THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE  
RESOLUTION  
No.967 
of 5 November 2008  
Kyiv  
On Approval of the Technical Regulations on Transportable 
Pressure Equipment  
In accordance with Article 14 of Law of Ukrain e "On Standards, Technical Regulations and 
Conformity Assessment Procedures" th e Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine resolves to :  
1. Approve the Technical regulations on transportabl e pressure equipment, and the plan of related 
implementation measures (attached).  
2. Ministry of Industrial Policy to ensure implem entation of the Technical regulations approved by 
this resolution.  
   
Prime Minister of Ukraine   Y.TIMOSHENKO   
 
 
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 APPROVED 
by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.967 of 5 November 2008  TECHNICAL REGULATIONS 
on transportable pressure equipment  
General provisions  
1. These Technical regulations set forth principal requirements relating to transportable pressure 
equipment (hereinafter – the transportable equipmen t), as well as set forth principal requirements 
for safety, assessment of conformity, labeling, intr oduction into circulation and operation of such 
equipment, and set forth the procedure for peri odic inspections and regulate supervision of 
compliance with requirements of these Technical regulations.  
2. These Technical regulations ar e developed taking into account requirements of the Council of 
Europe Directive of 29 April 1999 # 1999/36 EC con cerning transportable pressure equipment.  
3. In these Technical regulations terms are used in the following meaning:  
assessment of conformity of new transportabl e equipment – a procedure for assessment of 
conformity of transportable equipment introduced  into circulation afte r enactment of these 
Technical regulations;  
assessment of conformity of ex isting transportable equipment – a procedure for assessment of 
conformity of transportable equipment introduced in to circulation during the period of enactment of 
mandatory implementation of th ese Technical regulations;  
periodic examination - a review and testing of transportable equipment th at are carried out by a 
specialized organization in accordance with Resoluti on of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 26 
May 2004 # 687 "On approval of the Procedure fo r conducting inspections, testing and expert 
examination (technical diagnostics) of machines , mechanisms and equipment posing high risk" 
(Official gazette of Ukraine, 2004, # 21, p. 1434).  
Other terms are used in the meaning specified in Laws of Ukraine "On standardization", "On 
verification of conformity", "On accreditation of conformity assessmen t authorities", "On standards, 
technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures" a nd in Resolution of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine of 26 May 2004 # 687 "On a pproval of the procedure for conducting an 
examination, the tests and expert examination (tec hnical diagnostics) of machines, mechanisms and 
equipment posing high risk".  
4. Rules set forth by these Technical regulations are applied during:  
assessment of conformity of new transportable e quipment and its introduction into circulation;  
assessment of conformity of existing transportabl e equipment introduced in to circulation in the 
period of enactment of manda tory implementation of thes e Technical regulations;  
periodic examinations for the purpose of determination of the possibility of further operation of 
transportable equipment.  
5. These Technical regulations apply to on transporta ble equipment that is used for transportation of 
hazardous substances by automobile roads and railway, specifically:  
vessels (containers, batches of containers, cameras, pressure cham bers and cryogenic containers);  
cisterns/containers, including reus able cisterns, transportable cisterns, portabl e containers, 
containers equipped with elements of transport ve hicles – railway car tanks , cisterns or vessels which are part of road-trains or railway trains, car cist erns, including valves (throttles) and other 
auxiliary equipment of cisterns used for tr ansportation of gases of class 2 (GOST 19433-88), 
stabilized hydrogen cyanide of class 6.1 (GOST 19433-88), a nhydrous hydrogen fluoride and 
hydrogen fluoride acid of class 8 (GOST 19433-88).  
6. These Technical regulati ons shall not apply to:  
automobile gas containers which are vessels for gaseous motor fuels;  
transportable equipment introduced into circula tion prior to the enactment of these Technical 
regulations;  
transportable equipment that is used exclusively for transportation of hazardous substances in the 
territory of the European Communi ty Member States which are s ubject to requirements of the 
Council of Europe Directive of  29 April 1999 # 1999/36 EC concerni ng transportable equipment 
that operates under pressure.  
7. Activities of designated central executive authorit ies responsible for technical regulation shall be 
aimed at:  
of the central executive authority  responsible for issu es concerning implem entation of government 
policies in the sector of automobile and railway tr ansport – at the implementation of these Technical 
regulations and technical regulat ion that concern only such transportable equipment that is 
permanently installed on automobiles or trains;  
of the central executive authority responsible for issues concerning  industrial safety, work safety 
and state supervision – at granting permits fo r performing works/servi ces posing high risk to 
specialized organizations when conducting periodic  examinations of transportable equipment.  
8. Requirements, established by these Technical regulations, shall be mandatory for 
implementation:  
by the producers or their authorized representatives or suppliers that are re sponsible for introduction 
of transportable equipment into circulation;  
by owners or their authorized repr esentatives or by lessees of the existing transportable equipment;  
by designated authorities responsible for confor mity assessment (hereinafter - designated 
authorities), which are subject to  requirements specified by Resolu tion of the Cabinet of Ministers 
of Ukraine of 24 January 2007 # 59 "On approval of the Procedur e for designating authorities 
responsible for assessment of conf ormity of products, processes a nd services to requirements of 
technical regulations" (O fficial gazette of Ukraine, 2007, # 6, p. 223), and by specialized 
organizations.  
9. In the event of violation of requirements of these Technical re gulations concerning preparation 
and registration of the declaration of conformity using the form pres ented in annex 1 and/or labeling 
of transportable equipment with the national mark of conformity and the mark of conformity to 
these Technical regulations (hereinafter - regulatory  mark of conformity), the producer or supplier 
shall take measures (sections 50, 52, 53 and 55) for the purpose of elimination of the specified 
violations and bringing the tran sportable equipment into conformity with requirements of these 
Technical regulations.  
10. It will be prohibited to introduce transportable equipment into circulation and operation without 
declaration of conformity, applica tion of the national mark  of conformity affixe d in conformity with the requirements of these Technical regulations and Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of 
Ukraine of 29 November 2001 # 1599 "On approval of descri ption and rules for application of the 
national mark of conformity" (Official gaze tte of Ukraine, 2001, # 49, p. 2188), and of the 
regulatory mark of conformity based on the sample provided in Annex 2.  
Assessment of conformity and safety requirements relating to transportable 
equipment  
11. Transportable equipment and its component part s, including valves (thr ottles), in particular 
safety valves (throttles), admission and exhaust valves (throttles), valv es (throttles) of cisterns, and 
other auxiliary equipment that directly carries out safety functions in the transportable equipment, 
will be required to conform to requirements of Law of Ukraine "On accession of Ukraine to the 
European Agreement on internationa l carriage of dangerous goods", as  well as to the enacted under 
this Law regulatory-legal acts issued by the designated central executive authorities, inter-government acts relating to carria ge of dangerous goods by railway, of the Technica l regulations on 
verification of conformity of safety equipment that operates under pressu re, approved by the State 
committee on technical regulation and consumer policy, and of these Technical regulations.  
Conformity of transportable equipment shall be es tablished by the designated authority exclusively 
in conformity with the procedure for assessment of  conformity of transportable equipment (sections 
13 - 35 of these Technical regulations).  
Valves (throttles) and other auxiliary devices of th e transportable equipment may be subject to other 
conformity assessment procedures which may differ from  those applicable to containers or cisterns.  
In particular, the said valves (throttles) or au xiliary devices shall be required to conform to 
requirements of the Technical regul ations for verification of confor mity of safety equipment that 
operates under pressure, approved by the State co mmittee on technical regul ation and consumer 
policy.  
A procedure for assessment of conformi ty of new transportable equipment  
12. To carry out an assessment of conformity of new transportable equipment to requirements of 
these Technical regulations, the producer or his au thorized representative or a supplier responsible 
for introduction of the transportable equipment in to circulation, shall be  required to apply a 
procedure of conformity assessment in accordance with the Technical regul ations for modules for 
assessment of conformity and requirements rela ting to application of the national mark of 
conformity, approved by Resoluti on of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 7 October 2003 # 
1585 (Official gazette of Ukraine, 2003, # 41, p. 2175).  
In these Technical regula tions, in addition to conformity assessm ent modules Aa, B, D, E, G, H and 
F, specified by Resolution of the Cabinet of Mi nisters of Ukraine of 7 October 2003 # 1585, the 
modules are use in accordance with requirements of  the Council of Europe Directive of 29 April 
1999 # 1999/36 EC concerning transportable equipment that operates under pre ssure – specifically 
Bb, Cc and Hh, which, in contract to modules B, C and H, have pa rticular characteristics provided 
in sections 16 - 30 of these Technical regulations.  
13. Depending on the category of transportable e quipment, the producer or his authorized 
representative or a supplier res ponsible for introduction of such e quipment into circulation, in the 
course of assessment of conformity shall apply,  at one’s own choice, the following modules of 
assessment of conformity or combinations thereof:   
Category of 
transportable 
equipment  Characteristics of transportable 
equipment  Modules of assessment of 
conformity of transportable 
equipment  
1  transportable equipment, for which 
product of pressure and volume does not 
exceed 100 МРа ·liter (1000 bar·liter)  Aa or  
Bb in combination with Cc  
2  transportable equipment, for which 
product of trial pressure and volume is 
more than 100, but does not exceed 300 МРа ·L (more than 1000, but does not 
exceed 3000 bar·L)  H or  
B in combination with E, or  B in combination with Cc  
3  transportable equipment, for which 
product of pressure and volume exceeds 
300 МРа ·L (3000 bar·L)  G or  
Hh, or  B in combination with D, or  B in combination with F  
  
