PART 4TRANSPORTABLE PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
F1Reassessment of conformity – UK TPE20A
1
This regulation applies to transportable pressure equipment which does not bear the conformity markings provided for in—
a
regulation 22B;
b
the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive; or
c
Council Directive 1999/36/EC of 29 April 1999 on transportable pressure equipment,
for the purposes of reassessment of conformity.
2
Equipment may be reassessed for conformity in accordance with this regulation.
3
The equipment is to be—
a
reassessed by a type A appointed body in accordance with the procedure set out in Annex III to the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive, subject to the modifications in paragraph (6); and
b
inspected by an appointed body appointed for periodic inspection of that equipment and marked in accordance with the requirements of regulation 22B.
4
If a pressure receptacle has been manufactured in series to a design type for which a—
a
type A notified body notified for; or
b
type A appointed body appointed for
reassessment of conformity has issued a certificate of type reassessment, the reassessment of conformity may be undertaken by an appointed body appointed for periodic inspection of that pressure receptacle.
5
In this regulation—
a
“certificate of type reassessment” means a certificate issued in accordance with paragraph 6 of Annex III to the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive, subject to the modifications in paragraph (6); and
b
“type A appointed body” means an appointed body conforming to standard EN ISO/IEC 17020 type A as revised or reissued from time to time.
6
The modifications referred to in paragraphs (3)(a) and (5)(a) apply to Annex III to the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive and are that—
a
any reference to “a notified body” is to be read as a reference to an appointed body;
b
any reference to a “type A notified body” is to be read as a reference to a type A appointed body;
c
any reference to “notified” is to be read as a reference to appointed;
d
any reference to the “pi marking” is to be read as a reference to the UK TPE marking; and
e
any reference to “Member States” is to be read as a reference to the GB competent authority.