Introduction
The Directive establishes a notification procedure and obliges the Member States to nominate competent authorities. Details of the procedure are laid down in Annex II of the Directive.
For the notification procedure, the Directive also refers to Regulation (EC) No. 765/2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and which lays down rules on the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies, provides a framework for the market surveillance of products and for controls on products from third countries, and lays down the general principles of the CE marking.
The directive lays down provisions on the obligations of manufacturers (Art. 6), importers (Art. 8) and distributors (Art. 9) of simple pressure vessels in the notication process.
Manufacturers shall ensure that they have been designed and manufactured in accordance with the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I. This concerns newly manufactured as well as second hand vessels which are placed on the EU market, regardless of their origin.
The present Directive enters into force on 18 April 2014 and applies from 20 April 2016. It repeals Directive 2009/105/EC.
More information
For further guidance, please see the following links:
- Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council - (legislation.gov.uk)
- The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 - (legislation.gov.uk)