14. In the course of assessment of quality manageme nt systems of the producer  in conformity with 
modules D, E, H and Hh, the designated authority  shall carry out an exam ination without notifying 
the producer, taking samples of transportable equi pment in production facilities or warehouses for 
the purpose of verification of thei r conformity with requirements of  these Technical regulations.  
The designated authority shall visit the production f acility at least twice dur ing the first year of 
manufacture of transportable equipment, whereas fr equency of further visits will be determined on 
the basis of criteria specified in re levant conformity assessment modules.  
15. In the course of conducting co nformity assessment procedures for transportable equipment in 
conformity with section 13 of these Technical regulations, the designate d authority shall, in 
accordance with requirements of regulatory documen ts and regulatory-legal acts of the State 
committee for supervision in mining industry, approve  use of the materials by the producer, if they 
are not subject to the existing st andards or they are not included in the approved list of the 
materials, and examine the atte station of technologies for maki ng solid joints/connections and 
attestation of the personnel wh ich carry out such connections and un-destructive control.  
Module Bb (modified module B)  
16. Modules Bb describe a procedure for verifi cation of conformity, under which a designated 
authority shall carry out an exam ination of technical documentation for transportable equipment and 
confirm that the design of such equipment conforms to requirements of these Technical regulations.  
17. Producer or his authorized representative or a supplier responsible for introduction of 
transportable equipment into circulation, shall subm it to a designated authorit y at one’s own choice 
an application for inspection of conformity of  the design of the transportable equipment.  
The application must contain:  
full name and location of the producer  or his authorized representative  or the supplier, and in case 
of submission of the application by the authori zed representative or s upplier - also a document 
verifying the granting of such powers (authorization);  written verification that such application has not  been submitted to other designated authority;  
technical documentation in conformity with section 18 of these Technical regulations.  
An application can be submitted for a few types (mode ls) of transportable equipment, if distinctions 
between the types (models) do not affect the safety level.  
18. Technical documentation is required to cover all stages of designing, production and use of the 
transportable equipment and to make it possible to  assess its conformity to requirements of these 
Technical regulations.  
Technical documentation must contain:  
general description of the product;  
design and assembly drawings, charts of the elemen ts, blocks, basic schemes of electric circuits , 
etc.;  
descriptions and explanations required for clarific ation of the specified drawings, schemes and such 
that concern operation of the product;  
a list of standards with the list of national standards applied in fu ll or in part, descriptions of 
decisions passed to comply with requirements of these Technical regulations, provided that the 
aforementioned standards ha ve not been applied;  
necessary estimates and justifications supporting the decisions adopted during the design stage, 
particularly if the standards from the list of natio nal standards have not been applied in full. Such 
justifications must include results of the tests ca rries out in appropriate la boratories of the producer 
or in other laboratories as agreed;  
results of design computations and estimates , inspections and tests performed, etc.;  
information concerning attestation of personnel in  conformity with requirements of applicable 
regulatory-legal acts.  
19. The designated authority shall carry out an examination of technical documentation for the 
purpose of identification of the elements of transportable equi pment that do not conform to 
requirements of national standards.  
In such a case the designated au thority shall be required to carry out an expert examination and an 
examination of technical documentation relating to  the design of the tran sportable equipment in 
accordance with requirements of regulatory documen ts and regulatory-legal acts of the State 
committee for supervision in mi ning industry, in particular:  
to approve use of domestic and im ported materials, as well as of  the materials producer under the 
latest technologies, if they are not subject to th e existing standards or if these materials are not 
included in the officially a pproved list of materials;  
to check the producer’s attestati on of technologies for making solid joints and proper attestation of 
the personnel which carries out such connect ions/joints and undest ructive control.  
The designated authority shall carr y out necessary inspection for esta blishing the elements of the 
design of the transportable equipm ent which were designed in confor mity with relevant standards from the list of national standards, as well as  elements which were designed without applying 
relevant provisions of such standards.  
In the event if the producer has applied standards from the list of national standards, a designated 
authority shall carry out necessa ry examination for verification of implementation of such 
standards.  
If standards from the list of national standards have  not been applied, the designated authority shall 
carry out an examination of conformity of decisi ons passed by the producer to requirements of these 
Technical regulations.  
20. In the event where a typical design of transportable equipmen t conforms to requirements of 
these Technical regulations, the designated author ity shall issue the producer or his authorized 
representative or a supplie r a certificate of confor mity of the examination of the design, which will 
remain valid during 10 years w ith a possibility of extensi on of the period of validity.  
Such a certificate must include:  
full name and location of the producer or his authorized representative or a supplier;  
a conclusion concerning th e inspection conducted;  
data required for identification of the exam ined design of transportable equipment.  
The certificate must be complemented by the list of technical documents.  
A copy of the certificate shall be ke pt by the designated authority.  
In the event of refusal to issue a certificate of co nformity of examination of the design, a designated 
authority shall provide a detailed substantiation for this refusal.  
21. Producer or his authorized representative or a supplier shall inform the designated authority 
which has issued a certificate of c onformity of the examination of the design about all changes that 
are made to the design, which are subject to additio nal inspection, in the event where such changes 
may have an impact on conformity to requirem ents of these Technical regulations. Data of 
additional examinations shall be at tached to the original certificate of conformity of  the examination 
of the equipment design of the equipment.  
22. Every designated authority sha ll provide other designated auth orities at their request with 
information concerning issued certif icates of conformity of examination of the equipment design, 
annexes relating to certificates, as well as data con cerning cancelled certificates  or rejection to issue 
certificates.  
23. Other designated authorities have the right to obtain copies of certificat es of conformity of 
examination of the equipment desig n. Copies of annexes to  the certificates also  may be provided to 
such authorities.  
24. Producer or his authorized representative or supplier responsible for introduction of 
transportable equipment into circ ulation, shall keep, together w ith the technical documentation, 
copies of certificates of  conformity of examination of the e quipment design and copies of relating 
annexes during 10 years.  Module Cc (modified module C)  
25. Modules Cc describe a procedure for verificati on of conformity, using which the producer or his 
