EU Technical standards for pressure equipment

In order to be placed on the European Union (EU) market, pressure equipment and assemblies
of pressure equipment must comply with the essential safety requirements laid down by Directive
97/23/EEC (OJ L-181 09/07/1997).

Product Scope
The Directive applies to the design, manufacture and conformity assessment of pressure
equipment and assemblies of pressure equipment with maximum allowable pressure greater
than 0.5 bar. The term pressure equipment includes vessels, piping, safety accessories and
pressure accessories. Where applicable, pressure equipment includes elements attached to
pressurised parts, such as flanges, nozzles, couplings, supports, lifting lugs etc.

Those items listed in Article 1 paragraph 3 are excluded from the scope of the Directive. In
particular, the Directive does not apply to certain equipment covered by other EU directives
such as:

simple pressure vessels

aerosol dispensers
some equipment intended for the functioning of vehicles
machinery
lifts
electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
medical devices
appliances burning gaseous fuels
equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

1. Essential requirements
Pressure equipment and assemblies as defined in article 3 of Directive 97/23/EEC must satisfy
the essential requirements set out in Annex I to the Directive. These requirements are related
to design, manufacture, materials, testing, marking, labelling and instructions.

Where the materials used in the manufacture of the pressure equipment are not covered by a
harmonised standard, they may be eligible for a European materials approval certificate. This
document certifies that the various types of materials comply with the essential requirements
laid down in Directive 97/23/EEC. A list of the relevant approvals shall be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union.

2. Harmonised standards
Harmonised standards are technical specifications that would enable to meet the essential
requirements. Products manufactured according to these harmonised standards benefit from a
presumption of compliance with the essential requirements.

Harmonised standards are developed by the European Standardisation bodies: The European
Committee for standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical
standardisation (CENELEC), published in the Official Journal of the European Communities
and transposed into national legislation in the form of national standards.
 A list of references of harmonised standards can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/reflist/equi
ppre.html

3. Conformity assessment
Pressure equipment is classified by categories (Annex II to the Directive) depending on the risk
level. Pressure equipment classified under categories I to IV needs to go through the
appropriate conformity assessment procedures (referred to as modules) that are required to
certify that products comply with the provisions laid down in the Directive.

The different procedures to be applied for the various categories are described in Annex III to
the Directive.

Assemblies are covered by a general conformity assessment procedure.

In certain cases the intervention of a third party (notified body) is needed. Notified bodies are
organisations designated by the Member States and notified to the European Commission and
the other Member States, that are in charge of assessing manufactures conformity to the
essential requirements when a third party is required.

4. CE-marking
The CE marking has to be affixed to pressure equipment and assemblies before being placed
on the market. It symbolises the conformity of this equipment with the essential requirements
laid down in the Directive.

It shall be affixed in a visible, easily legible and indelible form to each item of pressure
equipment or each assembly and must be accompanied by the identification number of the
notified body involved at the production control phase.

Legislation
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 (OJ L-181
09/07/1997)

Other information sources

European Commission DG Enterprise:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/pressure_equipment/ped/index_en.html

Additional information for Austria

Competent authorities / competent bodies
 Bundesministerium fr Wirtschaft und Arbeit - BMWA (Federal Ministry of Economy and
Employment)

Dampfschiffstrae 4
AT-1031 Wien
Tel: (+43) 1 71 100 8215
Fax: (+43) 1 71 435 82
E-mail: service@bmwa.gv.at
Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at

Standardisation body

sterreichisches Normungsinstitut - ON (Austrian Standards Institute)

Heinestrae 38
AT-1020 Wien
Tel: (+43) 1 213 00 0
Fax: (+43) 1 213 00 818
E-mail: office@on-norm.at
Website: http://www.on-norm.at

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
Kesselgesetz, BGBl. Nr. 211/1992 - Law on Boilers
Druckgerteverordnung - DGVO, BGBl. II Nr. 426/1999 - Pressure Equipment Order

Additional information for Belgium

Competent authority / competent bodies
Service public federal (SPF) Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale / Federale
Overheidsdienst (FOD) Werkgelegenheid, Arbeid en Sociaal Overleg (Federal Public Service
(FPS) Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue)

Rue Ernest Blerot, 1

B-1070 Bruxelles
Tel: (+32) 2 233 41 11
Fax: (+32) 2 233 44 88
E-mail: info@meta.fgov.be / min@meta.fgov.be
Website: http://www.meta.fgov.be/

Standardisation body
 Belgisch Instituut voor Normalisatie BIN / Institut Belge de Normalisation - IBN (Belgian
Institute for Standardisation)

Brabanonnelaan / Avenue de la Brabanonne 29

B-1000 Brussel / Bruxelles
Tel: (+32) 2 738 01 11 / (+32) 2 738 01 12
Fax: (+32) 2 733 42 64
E-mail: info@ibn.be
Website: http://www.ibn.be

Notified bodies

Belgian Association for Non-Destructive Testing

Alle de la Cense Rouge, 15
B-4031 Angleur
Tel : (+32) 41 3655 892
Fax: (+32) 41 3656 615
E-mail: info@bant.be
Website: http://www.bant.be/

SGS BUREAU NIVELLES

Boulevard Sylvain Dupuis 234/bte 2
B-1070 Bruxelles
Tel: (+32) 2 413 03 95
Fax: (+32) 2 411 38 70
E-mail: sgs.brussels.sgsbn@sgs.com
Website: http://www.sgsburniv.be/

BUREAU VERITAS ASBL

Mechelsesteenweg 128-136
B-2018 Antwerpen
Tel: (+32) 3 247 94 00
Fax: (+32) 3 247 94 99
E-mail: info@be.bureauveritas.com
Website: http://www.bureauveritas.com

