Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EC conformity marking, approximation of laws, pressure equipment, safety standard, technical regulations, technical standard

22.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 210/5

Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation 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 (1)

(2000/C 210/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the Directive)

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

Year of ratification

CEN

EN 583-1

Non-destructive testing (cid:151) Ultrasonic examination (cid:151) Part 1:
General principles

CEN

EN ISO 898-1

Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and
alloy steel (cid:151) Part 1: Bolts,
(ISO
898-1:1999)

and studs

screws

CEN

EN 1252-1

Cryogenic vessels (cid:151) Materials (cid:151) Part 1: Toughness
requirements for temperatures below (cid:150) 80 (cid:176)C

CEN

EN 1593

CEN

CEN

EN 1626

EN 1779

Non-destructive testing (cid:151) Leak testing (cid:151) Bubble emission
techniques

Cryogenic vessels (cid:151) Valves for cryogenic service

Non-destructive testing (cid:151) Leak testing (cid:151) Criteria for
method and technique selection

CEN

EN ISO 9606-3

Approval testing of welders (cid:151) Fusion welding (cid:151) Part 3:
Copper and copper alloys (ISO 9606-3:1999)

CEN

EN ISO 9606-4

Approval testing of welders (cid:151) Fusion welding (cid:151) Part 4:
Nickel and nickel alloys (ISO 9606-4:1999)

CEN

EN ISO 9692-2

Welding and allied processes (cid:151) Joint preparation (cid:151) Part 2:
Submerged arc welding of steel (ISO 9692-2:1998)

CEN

EN 12263

CEN

EN 12452

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps (cid:151) Safety switching
devices for limiting the pressure (cid:151) Requirements and tests

Copper and copper alloys (cid:151) Rolled, finned, seamless tubes
for heat exchangers

1998

1999

1998

1999

1999

1999

1999

1999

1998

1998

1999

(1) ESO: (European standardisation organisation):

(cid:151) CEN: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (www.cenorm.be);
(cid:151) Cenelec: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (www.cenelec.be);
(cid:151) ETSI: BP 152, F-06561 Valbonne Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 12, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (www.etsi.org).

NOTE:

(cid:151) any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies (2) of which the list
is
annexed to European Parliament and Council Directive 98/34/EC (3), as amended by Council
Directive 98/48/EC (4);

(cid:151) publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Communities does not imply that the

standards are available in all the Community languages;

(cid:151) further harmonised standards for pressure equipment have been published in previous editions of the
Official Journal of the European Communities (5). A complete updated list can be found on the Europa-
Server in the Internet at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardisation/harmstds/reflist/equippre.html

(1) OJ L 265, 27.9.1997, p. 110.
(2) http://www.cenorm.be/aboutcen/whatis/membership/members.htm
(3) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
(5) OJ C 227, 10.8.2000, p. 14.