authorized representative or s upplier shall guarantee and declare that transportable equipment 
conforms to the type specified in the certificate of conformity of examination of the type (in accordance with module B) or the certificate of c onformity of the examination of the equipment 
design (in accordance with module Bb), and to requirements of these Technical regulations.  
Producer or his authorized representative or supplie r shall fill out a declaration of conformity using 
the form presented in annex 1 an d register it in the appropriate  authorized central executive 
authority.  
Only producer or his authorized re presentative is authorized to affix to each unit of transportable 
equipment the national mark of conformity.  
Under the responsibility of the designated authorit y, the producer or his aut horized representative 
shall affix to each unit of transportable equipm ent the identification number of the designated 
authority.  
26. Producer or his authorized repres entative or the supplier shall be required to take measures for 
ensuring that the production process conforms to the type of products specified in the certificate of 
conformity of examination of th e type (in accordance with m odule B) or the certificate of 
conformity of examination of the equipment desi gn (in accordance with module Bb), as well as to 
requirements of these Technical regulations.  
27. Producer or his authorized representative or supplier responsible for introduction of 
transportable equipment into circulation, shall keep  the copy of the declara tion of conformity during 
10 years after the last item of tran sportable equipment was produced.  
28. The designated authority chosen by the producer  or by his authorized representative or by the 
supplier shall carry out an examina tion of transportable equipment af ter arbitrary periods of time.  
For purposes of inspection the designated authority  shall take, at the of production site, same end 
products, examine and test them in conformity with  relevant standards from the list of national 
standards, or shall carry out equivalent tests to examine conformity of the sample product to 
requirements of these Technical regulations.  
During product examination the designa ted authority will be required:  
to make sure that the producer in deed carries out final assessment;  
to select for purposes of control a few units of tr ansportable equipment at the production site or at 
the warehouse. The designated authority shall its elf make a decision concerning a number of 
selected samples, as well as whether or not it will be necessary to carry out (or authorize) the 
testing(complete or partial) of the selected samples.  
In the event where one or several examined sa mples do not conform to requirements of these 
Technical regulations, the designated authority, acti ng within the limits of its  competence, will take 
necessary measures to ensure c onformity of the products with re quirements of these Technical 
regulations.  Module Hh (modified module H)  
29. У modules Hh describes a procedure for examina tion of the design of transportable equipment 
that is specified in module H, for comp liance with the following requirements:  
the producer or his authorized representative or the supplier responsible for introduction of 
transportable equipment into circulation, shall f ile to a designated author ity an application for 
examination of the design of the transportable equipment.  
The application must include a description of  the design, production technology and operation 
instructions for the transportable equipment. The a pplication is to ensure possibility of verification 
of conformity to requirements of  these Technical regulations. In addition to that, the application 
must be complemented with information expl aining a procedure for design, manufacture and 
operation of the transportable equipment and to ma ke it possible to asses conformity thereof to 
requirements of these Technical regulations, technical specificat ions, including standards, which 
will be applied, as well as necessary  proofs that the design decision corresponds to the results of the 
tests carried out by appropriate la boratory of the producer or by th e third party on behalf of the 
producer;  
The designated authority shall examine the applic ation and issue the produ cer or his authorized 
representative or th e supplier a certificate of co nformity of examination of  the equipment design, if 
such equipment conforms to requirements of th ese Technical regulations. The certificate shall 
include results of the examinations, terms of validity, data required for identification of the certified design, and, if required – a descri ption of the mode of operation of the trans portable equipment and 
its component parts;  
The producer or his authorized re presentative or the supplier shall notify the designated authority 
which has issued a certificate of conformity of examination of th e equipment design, of all changes 
in the certified transportable equipment. The sa id changes will require additional approval by the 
designated authority that has issued  the certificate, if such change s may affect conformity of the 
transportable equipment to requirements of these T echnical regulations or c onditions of operation of 
the transportable equipment. Additio nal approval will be issued in the form of an annex to the main 
body of the certificate of conformity of examination of the equipment design;  
Every designated authority shall also provide other designated auth orities, upon their requests, with 
necessary information concerni ng canceled or rejected.  
30. Transportable equipment shall be subject to strict  supervision in the form  of ad-hoc inspections 
without notifying the producer by the designated aut hority for the purpose of the final assessment of 
conformity of transportable equipment to requirem ents of these Technical regulations. During such 
inspections the designated authority shall carry out expert examinations of transportable equipment.  
Assessment of conformity of the existing transportable equipment  
31. Conformity of the existing transportable equi pment shall be established by the designated 
authority in accordance with modules  specified in section 13 of th ese Technical regulations, taking 
into account provision s of this section.  
The authorized central executive authority:  may permit to carry out assessment of conformity  of existing transportable equipment and its  
component parts, including valves (throttles) and other auxiliary devices, to the specialized 
organizations on condition that the assessment (t ype examination) shall be carried out by the 
designated authority;  should not prohibit, limit or prevent introducti on into circulation or operation of the existing 
transportable equipment which conforms to requi rements of these Technical regulations and is 
marked with the national mark of conformity and the regulatory mark of conformity (Annex 2).  
32. The owner or his authorized representative or the lessee will be required to submit to a 
designated authority upon the demand of the latter the documentation concerning existing 
transportable equipment, using which the designated authority will be able to identify the equipment (its origin, principles of the design and in case of  assessment of conformity of acetylene containers 
– detailed description of the porous mass).  
If necessary, the owne r or his authorized representative or the lessee will notify to the designated 
authority any restrictions in the use of transportable equipment and will send notifications 
concerning damages to such equipment, which have  taken place, and concerning repairs performed.  
33. The designated authority shall be required to inspect the existing tran sportable equipment, 
including valves (throttles) and ot her auxiliary devices that have protective functions to guarantee 
safety of such equipment, requirements to whic h are specified in section 11 of these Technical 
regulations. Such inspection must be carried out on the basis of documents prepared in accordance 
with section 32 of these Technical regulations, a nd, if required, on the ba sis of the results of 
additional inspections.  
34. If results of the examination sp ecified in section 33 of these Te chnical regulations have proven 
