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Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 May 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Scope and definitions

  3. Article 2.Market surveillance

  4. Article 3.Technical requirements

  5. Article 4.Free movement

  6. Article 5.Presumption of conformity

  7. Article 6.Committee on technical standards and regulations

  8. Article 7.Committee on Pressure Equipment

  9. Article 8.Safeguard clause

  10. Article 9.Classification of pressure equipment

  11. Article 10.Conformity assessment

  12. Article 11.European approval for materials

  13. Article 12.Notified bodies

  14. Article 13.Recognized third-party organizations

  15. Article 14.User inspectorates

  16. Article 15.CE marking

  17. Article 16.Unduly affixed CE marking

  18. Article 17.. . . . . . . . . ....

  19. Article 18.Decisions entailing refusal or restriction

  20. Article 19.Repeal

  21. Article 20.Transposition and transitional provisions

  22. Article 21.Addressees of the Directive

    1. ANNEX I

      ESSENTIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

      1. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS

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        5. 1. GENERAL

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          2. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 2. DESIGN

          1. 2.1. General

          2. 2.2. Design for adequate strength

            1. 2.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 2.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 2.2.3. Calculation method

              1. (a) Pressure containment and other loading aspects

              2. (b) Resistance

              3. (c) Stability aspects

            4. 2.2.4. Experimental design method

          3. 2.3. Provisions to ensure safe handling and operation

          4. 2.4. Means of examination

          5. 2.5. Means of draining and venting

          6. 2.6. Corrosion or other chemical attack

          7. 2.7. Wear

          8. 2.8. Assemblies

          9. 2.9. Provisions for filling and discharge

          10. 2.10. Protection against exceeding the allowable limits of pressure equipment

          11. 2.11. Safety accessories

            1. 2.11.1. Safety accessories must:

            2. 2.11.2. Pressure limiting devices

            3. 2.11.3. Temperature monitoring devices

          12. 2.12. External fire

        7. 3. MANUFACTURING

          1. 3.1. Manufacturing procedures

            1. 3.1.1. Preparation of the component parts

            2. 3.1.2. Permanent joining

            3. 3.1.3. Non-destructive tests

            4. 3.1.4. Heat treatment

            5. 3.1.5. Traceability

          2. 3.2. Final assessment

            1. 3.2.1. Final inspection

            2. 3.2.2. Proof test

            3. 3.2.3. Inspection of safety devices

          3. 3.3. Marking and labelling

          4. 3.4. Operating instructions

        8. 4. MATERIALS

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. SPECIFIC PRESSURE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

        1. 5. FIRED OR OTHERWISE HEATED PRESSURE EQUIPMENT WITH A RISK OF...

        2. 6. PIPING AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3, SECTION 1.3

        3. 7. SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

          1. 7.1. Allowable stresses

            1. 7.1.1. Symbols

            2. 7.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 7.2. Joint coefficients

          3. 7.3. Pressure limiting devices, particularly for pressure vessels

          4. 7.4. Hydrostatic test pressure

          5. 7.5. Material characteristics

    2. ANNEX II

      CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT TABLES

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    3. ANNEX III

      CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

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      2. Module A (internal production control)

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        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Module A1 (internal manufacturing checks with monitoring of the final...

      4. Module B (EC type-examination)

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      5. Module B1 (EC design-examination)

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        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

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        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. Module C1 (conformity to type)

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        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. Module D (production quality assurance)

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        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. Quality system

          1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. Module D1 (production quality assurance)

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        2. 2. The manufacturer must draw up the technical documentation described below....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. Quality system

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

          1. 5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 5.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 5.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

      9. Module E (product quality assurance)

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        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. Quality system

          1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      10. Module E1 (product quality assurance)

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        2. 2. The manufacturer must draw up the technical documentation described below....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. Quality system

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

          1. 5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 5.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 5.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

      11. Module F (product verification)

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        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. Verification by examination and testing of each item of pressure...

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      12. Module G (EC unit verification)

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        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      13. Module H (full quality assurance)

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        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. Quality system

          1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      14. Module H1 (full quality assurance with design examination and special...

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

    4. ANNEX IV

      MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE MET WHEN DESIGNATING THE NOTIFIED BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12 AND THE RECOGNIZED THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 13

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

    5. ANNEX V

      CRITERIA TO BE MET WHEN AUTHORIZING USER INSPECTORATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

    6. ANNEX VI

      CE MARKING

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      3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. . . . . . . . . . ....

    7. ANNEX VII

      DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

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      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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