The Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999

Exceptions to placing on the market or supply in respect of certain pressure equipment and assemblies

11.  For the purposes of regulation 7, 8, 9, or 10, pressure equipment or an assembly shall not be regarded as being placed on the market or supplied, as the case may be—

(a) where that pressure equipment or assembly—

(i) will be put into service in a country outside the Community; or

(ii) is imported into the Community for re-export to a country outside the Community,

save that this paragraph shall not apply if the CE marking, or any inscription liable to be confused therewith, is affixed thereto; or

(b) by the exhibition at trade fairs and exhibitions of that pressure equipment or an assembly, in respect of which the provisions of these Regulations are not satisfied, if—

(i) a notice is displayed in relation to the pressure equipment or assembly in question to the effect—

(aa) that it does not satisfy those provisions; and

(bb) that it may not be placed on the market or supplied until those provisions are satisfied by the manufacturer of pressure equipment or assembly or his authorised representative established within the Community; and

(ii) appropriate safety measures are taken when demonstrating such pressure equipment or assembly to ensure the safety of persons.