satisfactory, the transportable equipment shall be s ubject to periodic examin ations as provided in 
section 36 of these Technical regu lations, and if not – such trans portable equipment shall not be 
allowed to be used, since elimination of the identified defects and further examination of adjusting 
measures are impossible.  
35. Assessment of conformity of the existing tran sportable equipment and his component parts, 
including valves (throttles) and ot her auxiliary devices, which is rela ting to a separate inspection of 
such equipment, as specified in sections 32 and 33 of these Techni cal regulations, can be carried out 
by specialized organizations on co ndition that the designated au thority has already performed 
relevant measures for conformity assessment of such equipment.  
Periodic examination and further operation of the transportable equipment  
36. Periodic examination shall be  carried out for the purpose of determination of quality of 
manufacture, assembly, repair, redesigning and modernization, term s and periods for further safe 
operation of the transportable equipment, of a ssessment of the technical conditions of such 
equipment and its component parts, including valves  (throttles) and other a uxiliary equipment, of 
examination of their conformity to requirements of  these Technical regulati ons and regulatory-legal 
acts adopted by the Ministry of  transport and communications and the State committee for 
supervision in mining industry.  
The designated authority shall organize periodic exam ination of transportable equipment, including 
valves (throttles) and other auxi liary devices. Such an examina tion shall be carried out by the 
designated authority or by a specialized organizati on in accordance with the procedure specified in 
sections 37 - 39 of these Tec hnical regulations, module 1.  
In addition to that, the right to  conduct periodic examinations of  transportable equipment can be 
given to a specialized organizati on under supervision of the designa ted authority in accordance with 
the procedure specified in sections 40 - 43 of these Technical regulations, module 2.  Module 1 (periodic examination of transportable equipment)  
37. Module 1 contains a description of the proce dure under which the owne r or his authorized 
representative or the lessee is to guarantee that the transportable equipment continues to conform to 
requirements of these Technical regulations.  
38. The owner or his authorized representative or the lessee shall be require d to take all necessary 
measures to ensure that operating conditions and technical maintenance conditions guarantee conformity of the transportable equipment to requirements of thes e Technical regula tions and, in 
particular, ensure:  
operation of transportable equipment only for intended purposes;  
filling the transportable equipment with substances that  are to be transported only at the filling sites 
specified by the producer;  
timely performance of service or  repair operations a nd conducting periodic examinations of the 
transportable equipment.  
The owner or his authorized representative or the lessee will keep documentary records regarding 
measures taken in accordance with requirements of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of 
Ukraine of 26 May 2004 # 687 "On approval of th e Procedure for conducting inspections, tests and 
expert examination (technical di agnostics) of machines, mechan isms, equipment posing high risk" 
and of regulatory documents and regulatory-le gal acts adopted by the State committee for 
supervision in mining industry and shall, at first demand, provide such documents to the 
representatives of the designate d central executive authority.  
39. The designated authority or a specialized or ganization will be require d to perform proper 
periodic examinations - review s and tests by way of inspecti ng and testing each unit of the 
transportable equipment for the purpose of examinati ons of its conformity to  requirements of these 
Technical regulations.  
All transportable equipment must  undergo separate inspections a nd are subject to proper periodic 
inspection and tests for the purpose of establis hing its conformity to requirements of these 
Technical regulations.  
The designated authority or a specialized organizat ion will be required to affix, or authorize the 
producer or his authorized repres entative or the lessee to affix its  identification number on each unit 
of the transportable equipment that  is subject to periodic examin ation. Immediately after completing 
such an examination the designated authority or a specialized organization shall make a relevant 
record the equipment passport/documentation rega rding results of the periodic examinations, 
allowed parameters of operation an d the period for the next tec hnical inspection, which must be 
signed and sealed in accordance with requirements of Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of 
Ukraine of 26 May 2004 # 687 "On approval of th e Procedure for conducting inspections, tests and 
expert examination (technical dia gnostics) of machines, mechanis ms, equipment posing high risk", 
and in case of absence of the equipment passpor t – will make a record in conformity with 
requirements of regulatory documents and regulator y-legal acts adopted by the State committee for 
supervision in mining industry.  
The owner or his authorized represen tative or the lessee will be required to keep the records relating 
to periodic examinations until the following examinations.  Module 2 (periodic examination of quality assurance)  
40. Module 2 contains a description of the procedure under which:  
the owner or his authorized representative or the lessee, performing duties specified in section 41 of 
these Technical regulations, will guarantee and decl are that the transportable equipment conforms 
to requirements of these Technical regulations, and will be required to indicate the date of the periodic examinations on the inspected transportable equipment and in writing declare that the periodic examinations has been performed in compliance with requireme nts of these Technical 
regulations. In addition to the date of the period ic examination the identification number of the 
designated authority responsible for supervision under the certifie d (approved) system for quality 
management, must be indicated as specified in  section 43 of these T echnical regulations;  
the designated authority or a specialized organi zation that performed a periodic examination of 
cisterns, confirm that the transportable equipmen t conforms to requirements of these Technical 
regulations. The designated authority or specialized organization shall be required to indicate the 
date of conducting periodic examinations on the examined transportable equipment and issue a 
certificate concerning this examination. In addition to the date of the periodic examination, an 
identification number of the desi gnated authority or a specialized organization shall be indicated.  
41. The owner or his authorized representative or the lessee shall be requi red to use all necessary 
measures to ensure that conditions of operation and technical servicing ensure conformity of the 
transportable equipment to requirements of these Technical regulations and, in particular, ensure:  
operation of the transportable equi pment only for intended purposes;  
filling the transportable equipment with substances that are to be transported only at the filling 
stations specified by the producer;  
timely performance of service or  repair activities and conducting periodic examinations of the 
transportable equipment.  
In addition, the owner or his authorized repr esentative or the lessee will be required:  
to maintain documentary record s regarding measures and, at th e first request, provide such 
documents in to the representatives of th e designated central executive authority;  
to guarantee availability of highl y qualified personnel and means necessary for conducting periodic 
examinations;  
to have all necessary fa cilities which would ensu re proper performance of  relevant technical and 
administrative functions relating to  examinations and control;  
to have access to equipment that is nece ssary for performing special examinations;  