APRAGAZ A.S.B.L.
Chausse de Vilvorde 156
B-1120 Bruxelles
Tel: (+32) 2 264 03 60
Fax: (+32) 2 268 89 58
E-mail: info@apragaz.com
Website: http://www.apragaz.com/

AIB-VINOTTE BELGIUM ASBL

Business Class Kantorenpark
Jan Olieslagerslaan 35
B-1800 Vilvoorde
Tel: (+32) 2 674 57 11
Fax: (+32) 2 674 59 59
E-mail: brussels@aib-vincotte.be
Website: http://www.aib-vincotte.com/
Legislation
Arrt royal of 13/06/1999 concerning the placing on the market of pressure equipments (MB
of 08/10/1999) title amended by Arrt royal of 06/12/2005 (MB of 07/02/2006

Additional information for Cyprus

Competent authorities / competent bodies
Ypourgeio Ergasias kai Koinonikon Asfaliseon (Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance)
Tmima Epitheorisis Ergasias (Department of Labour Inspection)

Apelli Street 12
CY-1493 Nicosia
Tel: (+357) 22 405 623 / 22 405 610
Fax: (+357) 22 663 788
E-mail: director@dli.mlsi.gov.cy
Website: http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/dli

Standardisation body

Kypriakos Organismos Typopoiisis (Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation)

Corner of Leoforos Lemesou and Kosta Anaxagora 30

CY-2014 Nicosia
Tel: (+357) 22 411 411
Fax: (+357) 22 411 511
E-mail: cystandards@cys.org.cy
Website: http://www.cys.org.cy

Legislation
Regulation 312/2003, on the essential requirements for simple pressure vessels (EE
18/04/2003

Additional information for the Czech Republic

Competent authorities / competent bodies
ad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a sttn zkuebnictv (Czech Office for Standards,
Metrology and Testing)
 Gorazdova 24
CZ-128 01 Praha 2
Tel: (+420) 224 907 201
Fax: (+420) 224 907 152
E-mail: posta@unmz.cz
Website: http://www.unmz.cz

Standardisation body

esk normalizan institut - NI (Czech Standards Institute)

Biskupsk dvr 5
CZ-110 02 Praha
Tel: (+420) 221 802 111
Fax: (+420) 221 802 301
E-mail: info@cni.cz
Website: http://www.cni.cz

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
Zkon o technickch poadavcch na vrobky (. 22/1997 Sb.), 24.1.1997 (Law on
Technical Requirements for Products)
Nazen, kterm se stanov technick poadavky na tlakov zazen (. 26/2003 Sb.),
9.12.2002 (Order on Technical Requirements for Pressure Equipment)
Nazen vldy, kterm se stanov technick poadavky na zazen a ochr. systmy ve
vbunm prost. (. 23/2003 Sb.), 9.12.2002 (Order on Technical Requirements and
Protective Systems in Explosive Environment)
Zkon o esk obchodn inspekci (. 64/1986 Sb.), 20. 10. 1986 (Law on Czech
Commercial Inspection)

Additional information for Denmark

Competent authorities / competent bodies

Management authority and notified body

Arbejdstilsynet (Danish Working Environment Authority)

Landskronagade 33
DK-2100 Kbenhavn
Tel: (+45) 7012 1288
Fax: (+45) 7012 1289
E-mail: at@at.dk
Website: http://www.at.dk
Standardisation body

Dansk Standard (Danish Standards Association)

Kollegievej 6
DK-2920 Charlottenlund
Tel: (+45) 3996 6101
Fax: (+45) 3996 6102
E-mail: dansk.standard@ds.dk
Website: http://www.ds.dk

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
Lov om produktsikkerhed (Product safety Act, Lovtidende LOV nr 364 af 18/05/1994,
amended by Lovtidende LOV nr 1170 af 19/12/2003)
Bekendtgrelse af lov om arbejdsmilj (Consolidated Act on occupational health,
Lovtidende LBK nr 268 af 18/03/2005)
Bekendtgrelse om indretning af trykbrende udstyr, implementing Directive 97/23/EC
(Order on the application of pressure-bearing equipment, Lovtidende BEK nr 743 af
23/09/1999)
Bekendtgrelse om udpegning af bemyndigede organer m.v. (Order on the identification
of authorised institutions, BEK nr 674 af 30/06/2005

Additional information for Estonia

Competent authorities / competent bodies
Eesti Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium (Ministry of Economic Affairs and
Communications)
Siseturuosakond (Internal Market Department)
Kvaliteedi infrastruktuuri talitus (Quality Infrastructure Division)
Harju tn. 11
EE-15072 Tallinn
Tel: (+372) 625 6342
Fax: (+372) 631 3660
E-mail: info@mkm.ee
Website: http://www.mkm.ee
Tehnilise Jrelevalve Inspektisioon (Technical Inspectorate)
Aru 10
EE-10317 Tallinn
Tel: (+372) 694 9412 / 694 9456
Fax: (+372) 694 9410
E-mail: tji@tji.ee
Website: http://www.tji.ee
Standardisation body

Eesti Standardikeskus MT (Estonian Centre for Standardisation)

Aru 10
EE-10317 Tallinn
Tel: (+372) 6055 050
Fax: (+372) 6055 070
E-mail: info@evs.ee
Website: http://www.evs.ee

