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New European Pressure Equipment Directive 2014\/68\/EU<\/h2>\n

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The European Pressure Equipment Directive<\/strong> (PED 97\/23\/EC) has changed. In addition to gaining a new number, 2014\/68\/EU<\/strong>, there are several other changes that have implications for manufacturers<\/strong>, importers<\/strong> and distributors<\/strong> of pressure equipment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There are two key drivers behind the new European\u00a0Pressure Equipment Directive<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u2022 The current basis for the determination of fluid group (1 or 2) in PED Article 9 (i.e. Directive 67\/548\/EEC) is being replaced by a new Classification, Labeling and Packaging Regulation from 1st June 2015.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The \u201cNew Legal Framework\u201d: This is a larger initiative by the European Union to bring nine EC \u201cNew Approach\u201d directives into alignment with the \u201cNew Legal Framework\u201d, which was adopted in 2008. According to the European Commission, the NLF aims to streamline and simplify the rules for putting pressure equipment on the market in the face of increasing competition from fraudulently certified equipment. The EC also states that the revision will lower costs for businesses to comply with the legislation.<\/p>\n

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Designation changes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Changes in the European Pressure Equipment Directive<\/strong> are broad and range from the classification of fluids, requirements to manufacturers and notified bodies to the procedures for conformity assessment. The designation of some modules of conformity assessment has changed as follows:<\/p>\n

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DIRECTIVE 97\/23 \/ EC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

DIRECTIVE 2014\/68 \/ EU<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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A1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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A2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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B1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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B (DESIGN TYPE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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B<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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B (PRODUCTION TYPE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

C<\/td>\n\n

C2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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One feature of the New Legal Framework is the recognition that it is not just manufacturers who have a role to play in ensuring that only safe, compliant products reach the EU market. For this to happen the whole supply chain must play its part, and so the new European Pressure Equipment Directive<\/strong> now incorporates the term \u201ceconomic operators\u201d, and lays down legal obligations for each.<\/p>\n