to use a certified system of quality management for conducting periodic examinations and tests of 
the transportable equipment, as specified in secti on 42, and to carry out supe rvision as specified in 
section 43 of these T echnical regulations.  
Employees responsible for conducting an examination will be required to:  
Have proper qualification, technical or professional-technical educati on and adequate experience in 
the area of examinations;  Be familiar with requirements relating to the procedure for conducting an examination;  
Conduct assessment and an examination on the pr oper professional a nd technical level of 
competence;  
Be able to provide, based on the results of the examination, professional assessment of conformity 
of the transportable equipmen t to general requirements and prepare relevant reports;  
Be familiar with the procedure for operation or ta rget operation of the transportable equipment 
which is being examined, and possible defects that may show during its  operation or use;  
Have an extensive knowledge in  the area of technologies th at are used for production of 
transportable equipment, which they examine, in cluding production of its co mponent parts, valves 
(throttles) and other auxiliary devices.  
A system for quality management  
42. A specialized organization (includi ng the owner or his authorized re presentative or the lessee, if 
they have a permission of the St ate committee for supervision in mi ning industry to carry out works 
as a specialized organization) sha ll file an application to a designa ted authority, chosen at one’s own 
choice, for certification of its sy stem for management of quality of examination of transportable 
equipment. The application must contain informa tion relating to the transportable equipment which 
is subject to periodic examination, and docum entation relating to operation of the quality 
management system.  
Under the system of quality management ever y unit of transportable equipment must undergo 
examination and proper testing to ensure that su ch equipment conforms to requirements of these 
Technical regulations.  
All documentation concerning transportable equipm ent subject to periodic examination, and the 
documentation relating to operation of the quality ma nagement system must be properly structured 
and systematized in written form as instructions, procedures and guides.  
The documentation relating to oper ation of the quality management system must provide clear 
information regarding programs for assurance of qua lity, plans, guidelines a nd protocols concerning 
quality and include information regarding:  
Purpose of the quality management system and its  organizational structure,  responsibilities and 
powers of the management with respect to product quality;  
Methods for examination and tests which must be applied after the manufacturing of the products;  
Facilities ensuring permanent c ontrol of effectiveness of opera tion of the quality management 
system;  
Data relating to verification of measuring instruments and devices, attestation of th e personnel or 
clearance of employees working in this sphere, pa rticularly those who carry  out solid connections 
and undestructive control, in conformity with re quirements of regulatory-legal acts adopted by the 
State committee for supervision in mining industry, which concer n attestation of welders and 
personnel relating to undestr uctive control (if such control is applied).  
The designated authority shall carry out assessme nt of conformity of the quality management 
system to determine if it conforms to require ments that are specified in this section.  A commission of the designated au thority for examination that shall carry out assessment of 
conformity of the quality management system must have at least one member  having an experience 
with assessment of technology of production of the transportable equipment in question.  
Activities relating assessment of conformity of th e quality management system require examination 
of the premises of the specialized organization.  
Findings of examination and a substantiated d ecision concerning certifica tion or rejection in 
certification of the quality management system sh all be sent to the sp ecialized organization.  
A specialized organization is requi red to inform a designated author ity which certified the system 
for quality management, of any intention to  introduce any changes in this system.  
The designated authority shall carry out assess ment of the proposed changes and will pass a 
decision regarding further conformity of the quality management system to requirements specified in this section, or its re-assessment, and shall no tify the specialized organi zation of its decision, 
findings and substantiation.  
Supervision over the certified system of quality management  
43. The designated authority:  
performs supervision of the op eration of the quality management system to examine how the 
specialized organization carries out duties followi ng from the certified quality management system;  
periodically conducts an examina tion of how the specialized orga nization maintains a proper state 
of the quality management system and submits to it relevant reports;  
may conduct, in addition to periodic, ad-hoc examinations without wa rning the specialized 
organization, during which, if required, it will carry out tests of the transportable equipment, 
provided that justified re asons for that exist.  
When conducting the specified inspections, the de signated authority, if ne cessary, may carry out 
tests to control if the quality management syst em operates properly. A report on such examination 
and a protocol for the tests shall be su bmitted to the specialized organization.  
A specialized organization ensures access of the de signated authority to the controlling premises, 
premises where tests are conducted and transpor table equipment is stor ed, and will provide 
necessary information, including documentation re lating to operation of th e quality management 
system, technical documentation, reports concerning in spections and results of the tests, information 
regarding verification of measuring devices, personnel attestation, etc..  
44. A specialized organization will, during 10 y ears from the moment of the last periodic 
examination of the transportable equipment, k eep and provide, as required by legislation:  
documentation relating to operation of the quality ma nagement system specified in section 42 of 
these Technical regulations;  
documentation concerning introduction to the quality management system of the changes specified 
in section 42 of these Technical regulations;  
decision and reports of the designated authority sp ecified in sections 42 a nd 43 of these Technical 
regulations.  Requirements relating to a specialized organization  
45. Requirements relating to a specialized organizat ion and a procedure for granting it a permission 
to conduct activities posing high risk are specified in resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of 
Ukraine of 15 October 2003 # 1631 "On approval of the Procedure for granting permits by the State 
committee for supervision of work safety and by its territorial divisions " (Official gazette of 
Ukraine, 2003, # 42, p. 2222) and of 26 May 2004 # 687 "On approval of the Procedure for 
conducting inspections, tests and expert examin ation (technical diagnostics) of machines, 
mechanisms, equipment posing high risk".  
Labeling  
46. Affixing the national mark of conformity a nd the regulatory mark of conformity to the 
transportable equipment that conforms to require ments of these Technical  regulations shall be 
carried out in accordance with the description and rules for application of the national mark of 
conformity, approved by Resoluti on of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 29 November 2001 # 
1599 "On approval of the description and rules for a pplication of the national mark of conformity", 
and in accordance with Annex 2 of  these Technical regulations.  
47. The national mark of conformity and the regulato ry mark of conformity shall be affixed to the 
integral solid part of the transportable equipmen t and/or to the label. The place and method of the 