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
Toote nuetele vastavuse tendamise seadus - Product Conformity Attestation Act of
17/11/1999 (RT I 1999, 92, 825)
Surveseadme ohutuse seadus - Pressure Equipment Safety Act of 22/05/2002 (RT I
2002, 49, 309)
Nuded surveseadmele ning selle nuetele vastavusehindamise ja tendamise kord -
Regulation on the requirements for pressure equipment, the procedure for the
assessment and attestation of the conformity of 07/02/2004 (RTL 2004, 63, 1051)
Surveseadme kasutamise jrelevaataja ja surveseadmetid juhtiva isiku nuetele
vastavuse hindamise ja tendamise kord - Regulation on the procedure for the
assessment and inspection of pressure equipment of 28/06/2002 (RTL 2002, 76,1170

Additional information for Finland

Competent authorities / competent bodies
Kauppa- ja Teollisuusministeri (Ministry of Trade and Industry)
Teknologiaosasto (Technology Department)
Laatupolitiikan ja teknisen turvallisuuden ryhm (Division for Quality Policy, Safety Technology
Standardisation and Safety Research)

P.O.Box 32
FI-Government 00023
Tel: (+358) 9 16001 / 9 1606 3729
Fax: (+358) 9 1606 3705
E-mail: kirjaamo@ktm.fi
Website: http://www.ktm.fi

Standardisation body

Suomen Standardisoimisliitto - SFS (Finnish Standards Association)

 Maistraatinportti 2
FIN-00241 Helsinki
Tel: (+358) 9 149 9331
Fax: (+358) 9 146 4925
E-mail: sfs@sfs.fi
Website: http://www.sfs.fi

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
Kauppa- ja teollisuusministerin pts painelaitteista. Decision of the Ministry of Trade and
Industry on Pressure Equipment of 30 September 1999, (Suomen Sdskokoelma 1999/938)

Additional information for France

Competent authority / competent bodies
Ministre de l'conomie, des Finances et de l'Industrie (Ministry for the Economy, Finance and
Industry)
Direction de l'Action rgionale, de la qualit et de la scurit industrielle (Directorate for
Regional Action, Quality and Industrial Safety)
Sous-direction de la scurit industrielle et de la mtrologie (Sub-Directorate for Industrial
Safety and Metrology)
Bureau de la scurit des quipements industriels (Office for the security of industrial
equipment)

5, Place des Vins de France

F-75573 Paris cdex 12
Tel: (+33) 1 53 44 26 43 / 1 53 44 27 59
Fax: (+33) 1 53 44 27 30 / 1 53 44 27 60
Website: http://www.industrie.gouv.fr/sdsi/dgap/f3m_dgap.htm

Standardisation bodies

General standardisation

Association franaise de normalisation - AFNOR (French Standardisation Association)

11, Rue Francis de Pressens

F-93571 Saint-Denis la Plaine Cedex
Tel: (+33) 1 41 62 80 00 / (+33) 1 41 62 76 44
Fax: (+33) 1 49 17 90 00
E-mail: norminfo@afnor.fr
Website: http://www.afnor.fr/portail.asp
 Standardisation in the field of electricity

Union Technique de l'Electricit - UTE (Technical Union for Electricity)

Bureau de normalisation auprs de l'AFNOR (Bureau for Standardisation before AFNOR)

Tour Chantecoq
5, rue Chantecoq
F-92808 Puteaux Cedex
Tel: (+33) 1 49 07 62 00
Fax: (+33) 1 44 78 73 51
E-mail: ute@ute.asso.fr
Website: http://www.ute-fr.com

Notified bodies

Groupement des Associations de Proprietaires d'appareils a Vapeur et Electriques

(GAPAVE)
191, rue de Vaugirard
F-75015 Paris
Website: http://www.apave.com/

Bureau Veritas
53-55, rue Crozatier
F-75578 Paris Cedex 12
Website: http://www.bureauveritas.fr/

Association pour la Scurit des Appareils a Pression (ASAP)

Imm. Ampre - 16, rue Ampre
F-95307 Cergy Pontoise

COFREND - Confdration Franaise Des Essais Non Destructifs

1, rue Gaston Boissier
F-75724 Paris Cedex 15
Website: http://www.cofrend.com

Laboratoire National D'essais (LNE)

1, rue Gaston Boissier
F-75724 Paris Cedex 15
Website: http://www.lne.fr/

Centre Technique des Industries Mcaniques (CETIM)

52, rue Flix Louat
BP 80067
F-60304 Senlis
Website: http://www.cetim.fr

AFNOR Certification SA
11, Rue Francis de Pressens
F-93571 Saint-Denis La Plaine Cedex

Legislation
 Dcret No. 99-1046 of 13/12/1999 on pressure equipment (JO 290 of 15/12/1999)
Arrt of 21/12/1999 on the classification and conformity assessment of pressure
equipment (JO 300 of 28/12/1999)

Additional information for Germany

Competent authorities / competent bodies
Bundesministerium fr Wirtschaft und Technologie - BMWI (Federal Ministry of Economics and
Technology)

Scharnhorststr. 34-37
DE-10115 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 2014 9
Fax: (+49) 30 2014 7010
E-mail: info@bmwi.bund.de
Website: http://www.bmwi.de

Standardisation body

Deutsches Institut fr Normung - DIN (German Standardisation Institute)

Burggrafenstrae 6
DE-10787 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 2601 0
Fax: (+49) 30 2601 1231
Website: http://www.din.de

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
Arbeitsschutzgesetz ArbSchG - BGBl I 1996, 1246, 7.8.1996 (Law on Occupation
Protection)
Betriebssicherheitsverordnung BetrSichV - BGBl I 2002, 3777, 27.9.2002 (Occupational
Safety Order)
Gerte- und Produktsicherheitsgesetz - GPSG - BGBl I 2004, 2 (219), 6.1.2004 (Law on
the Safety of Devices and Products)
Druckgerteverordnung - 14. GPSGV - BGBl I 2002, 3777, 3806, 27.9.2002 (Pressure
Devices Order)
Additional information for Greece
Competent authority / competent bodies
Ypourgeio Anaptyxis (Ministry of Development)
Geniki Grammateia Viomichanias (General Secretariat for Industry)
Triti Diefthynsi Viomichanikis Politikis (Third Directorate of Sector Industrial Policy)

