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Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on type-approval of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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Where fitted to a hydrogen-powered vehicle, the following hydrogen components must be type-approved:
components designed to use liquid hydrogen:
container;
automatic shut-off valve;
check valve or non-return valve (if used as a safety device);
flexible fuel line (if upstream of first automatic shut-off valve or other safety devices);
heat exchanger;
manual or automatic valve;
pressure regulator;
pressure relief valve;
pressure, temperature and flow sensors (if used as a safety device);
refuelling connection or receptacle;
hydrogen leakage detection sensors;
components designed to use compressed (gaseous) hydrogen with a nominal working pressure of over 3,0 MPa:
container;
automatic shut-off valve;
container assembly;
fittings;
flexible fuel line;
heat exchanger;
hydrogen filter;
manual or automatic valve;
non-return valve;
pressure regulator;
pressure relief device;
pressure relief valve;
refuelling connection or receptacle;
removable storage system connector;
pressure, temperature, hydrogen and flow sensors (if used as a safety device);
hydrogen leakage detection sensors.
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