformity Assessment Modules Table
CE marking
Materi Type and Design

Final Inspection and Final Documentation


Final Inspection and Test Quality System
Quality System Permanent Joints Final Assessment /

Safety Accessories Installation Check (if


Production Quality System Assessment

Welding and NDT Procedure Approval


Examination

NDT Personnel Qualification Approval


als

Fabrication and Tests


Certification

Design Quality System Assessment

EC Type Examination Certificate

Personel Qualification Approval


CATEGORY

EC Design Exam Certificate


CHOICES

EC Design Examination

Conformity Declaration
EC Type Examination
Materials Acceptance

Conformity Certificate
Pressure Test
Assessment

applicable)
MODULES

Check
I All A Internal Controll of Production M M M M M M M M M M M

All A1 Internal Manufacturing Check (1) M M M RTP RTP M M M/I M/I M/I M
II Type D1 Production Quality Assurance M I I M M RTP RTP M M M/I M/I M/I M
Product E1 Product Quality Assurance M I M RTP RTP M M M/I M/I M/I M

B1 EC Design Examination NB I I RTP


Product
D Production Quality Assurance I I RTP RTP M M/I M/I M/I M
B1 EC Design Examination NB I I RTP
Product
F Product Verification RTP RTP M I I I M I
B EC Type Examination NB I I I RTP RTP RTP
III Type
E Product Quality Assurance I RTP RTP M M/I M/I M/I M
B EC Type Examination NB I I I RTP RTP RTP
Type
C1 Conformity to Type RTP RTP M M/I M/I M/I M
Type H Full Quality Assurance NB I I I M M RTP RTP RTP M M/I M/I M/I M
Product H Full Quality Assurance (3) NB I I I M M RTP RTP RTP M M/I I M/I M

B EC Type Examination NB I I I RTP RTP RTP


Type
D Production Quality Assurance I I RTP RTP M M/I M/I M/I M
B EC Type Examination NB I I I RTP RTP RTP
IV Type
F Product Verification RTP RTP M I I I M I
Product G EC Unit Verification NB I RTP RTP RTP M I I I M I
All H1 Full Quality Assurance (2) NB I I I I I RTP RTP RTP M M/I M/I M/I M

(1) with Monitoring of the Final Assessment M Manufacturer


(2) with Design Examination and Special Surveillance of the Final Assessment NB Notified Body
(3) for one-off production of vessels and equipemnt the NB shall perform the Final Assessment for each unit I Notified body in charge of conformity assessment
RTP Recognized Third Party (art. 13) or NB

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MODULES - Examples
B+C1
(Cat. III - Bacth Series)

Module B (EC Type examination)


ð Application content (M)
ð Description of the Equipment and Technical Documentation(M)
ð Review of Technical Documentation by NB
ð Verify if the E.S.R. are fullifilled (NB)
ð Assess the material selection if not covered by Harmodized Std. or European
Approval. (NB)
ð Issue the EC Type Examination Certificate (NB)

Module C1(Conformity to Type)


ð Compliance of Manufacturing Processes with the Type Examination Cert. (M)
ð CE Mark the Equipment. (M)
ð Perform the Final Inspection and Proof Test (Annex I sect. 3.2) (M)
ð Perform the monitoring of the production with un-expected visits (NB)
ð Verify that the manufactuter actually performs the Final Assessment(NB)
ð Affix the NB identificatiion Number (NB)

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MODULES - Examples
B+E
(Cat. III - Bacth Series)

Module B (EC Type examination)


ð Application content (M)
ð Description of the Equipment and Technical Documentation(M)
ð Review of Technical Documentation by NB
ð Verify if the E.S.R. are fullifilled (NB)
ð Assess the material selection if not covered by Harmodized Std. or European
Approval. (NB)
ð Issue the EC Type Examination Certificate (NB)

Module E (Product Quality Assurance)


ð Application to a NB to assess the QA System Compliance to PED (M)
ð Description of the Equipment and Technical Documentation(M)
ð Assess the QA according to PED requirements and pay surveillance visits (NB)
ð Perform the Final Inspection and Proof Test (Annex I sect. 3.2) (M)
ð Pay un-expected visits to verify that the QA system is correctly applied and
functioning
ð Affix the NB identificatiion Number (NB)
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MODULES - Examples
B+D
(Cat. IV - Bacth Series)
Module B (EC Type examination)
ð Application content (M)
ð Description of the Equipment and Technical Documentation(M)
ð Review of Technical Documentation by NB
ð Verify if the E.S.R. are fullifilled (NB)
ð Assess the material selection if not covered by Harmodized Std. or European
Approval. (NB)
ð Issue the EC Type Examination Certificate (NB)

Module D (Product Quality Assurance)


ð Application to a NB to assess the QA System Compliance to PED (M)
ð Description of the Equipment and Technical Documentation(M)
ð Assess the QA according to PED requirements and pay surveillance visits (NB)
ð Perform the final inspection and Proof Test (Annex I sect. 3.2) (M)
ð Pay un-expected visits to verify that the QA system is correctly applied and
functioning
ð Affix the NB identificatiion Number (NB)

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MODULES - Examples
B+F
(Cat. IV - Bacth Series)
Module B (EC Type examination)
ð Application content (M)
ð Description of the Equipment and Technical Documentation(M)
ð Review of Technical Documentation by NB
ð Verify if the E.S.R. are fullifilled (NB)
ð Assess the material selection if not covered by Harmodized Std. or European
Approval. (NB)
ð Issue the EC Type Examination Certificate (NB)