Mesogeion 119
GR-11528 Athens
Tel: (+30) 210 7204 610 / 210 7204 555
Fax: (+30) 210 7204 500
E-mail: ggb@ypan.gr
Website: http://www.ypan.gr

Standardisation body

Ellinikos Organismos Typopoiisis - ELOT (Hellenic Organization for Standardization)

Acharnon Street 313

GR-11145 Athens
Tel: (+30) 210 212 0100
Fax: (+30) 210 228 3034
E-mail: info@elot.gr
Website: http://www.elot.gr

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?
fuseaction=directive.main

Additional information for Hungary

Competent authorities / competent bodies
Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedlyezsi Hivatal - MKEH (Hungarian Trade Licensing Office)
Market Surveillance Department

Kztrsasg tr 7
HU-1081 Budapest
Tel: (+36) 1 4775 050
Fax: (+36) 1 3342 560
 E-mail: mkeh@mkeh.gov.hu
Website: http://www.mkeh.gov.hu

Standardisation body

Magyar Szabvnygyi Testlet - MSZT (Hungarian Standards Institution)

lli t 25.
HU-1091 Budapest
Tel: (+36) 1 456 6800
Fax: (+36) 1 456 6884
E-mail: mszinfo@mszt.hu
Website: http://www.mszt.hu

Market Surveillance

Magyar Mszaki Biztonsgi Hivatal - MBF (Hungarian Technical Safety Office)

Pf 73
HU-1253 Budapest 13
Tel: (+36) 1 355 8571
Fax: (+36) 1 356 9330
E-mail: mbfsecr@axelero.hu
Website: http://www.mbf.hu

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
A gazdasgi miniszter 9/2001. (IV. 5.) GM rendelete a nyomstart berendezsek s
rendszerek biztonsgi kvetelmnyeirol s megfelelosg tanstsrl
A gazdasgi s kzlekedsi miniszter 63/2004 (IV. 27.) GKM rendelete a nyomstart s
tltltestmnyek mszaki

Additional information for Ireland

Competent authority / competent bodies
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment (DETE)

23 Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel: (+353) 1 631 2121
 Fax: (+353) 1 631 2827
E-mail: info@entemp.ie
Website: http://www.entemp.ie/

Standardisation and Notify body

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)

Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Tel: (+353) 1 807 3800
Fax: (+353) 1 807 3838
E-mail: nsai@nsai.ie
Website: http://www.nsai.ie/

Legislation
European Communities (Pressure Equipment) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No. 400 of 1999)

Additional information for Italy

Competent authority / competent bodies
Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (Ministry of Economic Development)

Via Molise,2
I-00187-Roma
Tel: (+39) 06 42 04 34 000 / 06 47 88 78 60
Fax: (+39) 06 47 88 79 64 / 06 47 88 77 48
Website: http://www.attivitaproduttive.gov.it/

Standardisation body

Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione - UNI (Italian National Standardisation Body)

Via Sannio, 2
I-20135 Milano
Tel: (+39) 02 700241
Fax: (+39) 02 7002 4375
E-mail: uni@uni.com
Website: http://www.uni.com/

Notified bodies
 Istituto di Ricerche e Collaudi M. Masini S.r.L
Via Moscova 11
I-20017 Rho

Istituto superiore prevenzione e sicurezza del lavoro (ISPESL)

Via Urbana, 167
I-00184 Roma

Istituto Certificazione Europea S.r.L

Via Garibaldi, 20
I-40011 Anzola

ITALCERT
Viale Sarca, 336
I-20216 Milano

Istituto italiano della saldatura

Via Lungobisagno Istria 15
I-6141 Genova

Donegani Anticorrosione
Via Fauser 36/A
I-28100 Novara

Ellise N
Strada dei Ronchi, 29
I-10100 Torino

Eurolab Garanzia Qualit S.r.L

Viale Europa, 40
I-41011 Campogalliano

Procontrol
Via Inarna, 21
I-20133 Milano

Centro Sviluppo Settore Impiego S.p.A. (CSI)

Via Lombardia, 20
I-20021 Bollate

Tecnoprove S.R.L.
Via dell'Industria s.n.c.
I-72017 Ostuni

Ecosim S.R.L.
Via Ponchielli, 28/B
I-51016 Montecatini Terme

European Technological Certification S.r.L.

Via Settala, 20
I-20100 Milano
 Concert S.r.L.
Viale Regina Margherita, 125
I-00198 Roma

SGS Italia SRL

Via G. Gozzi 1/A
I-20129 Milano

Sviluppo Tecnologie Industriali SRL

Via Tofaro 42/B
I-03039 Frosione

Consorzio Europeo Certificazione CEC

Via Pisacare, 46
I-20025 Legnano

Italsocotec
Via Vallombrosa 88
I-00135 Roma

Bureau Veritas Italia S.r.L.