affixing shall be established by the producer of th e equipment. The method of  affixing must ensure 
clear readability and visibl y of such marks of conf ormity during the entire period of operation of the 
transportable equipment. It is allowed to affix such marks also to the packaging, operating and 
accompanying documentation, etc.  
48. In the event where the transportable equipment is subject to other technical regulations, which 
provide for affixing of the national mark of conf ormity, presence of such a mark will signify 
conformity with requirements of  such technical regulations.  
If one or several specified tec hnical regulations during a certain transitional period provides the 
producer or his authorized representative or th e supplier with opportunity to choose conformity 
assessment procedures, presence of the affixed nati onal mark of conformity will signify conformity 
of the transportable equipment to requirements of only those technical regulations which were 
followed in this particular case by the producer or his authorized representative or the supplier. In 
such a case documentation, guidelines and operating in structions, which in accordance with such 
technical regulations are to comp lement the transportable equipmen t, must contain references to 
publications of such t echnical regulations.  
49. It will be prohibited to affix to the transpor table equipment marks which may be mistaken for 
the national mark of conformity or the regulator y mark of conformity. Any other labeling may be 
affixed to the transportable equipment only on conditi on that it does not hamper visibility or clarity 
of the affixed conformity marks.  
50. In the course of addressing issues relating to  incompliant labeling the following conditions must 
be taken into account:  
if it is established that application of the national mark of conformity and the regulatory mark of 
conformity is performed without pr oper justification, the producer of the trans portable equipment or 
his authorized representative or the supplier will be  required to prevent further distribution of such 
transportable equipment, eliminate the identified de fects and file an application for verification of 
conformity of this transportable equipment. The authorized central execu tive authority performing 
functions of technical regulation in the area of safety of transportable equipment also will apply relevant measures to those who have affixed such marks and will notify that to other designated 
authorities;  
if legitimacy of the application of the national ma rk of conformity or th e regulatory mark of 
conformity has not been proven, the designated cen tral executive authority performing functions of 
technical regulation in the area of safety of transportable equipment will take all necessary measures to limit or prohibit introduction in to circulation of this transportable equipment and to ensure it’s 
elimination from the circulation.  
Supervision over compliance with requirements  of these Technical regulations  
51. The authorized central executive  authority responsible for issu es concerning industrial safety, 
work safety and state supervision will allow to dem onstrate at fairs, exhib itions, presentations, etc., 
the transportable equipment which does not confor m to requirements of thes e Technical regulations, 
on condition that it will be stated on a clearly vi sible plate that this equi pment does not conform to 
these requirements and can be purchased only after th e producer or his author ized representative or 
the supplier responsible for introduc tion of the transportable equipmen t into circulation obtains the 
certificate of conformity. During such displays in  accordance with require ments of all competent 
authorities it will be necessary to take proper measures for ensuring people’s safety.  
52. If a designated authority has es tablished presence of the risks fo r life and health of people, 
animals, plants and environment in the transportabl e equipment that is applied in accordance with 
its designated use and bears the national mark of c onformity and the regulato ry mark of conformity, 
it will as soon as possible report it to the authorized  central executive authorities, prepare a draft 
decision concerning handling of such equi pment and substantiate its decision.  
53. The authorized central  executive authority performing func tions of implementation of these 
Technical regulations and control over complia nce to their requirem ents shall carry out 
consultations with the interested party and ap point a committee to examine the draft decision 
specified in section 52 of th ese Technical regulations.  
If as a result of the discussions  the appointed committee establishes that the identified deviations 
from conformity indeed have taken place and that  the draft decision is legitimate, the committee 
shall report it to the designated authority that ha s identified the risk and will take necessary 
measures to exclude the transporta ble equipment from the circulation.  
In the event where the committee as a result of th e discussions establishes that the draft decision 
relating to the specified equipment is not justifiable, the committee shall notify it to the designated authority which has prepared the decision, as well as  the producer or his aut horized repr esentative 
or the supplier.  
If the decision referred to in section 52 of these Technical regulations is caused by the flaws in the 
standards, the committee will immediately engage the central executive authority in the area of 
standardization to eliminate the established flaws.  
54. Any decision adopted during the implementation of these Technical regulations and aimed at 
limiting the introduction into circulation and opera tion of the transportable equipment or its 
exclusion from the circulation, must be substan tiated in detail and must be submitted to the 
authorized central executive authority performing functions of implementation of these Technical 
regulations and control over comp liance with their requirements, specifying regulatory documents 
and regulatory-legal acts whose requirements were not complied with.  
55. If the labeling of transportable equipment w ith the national mark of conformity and the 
regulatory mark of conformity wa s affixed incorrectly, the producer or his authorized representative or the supplier responsible for intr oduction of transportable equipment into circulation, or the owner 
or his authorized representative or the lessee shal l ensure conformity of the transportable equipment 
to requirements relating to labeling in accordance with provisions of these Technical regulations. If 
this labeling still does not conform to requiremen ts of these Technical re gulations, the designated 
central executive authority  performing functions of technical re gulation in the area of safety of 
transportable equipment, will prohibit and restrict  introduction into circulation and operation of 
such transportable equipment.  
56. Managers of manufacturing ente rprises or their authorized repr esentatives or suppliers who are 
responsible for introduction of transportable equipment into ci rculation, or owners or their 
authorized representatives or lessees shall be held  responsible in accordance with legislation for:  
including false data in the declaration of conformity;  
manufacture of the transportable equipment a nd provision of services without documentary 
verification of their conformity.  
57. Managers of manufacturing enterprises or their authorized representative s or suppliers that are 
responsible for introduction of transportable equipment into ci rculation, or owners or their 
authorized representatives or less ees and providers of services (t rading organizations, assemble and 
repair organizations) shall be held  responsible in accordan ce with legislation for damages caused to 
life or health of people, property and environment.  
58. The designated authorities are required to ensure  confidentiality of inform ation that constitutes a 
commercial secret of the producer of  the transportable equipment or his authorized representative or 
the supplier responsible for introduction of such equi pment into circulation, or of the owner or his 
authorized representative, or the lessee.  
    