Module F (Product Verification)


ð Compliance of Manufacturing Processes with the Design Examination Cert. (M)
ð CE Mark the Equipment. (M)
ð Verify that personnell performing the Permanent Joint are qualified. (NB)
ð Verify that Material Certificates are in compliance with PED (Annex I sect. 4.3) (NB)
ð Perform the final inspection and Proof Test (Annex I sect. 3.2) (NB)
ð Affix the NB identificatiion Number (NB)

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MODULES - Examples

Module H (Full Quality Assurance, Cat. III)


ð Application to a NB to assess the QA System Compliance to PED (M)
ð Description of the Equipment and Technical Documentation(M)
ð Assess the QA according to PED requirements and pay surveillance visits (NB)
ð Perform the final inspection and Proof Test (Annex I sect. 3.2) (M)
ð Pay un-expected visits to verify that the QA system is correctly applied and
functioning
ð Affix the NB identificatiion Number (NB)

Module H1 (Full Quality Assurance, Cat. IV)


As for Module H with the following additional activities:
ð Examination of Design (NB)
ð Issue of an EC-Design Certificate (NB)
ð Increase of the survelliance with special care to the Final Inspection and
Proof Test (Annex I sect. 3.2) (NB)

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MATERIALS

Harmonized Standard

CEN
European Approval
N.B. (a)
Particular Appraisal
N.B. (b)
(Cat III and IV) Particular Appraisal
Manufacturer
(Cat I and II )

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PERMANENT JOINING
Welding Category of risk
Type of task
Brazing Category I Category II Category III Category IV

Permanent Joint
Riveting No approval R.T.P. or N.B. R.T.P. or N.B. R.T.P. or N.B.
Procedure

Expanding Permanent Joint


No approval R.T.P. or N.B. R.T.P. or N.B. R.T.P. or N.B.
Personnel
NDE of Permanent
Gluing Joints Personnel
No approval No approval R.T.P. or N.B. R.T.P. or N.B.

Joints which cannot be


disconnected except by
destructive methods

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MARKING

- Name and address - Volume V in L- Nominal size DN


(identification of the manufacturer) - Test pressure PT in Bar
- Year of manufacture - Date of pressure test
- Identification of pressure equipment - Safety device set pressure in Bar
- Essential maxi/mini allowable limits - Intended use
- Filling ratio in kg/l
- Maximum filling mass in kg
- Tare mass in kg
- Product group (1 or 2)
- Etc...

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INSTRUMENTATION & AUTOMATION


INVOLVEMENT
Level Glass

Safety Device
Assembly

Piping

Pump
Valve

(Out of PED)

Vessel

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INSTRUMENTATION & AUTOMATION
INVOLVEMENT
General
ü Define a Company General Policy for PED implementation in its
own Europen Plants
ü A set of documents issued by Company may need to be
modified to contain all the information required/needed for PED
implementation
ü If needed for QA modules the Quality System shall be adapted to
the PED
ü Pressure Equipment Classification
ü Prescription from Costumers
ü Information from Costumers

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INSTRUMENTATION & AUTOMATION


INVOLVEMENT

Pressure Accessories (cat. I, II and III)


Gauges TP is not the Manufacturer but purchase them
from other.

ü Standard Production (Batch Series)


There are advantage in using Q/A Modules,
Suppliers are going to use H module to
cover all applicable categories

ü Non-Standard Production (One-Off


Prod. and Big Valves)
Both Q/A and not Q/A modules may be
applied without big difference. The choice
Valves
could be left to the Manufacturer.

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INSTRUMENTATION & AUTOMATION
INVOLVEMENT

Safety Accessories (cat. IV)


TP is not the Manufacturer but purchase them
from other.
ü Standard Production (Batch Series)
There are advantage in using Q/A Modules,
Suppliers are going to use H1 module to
cover all applicable categories

ü Non-Standard Production (One-Off


Safety Valves, Prod. and Big Valves)
Rupture Disks, Both Q/A and not Q/A modules may be
and Instrument when applied without big difference. The choice
linked to Emergency could be left to the Manufacturer. I
Systems

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INVOLVEMENT

Prescription/Information from Costumers


ü The costumer shall give some additional information such as:
w Fluid
w Category
w The intended used to avoid any limitation of use in conflict
with the required use.

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INSTRUMENTATION & AUTOMATION
INVOLVEMENT
PROPOSAL WARNING
The PED leave the «Manufacturer» free to Choice
the Notified Body .
The Costumer may or may not leave its manufacturers
free to choice the NB
Notified Bodies If the client defines a specific NB it shall be
carrefully considered in the Proposal stage
A specific statement shall be incicated in the Inquiries
and in the bids

The PED leave the «Manufacturer» free to choice the


Assessment Module upon those applicable.
Assessment Module The Costumer may or may not leave its manufacturers
Selection free to choice the Modules
If the client defines a specifics Modules it shall be
carrefully considered in the Proposal stage

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INSTRUMENTATION & AUTOMATION


INVOLVEMENT
Web sites

u Official Site:
u http://ped.eurodyn.com
u http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/
standardization/harmstds/reflist/equippre.html
u http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/
legislation/nb/en97-23-ec.pdf
u www.tukes.fi/englanti/pressure_equipment/directives/
pressure_directive.html

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