Viale Monza, 261
I-20126 Milano

IQM S.R.L. - Ispezioni e Monitoraggio per la Qualit

Via Belisario 7
I-00187 Roma

Legislation
Decreto legislativo No. 93 of 25/02/2000, laying down the implementing measures for Directive
97/23 on pressure equipment (G.U. No. 91 of 18/04/2000, Supplemento ordinario N 62

Additional information for Latvia

Competent authorities / competent bodies
Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas Ministrija (Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia)

Brvbas str. 55
LV-1519 Riga
Tel: (+371) 701 3051
Fax: (+371) 728 0882
E-mail: pasts@em.gov.lv
Website: http://www.em.gov.lv
Standardisation body

Latvijas standarts - LVS (Latvian Standards Ltd)

K. Valdemra str. 157

LV-1013 Riga
Tel: (+371) 737 1308
Fax: (+371) 737 1324
E-mail: lvs@lvs.lv
Website: http://www.lvs.lv

Market surveillance body

Valsts darba inspekcija (State Labour Inspectorate)

Kr. Valdemra str. 38

LV-1010 Riga
Tel: (+371) 702 1704
Fax: (+371) 702 1718
E-mail: vdi@vdi.gov.lv
Website: http://www.vdi.gov.lv

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Additional information for Lithuania

Competent authorities / competent bodies
Lietuvos Respublikos kio Ministerija (Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania)

Gedimino pr. 38/2

LT-01104 Vilnius
Tel: (+370) 5 262 38 63 / 5 262 94 12
Fax: (+370) 5 262 39 74
E-mail: kanc@ukmin.lt
Website: http://www.ukmin.lt

Standardisation body

Lietuvos Respublikos Aplinkos ministerija (Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania)

Lietuvos standatizacijos departamentas (Lithuanian Standards Board)

T. Kosciukos g. 30
LT-01100 Vilnius
 Tel: (+370) 5 212 62 52
Fax: (+370) 5 212 62 52
E-mail: lstboard@lsd.lt
Website: http://www.lsd.lt

Notified bodies

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Additional information for Luxembourg

Competent authority / competent bodies
Ministre du Travail et de l'Emploi (Ministry of Labour and Employment)
Inspection du Travail et des Mines - ITM (Labour Inspectorate)

3, rue des Primeurs

L-2361 Strassen
Tel: (+352) 478 61 45
Fax: (+352) 49 14 47
Website: http://www.itm.etat.lu/

Standardisation body

Service de l'Energie de l'Etat - SEE (State Service of Energy)

Organisme Luxembourgeois de Normalisation (Luxembourg Standardisation Body)

B.P. 10
L-2010 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 46 97 46 1 / (+352) 46 97 46 30 / (+352) 46 97 46 50
Fax: (+352) 46 97 46 39
E-mail: see.normalisation@eg.etat.lu
Website: http://www.see.lu/

Notified bodies

LUXCONTROL ASBL

1, avenue des Terres Rouges - B.P. 349

L-4004 Esch-sur-Alzette
Tel: (+352) 54 77 11
Fax: (+352) 54 79 30
E-mail: info@luxcontrol.com
Website: http://www.luxcontrol.com/

Legislation
 Rglement grand-ducal of 21/01/2000 on pressure equipment (Mmorial A No. 11 of
15/02/2000

Additional information for Malta

Competent authorities / competent bodies

Management authority and standardisation body

Ministry for Competitiveness and Communications

Malta Standards Authority - MSA
Consumer and Industrial Goods Directorate - CIGD

Evans Building
Merchants Street
MT-Valletta VLT 03
Tel: (+356) 212 55545 / 212 42420
Fax: (+356) 212 42406
E-mail: info@msa.org.mt
Website: http://www.msa.org.mt/cigd

Legislation
L.N. No. 248 of 2002: Pressure Equipment Regulations, 2002. (Government Gazette of
Malta No. 17,285 of 03/09/2002)
Product Safety Act, Government Gazette of Malta No. 17,052 (09/02/2001

Additional information for the Netherlands

Competent authorities / competent bodies
Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment)

P.O.Box 90801
NL-2509 LV The Hague
Tel: (+31) 70 333 55 33
Fax: (+31) 70 333 40 26
Website: http://www.szw.nl

Standardisation body

Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut - NEN (Netherlands' Standardisation Institute)

 P.O.Box 5059
NL-2600 GB Delft
Tel: (+31) 15 269 03 90
Fax: (+31) 15 269 01 90
E-mail: info@nen.nl
Website: http://www.nen.nl

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
Warenwetbesluit Drukapparatuur. Decree on Pressure Equipment of 5 July 1999 (Stb. 1999,
311

Additional information for Poland

Competent authority / competent bodies
Ministerstwo Gospodarki (Ministry of Economy)

pl. Trzech Krzyzy 3/5

PL-00-507 Warszawa
Tel: (+48) 22 693 50 00 / 22 693 50 12
Fax: (+48) 22 693 40 32
E-mail: BPI@mpips.gov.pl / bpi@mgip.gov.pl
Website: http://www.mgip.gov.pl

Standardisation body

Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny (Polish Committee for Standardisation)

ul. Swietokrzyska 14
PL-00-050 Warszawa
Tel: (+48) 22 556 77 26 / (+48) 22 556 77 55
Fax: (+48) 22 556 74 16
E-mail: oinsekr@pkn.pl
Website: http://www.pkn.pl

Notified bodies

Instytut Spawalnictwa (Polish Center of Welding Technology)

ul. Bl. Czeslawa 16/18
PL-44 100 Gliwice
 Tel: (+48) 32 231 00 11
Fax: (+48) 32 231 46 52
E-mail: is@is.gliwice.pl
Website: http://www.is.gliwice.pl/

Urzad Dozoru Technicznego (Office of Technical Inspection)

ul. Szczesliwicka 34
PL-02-353 Warszawa
Tel: (+48) 22 572 21 00
Fax: (+48) 22 822 72 09
E-mail: udt@udt.gov.pl
Website: http://www.udt.gov.pl
Instytut Nafty I Gazu (ING)
ul. Lubicz 25A
PL-31 503 Krakow
Tel: (+48) 12 421 00 33
E-mail:office@inig.pl
Website: http://www.igng.krakow.pl/

