1. Application of PED and SPVD in Poland -
Mr Andrzej Ziółkowski,
Office of Technical Inspection UDT
Mrs Ewa Garstka
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour

2. Main EU act on pressure equipment
Directives with reference to pressure sector
99/36/EC, ->(ADR - 94/55/EC, RID- 96/49/EC), TPED
97/23/EC, PED
87/404/EEC, SPVD
84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/527/EEC,
76/767/EEC

3. 97/23/EC Directive -PED Main goals
- to harmonise specific national regulation to current technical development and standards.
- not define strict method and form of implementation of the directive - only technical goals are described
- to allow free circulation of pressure equipment on the common market
- to allow grow of technical development due to lack of definition any specific solution of technical problems
- support competition on the common market

4. PED and SPVD in Poland
- The basis for implementation of New Approach Directives (CE marking) is an Act of Polish Parliament on System of Conformity Assessment of 30 August 2002 (O. J ).
Regulation of Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy of 8 May 2003 on essential requirements for pressure equipment and pressure assembles (O.J and ) is implementation of PED.
Regulation of Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy of 12 May 2003 on essential requirements for Simple Pressure Vessels (O.J ) is implementation of SPVD.

5. Harmonised standards supporting
PED and SPVD
Harmonised Standards published in Official Journal of UE have priority in transposing them into Polish standard system.
As a rule harmonised standards are translated into Polish language.
Some of harmonise standards are in the first step accepted in English version (only cover page is in Polish) and, in the second step they are translating into Polish.

6. Harmonised standards List of Polish harmonised standards is published:
in Polish Monitor, MP
On web page of Polish Committee for Standardisation:

7. Accessible source of information for Polish pressure sector
Ministry of Economy and Labour
Office of Protection of Consumer and Concurrency, UOKiK
Internet on the web pages
tytan.inmat.pw.pl,
Notified Bodies in the range of their activity

8. Polish Notified Bodies - PED
Urząd Dozoru Technicznego;
Instytut Spawalnictwa
Centralny Ośrodek Chłodnictwa „COCH”
Instytut Nafty i Gazu
Instytut Techniki Grzewczej i Sanitarnej
Polski Rejestr Statków S.A.
Przemysłowy Instytut Automatyki i Pomiarów
Transportowy Dozor Techniczny

9. Conclusion
Existed Polish regulation and standards enable to apply concept of PED, SPV
Supervision and updating with regard to harmonised standards is carried out by Polish Committee of Standardisation
There are strong initiative – Centre of Technical Safety, CBT, to create a favourable environment for the consistent proper application of the European law established by the New and Global Approach directive.

10. Thank you for attention