The Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999

Module C1 (conformity to type)

4.  Final assessment must be subject to monitoring in the form of unexpected visits by a notified body chosen by the manufacturer.

During such visits, the notified body must:

• establish that the manufacturer actually performs final assessment in accordance with section 3.2 of Annex I,

• take samples of pressure equipment at the manufacturing or storage premises in order to conduct checks. The notified body must assess the number of items of equipment to sample and whether it is necessary to perform, or have performed, all or part of final assessment on the pressure equipment samples.

Should one or more of the items of pressure equipment not conform, the notified body must take appropriate measures.

On the responsibility of the notified body, the manufacturer must affix the former’s identification number on each item of pressure equipment.