Instytut Techniki Grzewczej I Sanitarnej (ITGS)

ul. Wilcza 8
PL-26-600 Radom

Centralny Osrodek Chlodnictwa

ul. J. Lea 116
PL-30 133 KRAKOW
Website: http://www.coch.krakow.pl/

Polski Rejestr Statkw S.A. (Polish Register of Shipping)

Al. Gen. Jsefa Hallera 126
PL - 80-416 Gdask
Tel: (+48) 58 346 17 00
Fax: (+48) 58 346 03 92
E-mail: mailbox@prs.pl
Website: http://www.prs.gda.pl/

Transportowy Dozr Techniczny (Transportation Technical Supervision)

ul. Chalubinskiego 4
PL-00-928 Warszawa
Tel: (+48) 22 630 14 30
Fax: (+48) 22 630 14 31
E-mail: info@tdt.pl
Website: http://www.tdt.pl

Przemyslowy Instytut Automatyki I Pomiarow (Industrial Research Institute for Automation

and Measurements)
Al. Jerozolimskie 202
PL-02-486 Warszawa
Tel: (+48) 22 874 01 64
Fax: (+48) 22 874 02 21
E-mail: piap@piap.pl
Website: http://www.piap.pl/
Legislation
Regulation of the Minister of Economy, Labour and Social Policy on the essential requirements
for pressure equipment and pressure units (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Gospodarki, Pracy i
Polityki Spolecznej w sprawie zasadniczych wymagan dla urzadzen cisnieniowych i zespolow
urzadzen cisnieniowych), of 8 May 2003 (Dz.U. No. 99, item 912

Additional information for Portugal

Competent authority / competent bodies
Instituto Portugus da Qualidade - IPQ (Portuguese Institute of Quality)

Rua Antnio Gio, 2

P-2829-513 Caparica
Tel: (+351) 21 294 81 00
Fax: (+351) 21 294 81 01
E-mail: ipq@mail.ipq.pt
Website: www.ipq.pt

Standardisation body

Instituto Portugus da Qualidade - IPQ (Portuguese Institute of Quality)

Rua Antnio Gio, 2

P-2829-513 Caparica
Tel: (+351) 21 294 81 00
Fax: (+351) 21 294 81 01
E-mail: ipq@mail.ipq.pt
Website: http://www.ipq.pt/

Notified bodies

Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade ISQ (Welding and Quality Institute)

Av. Prof. Dr. Cavaco Silva, 33, Taguspark - Oeiras
P-2780 - 994 Porto Salvo
Tel: (+351) 21 422 81 00
Fax: (+351) 21 422 81 20
E-mail: info@isq.pt
Website: http://www.isq.pt

SGS - CIAT PORTUGUESA - Consultoria, Inspeco e Auditorias Tecnicas, Unipessoal,

Lda
Av. Jos Gomes Ferreira 11, Ed Atlas 5/6
P-1495 - 139 Miraflores - Algs
Tel: (+351) 21 412 72 00
Fax: (+351) 21 412 72 92
RELACRE, Associao de Laboratrios Acreditados de Portugal
Rua Filipe Folque, 2-6o/Dto
P-1050-113 Lisboa
Tel: (+351) 213 139 840
 Fax: (+351) 213 139 841
E-mail: relacre@mail.telepac.pt
Website: http://www.relacre.pt/

Centro de Apoio Tecnolgico a Indstria Metalomecnica

Rua dos Pltanos, 197
P-4100 Porto
Website: http://www.catim.pt/

RINAVE Qualidade e Segurana ACE

Estrada do Pao do Lumiar/ Plo Tecnolgico, Lote 17
P-1600-485 Lisboa

Instituto Tecnolgico do Gs (ITG)

Av. Almirante G. Coutinho, C. E. Sintra, Ed. 15
P-2710 Sintra
Tel: (+351) 21 924 98 51/2/3
Fax: (+351) 21 924 30 35/8
Website: http://www.itg.pt/

Legislation
Decreto-Lei 211/99 of 14 June (DR 136 I-A, 14/06/1999), implementing Directive
97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 May, on pressure
equipment
Decreto-Lei 97/2000 of 25 May (DR 121 I-A, 25/05/2000), establishing the regulation for
installation, operation, repair and conversion of pressure equipment, in accordance with
Directive 97/23/EC

Additional information for Slovakia

Competent authorities / competent bodies
rad pre normalizciu, metrolgiu a skobnctvo Slovenskej republiky (The Slovak Office of
Standards, Metrology and Testing)
Odbor skobnctva a tech. normalizcie (Department of Testing and Technical
Standardization)

tefanoviova 3
P.O. Box 76
SK-81005 Bratislava
Tel: (+421) 2 5249 1147
Fax: (+421) 2 5249 1050
E-mail: oei@normoff.gov.sk
Website: http://www.unms.sk

Standardisation body
 Slovensk stav technickej normalizcie - STN (Slovak Standards Institute)

Karlovesk 63
P.O. Box 246
SK-84000 Bratislava
Tel: (+421) 2 6029 4474
Fax: (+421) 2 6541 1888
E-mail: ms_post@sutn.gov.sk
Website: http://www.sutn.gov.sk

Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
Zkon o technickch poiadavkch na vrobky (. 264/1999 Z.z.), 7.9.1999 (Law on
Technical Requirements for Products)
Nariadenie Vldy SR ktorm sa ustanovuj podrobnosti o technickch poiadavkch a
postupoch posudzovania zhody na tlakov zariadenie (. 576/2002 Z.z.), 21.8.2002
(Order on Technical Requirements for Pressure Equipment

