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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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1.This Directive shall apply to simple pressure vessels (‘vessels’) manufactured in series with the following characteristics:

(a)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;

(b)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;

(c)the vessel is made of either of the following elements:

(i)

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;

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two dished ends revolving around the same axis;

(d)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;

(e)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.

2.This Directive shall not apply to:

(a)vessels specifically designed for nuclear use, failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;

(b)vessels specifically intended for installation in or the propulsion of ships and aircraft;

(c)fire extinguishers.

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