 
 
DECLARATION 
of conformity of transportable pressu re equipment to requirements of the 
Technical regulations  
______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 (full name of the producer of the transportable equipment 
______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 or his authorized representative or supplier, 
______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                location, code in conformity with EDRPOU) 
represented by 
________________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                   (job title, surname, first and second name) 
______________________________________________________________________________________confirms that ________________________________________________________________________ 
                                                               (full name of the transportable pressure equipment, 
______________________________________________________________________________________,
                                                                                                   type, make, model) 
which is produced in conformity with ______________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                        (name/title and indication/mark of regu latory documents,  
______________________________________________________________________________________,
                                                     which verify conformity to Technical regulations) 
conforms to the Technical regulations on the transportable pressure equipment. 
Certificate of conformity* _______________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                   (number of the certificate of conformity, da te of its registration, period of 
effectiveness, 
______________________________________________________________________________________.
                                        name and location of the designat ed conformity assessment authority) 
This declaration is prepared under full responsibility of_________________________________________ 
                                                                                                                                          (full name of the producer  
______________________________________________________________________________________.
                                               or his authorized representative or supplier)  
 
 
________________________________ 
(job title of individual who prepared the declaration)  ________________ 
(signature)  _____________________ 
(initials and surname)  
  
Place of seal       ___ ____________ 20__    
Place for the mark concerning registration  
of the declaration of conformity   
  