Additional information for Slovenia

Competent authorities / competent bodies
Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo (Ministry of the Economy)

Kotnikova 5
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel: (+386) 1 478 32 65 / 1 400 33 11
Fax: (+386) 1 478 32 83 / 1 433 10 31
E-mail: gp.mg@gov.si
Website: http://www.mg.gov.si/

Standardisation body

Slovenski intitut za standardizacijo - SIST (Slovenian Institute for Standardization)

martinska cesta 140

SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel: (+386) 1 478 3013
Fax: (+386) 1 478 3094
E-mail: sist@sist.si
Website: http://www.sist.si
Notified bodies

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.main

Legislation
Pravilnik o tlani opremi - Regulation on pressure equipment of 21/02/2002 (Uradni list 15/2002

Additional information for Spain

Competent authority / competent bodies
Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio (Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade)
Direccin General de Desarrollo Industrial (General Directorate for Industrial Development)

Paseo de la Castellana, 160

E-28071 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 902 446 066
Fax: (+34) 914 578 066
E-mail: info@mityc.es
Website: http://www.mityc.es/

Standardisation body

Asociacin Espaola de Normalizacin y Certificacin AENOR (Spanish Standardisation and

Certification Association)

C/ Gnova, 6
E-28004, Madrid
Tel: (+34) 914 326 000
Fax: (+34) 913 104 032
E-mail: info@aenor.es
Website: http://www.aenor.es

Notified bodies

Asociacin Espaola de Ensayos No Destructivos

Bocangel, 28 - 2 Izda
E-28028 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 913 612 585
Fax: (+34) 915 674 761
E-mail: informacion@aend.org
Website: http://www.aend.org

Asociacin Espaola de Soldadura y Tecnologias de Union

Avenida del Mar Mediterrneo 22
E-28918 Legans
 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 914 758 307
Fax: (+34) 916 896 405
Website: http://www.cesol.es

Cualicontrol - ACI, S.A.

Caleruega, 67
E-28033 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 917 663 133
Fax: (+34) 917 671 799
Website: http://www.cuali-acisa.com

Asistencia Tecnica Industrial S.A.E.

Avenida de la Industria, 51 bis
E-28760 Tres Cantos
Tel: (+34) 918 061 730
Fax: (+34) 918 040 157
Website: http://www.atisae.com

Bureau Veritas Espaol S.A.

Francisca Delgado, 11- Arroyo de Vega
E-28108 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 912 702 200
Fax: (+34) 912 702 299
Website: http://www.bureauveritas.es/home.asp

ECA - Entidad de Certificacin y Aseguramiento S.A. (Entidad Colaboradora de la

Administracin)
Sede central: C/ Terr 11-19
E-08017 Barcelona
Tel: (+34) 932 532 202
Fax: (+34) 932 532 219
E-mail: central@eca.es
Website: http://www.eca.es

Madrid: Parque Empresarial La Finca Paseo del Club Deportivo s/n

Edificio 12 28223 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 917 848 900
Fax: (+34) 917 995 196
E-mail: madrid@eca.es
Website: http://www.eca.es

Eurocontrol S.A.
Zurbano, 39
E-28010 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 902 010 562
Fax: (+34) 913 194 266
Website: http://www.eurocontrol.es

Inspeccin y Garanta de Calidad SA (IGC)

Avenida de Europa 19, edificio 2, planta 2
E-28224 Pozuelo de Alarcn (Madrid)
Tel: (+34) 917 994 800
Fax: (+34) 913 521 808
 E-mail: sedesocial@igc.es
Website: http://www.igc.es

Norcontrol
Ctra. Nacional VI, km. 582
E-15168 Sada
A Corua
Website: http://www.norcontrol.es

Lloyd's Register Espaa S.A.

Princesa 29, 1
E-28008 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 915 401 210
Fax: (+34) 915 416 268
Website: http://www.lr.org

SGS, Tecnos, S.A./SGS ICS Iberica, SA

Trespaderne, 29 Edificio Barajas
E-28042 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 913 138 000
Fax: (+34) 913 138 080
Website: http://www.es.sgs.com

Certificacion (AENOR)
C/ Gnova, 6
E-28004 Madrid

Agbar Certificacin, S.L.

Torretxu Bidea, 7
E-48150 Sondika
Vizcaya
Website:http://www.agbar.es

Ingenieria y Tecnicas de Calidad S.L.

Polg. Aurrera-Manzana 1, n 63- 1a planta
E-48510 Trapagaran
Vizcaya

TV Internacional Grupo TV Rheinland, SL

Jos Silva, 17
E-28043 Madrid
Tel: (+34) 917 444 500
Fax: (+34) 914 135 590
E-mail: info-madrid@es.tuv.com
Website: http://www.tuv.es

Servicios de Control e Inspeccin, S.A. (SCI)

Carretera de Ajalvir-Torrejn, Km. 1,8
E-28864 Ajalvir
Madrid
Tel: (+34) 918 844 393 / 902 888 831
Fax: (+34) 918 844 324
Website: http://www.scisa.es
Legislation
Real Decreto 769/1999, of 7 May 1999, implementing Directive 97/23/CE of the European
Parliament and of the Council on pressure equipment, and amending Real Decreto 1244/1979
of April 4, approving Regulation on Pressure Apliances (BOE 129 31/05/1999

Additional information for Sweden

Competent authority / competent bodies
Arbetsmiljverket (Swedish Work Environment Authority)

