Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of 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: 2000-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EC conformity marking, approximation of laws, pressure equipment, safety standard, technical regulations

C 362/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16.12.2000

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of 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 362/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

This text cancels and replaces the text published in Official Journal C 348 of 5 December 2000, page 2

(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 378-2

CEN

EN 378-3

CEN

EN 378-4

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps (cid:151) Safety and environ-
mental requirements (cid:151) Part 2: Design, construction, testing,
marking and documentation

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps (cid:151) Safety and environ-
mental requirements (cid:151) Part 3: Installation site and personal
protection

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps (cid:151) Safety and environ-
mental requirements (cid:151) Part 4: Operation, maintenance,
repair and recovery

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 1289

CEN

EN 1291

CEN

EN 1713

Non-destructive examination of welds (cid:151) Penetrant testing of
welds (cid:151) Acceptance levels

Non-destructive examination of welds (cid:151) Magnetic particle
testing of welds (cid:151) Acceptance levels

Non-destructive examination of welds (cid:151) Ultrasonic exam-
ination (cid:151) Characterisation of indicators in welds

2000

2000

2000

1998

1998

1998

1998

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

CEN

CEN

EN 1982

EN 1984

EN ISO 9606-5

Copper and copper alloys (cid:151) Ingots and castings

Industrial valves (cid:151) Steel gate valves

Approval testing of welders (cid:151) Fusion welding (cid:151) Part 5:
Titanium and titanium alloys, zirconium and zirconium
alloys (ISO 9606-5:2000)

1998

2000

2000

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10028-1

Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 1:
General requirements

2000

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10028-2

Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 2:
Non-alloy and alloy steels with specified elevated temperature
properties

1992

(1) OJ L 265, 27.9.1997, p. 110.

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C 362/3

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

Year of ratification

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10028-3

Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 3:
Weldable fine grain steels, normalised

1992

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10028-4

Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 4:
Nickel alloy steels with specified low temperature properties

1994

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10028-5

Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 5:
Weldable fine grain steels, thermomechanically rolled

1996

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10028-6

Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 6:
Weldable fine grain steels, quenched and tempered

1996

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10028-7

Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 7:
Stainless steels

2000

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10213-1

Technical delivery conditions for steel castings for pressure
purposes (cid:151) Part 1: General

1995

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10213-2

Technical delivery conditions for steel castings for pressure
purposes (cid:151) Part 2: Steel grades for use at room temperature
and elevated temperatures

1995

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ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

Year of ratification

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10213-3

Technical delivery conditions for steel castings for pressure
purposes (cid:151) Part 3: Steel grades for use at low temperatures

1995

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10213-4

Technical delivery conditions for steel castings for pressure
purposes (cid:151) Part 4: Austenitic and austenitic-ferritic steel
grades

1995

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10222-1

forgings for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 1: General

Steel
requirements for open die forgings

1998

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10222-2

Steel forgings for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 2: Ferritic and
temperature
martensitic
properties

steels with specified

elevated

1999

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10222-3

Steel forgings for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 3: Nickel steels
with specified low temperature properties

1998

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10222-4

Steels forgings for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 4: Weldable fine
grain steels with high proof strength

1998

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10222-5

Steel forgings for pressure purposes (cid:151) Part 5: Martensitic,
austenitic and austenitic-ferritic stainless steels

1999

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ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

Year of ratification

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 10269

Steels and nickel alloys for fasteners with specified elevated
and/or low temperature properties

1999

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 12420

Copper and copper alloys (cid:151) Forgings

1999

For the following harmonised supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to
technical data of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific equipment.
Consequently the technical data stated in the material standard should be assessed against the design requirements of the
specific equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.

CEN

EN 12451

Copper and copper alloys (cid:151) Seamless, round tubes for heat
exchanges

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 (1) of which the list
is
annexed to Directive 98/34/EC (2) of
the Council amended by
Directive 98/48/EC (3).

the European Parliament and of

(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 (4). A complete updated list can be found on the Europa-
server in the Internet at:

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

(1) http//www.cenorm.be/aboutcen/whatis/membership/members.htm.
(2) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
(4) OJ C 227, 10.8.1999, p. 14.