____________ * 
Applied in case the producer uses a module in which the procedure of assessment of conformity of transportable pressure 
equipment must be carried out by the designated authority.  
 
 Annex 1 
to the Technical regulations     
 
 
SAMPLE MARK OF CONFORMITY 
to the Technical regulations on transportable pressure equipment  
A sample mark of conformity to the Technical re gulations on transportable pressure equipment is 
presented below  
 
   
In the event of increasing or decr easing the size of the mark of conf ormity its proportions must be 
preserved.  
The mark of conformity must have the vertical dimension not less than 5 millimeters. For small 
devices it will be allowed to deviat e from the specified dimension.  
   
 
 
 
 
 Annex 2 
to the Technical regulations  
APPROVED 
by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of 
Ukraine of 5 November 2008 # 967  PLAN OF MEASURES 
concerning implementation of the Technic al regulations on transportable pressure 
equipment  
Measure  Agencies responsible for 
implementation  Period of 
implementation  
Preparatory stage  
1. Establishing an advisory – methodological center regarding implementation of the Technical regulations  Ministry of industrial 
policy 
Ministry of transport and communications State committee on technical regulation and consumer policy State committee for supervision in mining industry  IV quarter  
2008  
2. Agreeing and officially publishing the list of 
national standards, which in case of voluntary implementation serve as a proof of conformity of transportable equipment to requirements of the Technical regulations; formulation of a draft plan for state stan dardization relating to 
development of nationa l standards harmonized 
with international standards and their updating State committee on 
technical regulation and consumer policy Ministry of industrial 
policy 
Ministry of transport and 
communications State committee for supervision in mining industry  Permanently  
3. Bringing regulatory-lega l acts of ministries 
and other central execu tive authorities in 
conformity with provisions of the Technical regulations  Ministry of industrial 
policy 
Ministry of transport and communications State committee for supervision in mining industry State committee on technical regulation and consumer policy  IV quarter  
2008 - 2010 year  
4. Promoting implementation of the Technical regulations through mass media and by means of conducting seminars and conferences  - " -  - " -  
5. Preparing national manufacturing enterprises 
for production of transportable equipment in conformity with requirements of the Technical regulations  Ministry of industrial 
policy  - " -  
6. Preparing authorities responsible for 
conformity assessment for carrying out activities relating to veri fication of conformity 
to the Technical regulations  State committee on 
technical regulation and consumer policy Ministry of industrial 
policy 
Ministry of transport and communications State committee for IV quarter  
2008 - 2009 year  supervision in mining 
industry  
Voluntary implementation of the Technical regulations  
7. Promoting voluntary application by 
enterprises of conformity assessment 
procedures for transportable equipment in 
compliance with requirements of the Technical regulations, other regul atory-legal acts of 
Ukraine and, at the producer’s choice – with European provisions Ministry of industrial 
policy 
Ministry of transport and communications State committee for supervision in mining industry State committee on technical regulation and consumer policy  IV quarter  
2008 - 2010 year  
8. Gradual development, updating and implementation of national standards harmonized with European standards, in accordance with annual plans of state standardization; revi sion and introduction of 
changes to the national standards in conformity with annual plans of st ate standardization  State committee on 
technical regulation and consumer policy Ministry of industrial 
policy 
Ministry of transport and communications State committee for supervision in mining industry  Permanently 
9. Designating authorities responsible for 
assessment of conformity of transportable equipment to requirements of the Technical regulations  - " -  IV quarter 2008 - 2009 
10. Organizing market supervision of 
transportable equipment subject to the Technical regulations  State committee on 
technical regulation and consumer policy  - " -  
Mandatory implementation of the Technical regulations  
11. adjusting the Techni cal regulations based 
on the results of their voluntary implementation 
(if necessary)  Ministry of industrial 
policy 
Ministry of transport and communications State committee for supervision in mining industry State committee on technical regulation and consumer policy  2010 year  
12. Facilitating mandatory  application of the 
Technical regulations  by enterprises  - " -  From  
2011 onwards 
  
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