Ekelundsvgen 16
SE-171 84 Solna
Tel: (+46) 8 730 90 00
Fax: (+46) 8 730 19 67
E-mail: arbetsmiljoverket@av.se
Website: http://www.av.se/

Standardisation body

Standardiseringen i Sverige (SIS) (Swedish Standards Institute)

Sankt Paulsgatan 6
SE-118 80 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 555 520 00
Fax: (+46) 8 555 520 01
E-mail: info@sis.se
Website: http://www.sis.se/

Notified bodies

Force Technology Sweden AB

Tallmtargatan 7
SE-721 34 Vsters

Kvalitetsteknik NDT AB
Industrigatan 6
SE-461 37 Trollhttan

NDT Certification Sweden

Gammelbackavagen 6
691 51 KARLSKOGA

NDT Training Center AB

Regattagatan 23
SE-723 48 Vasteras
 TRK Kontrolladministration AB
Trningholmsgatan 9
SE-217 51 Malm

Det Norske Veritas Inspection AB

Warfvinges vg 19B PO Box 30234
SE-104 25 Stockholm
Website: http://www.detnorskeveritas.se/

F- Kontroll AB
Box 35
SE-16493 Kista

Force Technology Sweden AB

Tallmtargatan 7
SE-721 34 Vasters
Tel: (+46) 21 490 3000
Fax: (+46) 21 490 3001
E-mail: info@forcetechnology.se
Website: http://www.forcetechnology.se/

Legislation
Arbetsmiljverket (Swedish Work Environment Authority) Regulation of 17/06/1999 concerning
pressure equipment (AFS 1999:4)

Additional information for the United Kingdom

Competent authority / competent bodies
Department of Trade & Industry
Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate (STRD)

Office of Science & Innovation

Technological Innovation Group
Bay 280, 151 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9SS
United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7215 5000 / (+44) 20 7215 1427
Fax: (+44) 20 7215 1340
E-mail: enquiries.strd@gtnet.gov.uk
Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/

Standardisation body

British Standards Institution (BSI)

 389, Chiswick High Road
London W4 4AL
United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 89 96 90 00
Fax: (+44) 20 89 96 70 01
E-mail: cservices@bsi-global.com
Website: http://www.bsi-global.com

Notified bodies

British Institute Of Non-Destructive Testing

1 Spencer Parade
NN1 5AA Northampton
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.bindt.org/

Code-A-Weld Testing Ltd

Midsomer Enterprise Park
BA3 2BB Radstock
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.code-a-weld.co.uk/html/contact.htm

OCB Germanischer Lloyd Ltd

Ent. Court, Gapton Hall, Great Yarmouth
NR31 0ND Norfolk
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.oilgas.co.uk/

TWI Certification Ltd

Granta Park Great Abingdon
CB1 6AL Cambrigdge
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.twi.co.uk/

Zurich Risk Services

Park House, Bristol Road South
B45 9AH Birmingham
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.zurich.co.uk/RiskServices/

Lloyd's Register Verification Limited

71 Fenchurch Street
EC3M 4BS London
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.lrqa.com/

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC (Trading as Royal & Sun Alliance Certification
Services)
17 York Street
M2 3RS Manchester
United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 161 235 3123
Website: http://www.royalsunalliance.com/royalsun/
 Bureau Veritas Inspection Ltd
Parklands - Wilmslow Road - Didsbury
M20 2RE Manchester
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.bureauveritas.com/homepage_frameset.html

BSI Product Services

Maylands Avenue
HP2 4SQ Hemel Hempstead
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.bsi-global.com

Det Norske Veritas BV (DNV)

Cromarty House, 67-72 Regent Quay
AB11 5AR Aberdeen
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.dnv.com/

SGS United Kingdom Ltd

SGS House
Johns Lane
Tividale
B69 3HX Oldbury
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.sgs.co.uk/
Veritec Limited
Faraday H. The Village
Birchwood House
WA3 6FZ Warrington
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.vsonomatic.com/pages/page_1.php

ABS GROUP Limited

ABS House
1 Frying Pan Alley
E1 7HS London
Tel: (+44) 207 247 3255
Website : http://www.eagle.org
The Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) - BRE Certification Ltd, Incorporating
BRE Certification, LPCB And Wimlas
Garston
WD25 9XX Watford
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.brecertification.co.uk/

HSB Inspection Quality Limited

Cairo House, Greenacres R., Waterhead
OL4 3JA Oldham
United Kingdom

TV UK Limited
Surrey House, Surrey Street
CR9 11XZ Croydon
 United Kingdom
Website: http://www.tuv-uk.com/english/30000.htm

Velosi Certification Bureau Limited

Clifton House - 318A Kings Road
RG1 4JG Reading
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.velosi.com/

British Inspecting Engineers Limited

Chatsworth Technology Park - Dunston Roa
S41 8XA Chesterfield
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.bie-international.com/

Arrowhead Industrial Services Limited

Orion House, 14 Barn Hill
PE9 2AE Stamford
United Kingdom

Moody International Certification Ltd

Salisbury House, Stephenson's Way
DE21 6LY Derby
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.moody-group.com/

Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd

Amber Court, William Armstrong Drive
NE4 7YQ Newcastle Upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.pbworld.com/

Human Performance Improvements LTD

Unit 4 Seaway Parade - Beglan
SA12 7BR Port Talbot
United Kingdom

Bodycote Materials Testing Ltd

Shotton Laboratory, Corus Shotton Works
CH5 2NH Deeside
United Kingdom

Intertek Testing & Certification Ltd

Intertek House, Cleeve Road
KT22 7SB Leatherhead
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.intertek-etlsemko.com/

Legislation
Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999 (SI No. 2001 of 1999