1. National Legislation in the Pressure Sector and the PED

2. Survey Comparison of former MSt. and EC legal systems
Consequences for MSt. Authorities
Comparison of MSt. and EC safety regulations
Interfaces between legislation on PE of MSt. and EC

3. Former MSt. legal system
Decision making procedures in the hand of national Authority
Enforcement of national regulations including conformity assessment procedures
All safety related tasks carried out by the national Authority

4. Enforcement of regulations under former MSt. legal systems
Approvals of P.E. on placing on the market, putting into service and inservice inspection
safeguard actions
penalties
interpretation of requirements
amendments of regulations

5. EC legal systems
Decision making procedures in the hand of Commission, Council and Parliament
Enforcement task of MSt. Authorities
Monitoring tasks on enforcement in the hand of Commission
Conformity assessment tasks shared by manufacturers and N.B.

6. Enforcement of regulations under EC legal systems
adoption and publication of transposition acts
appointment and surveillance of N.B.
market surveillance
safeguard actions
penalties

7. Consequences for MSt. Authorities EC decision-making procedures
helpfully to align the field of tasks of national Authorities to the EC structures
establish procedures to decide upon the national point of view
helpfully to establish national groups with similar tasks as EC working parties

8. Consequences for MSt. Authorities Enforcement of EC Directives
Appropriate legal structures for the implementation of EC Directives
Distinction between conformity assessment tasks and authority tasks
legal structure for appointing and supervision of N.B.
legal structure and means for market surveillance

9. Consequences for MSt. Authorities Responsibilities on PE
Authorities responsible for the free movement of PE
Responsibly for the notification of conformity assessment bodies
Remain responsible for the safety of PE in the sense of market surveillance
Responsibilities for the installation and the operation of PE

10. Comparison of MSt. and EC regulations Former MSt. regulations on PE
Scope including technical requirements on design, manufacturing and operating
Conformity assessment procedures, periodic in-service inspection
Detailed requirements

11. Comparison of MSt. and EC regulations EC regulations on PE
Scope covers requirements for placing on the market and putting into service
Essential safety requirements
Choice of the manufacturer on technical solutions
Module system on conformity assessment includes QM
Extension of manufacturer responsibility

12. Interface between legislation on PE of MSt. and EC
Putting into service
In-service inspection
Operational requirements
Assemblies
PE covered by Art. 3.3 PED
Safeguard clause

13. Interface putting into service
Art. 2 PED defines the task of MSt. of protection of persons during use of PE
Modifications to PE laid down in national regulations are not permissible
On site situation may affect the safety
National regulations on the environment of the PE
National regulation based on technical requirements only

14. Interface putting into service MSt. regulations
Requirements on the environment of the PE; e.g. define zones of potentially explosive atmosphere
damage limitation requirement affecting the place of installation; e.g. boiler house, underground LPG vessels
Control of labelling and documentation
Control of transport damages

15. Interface In-service inspection
In-service inspection is not covered by the scope of PED
Annex I PED offers a broad range of technical solutions
Required extent and kind of in-service inspection determined by the technical solution chosen

16. Interface In-service inspection examples of relevant aspects
corrosion internal/external
fatigue, cycle loadings
temperature influence, creep, brittleness
material behaviour

17. Interface In-service inspection Consequences for national regulations
Requirements shall be based on technical criterions only
Requirements on the documentation justifying resistance against specific loads may be demanded
Formal requirements e.g. - involvement of a specific notified body - compliance with a specific national code are an infringement of the Treaty

18. Interface Operational requirements
Boilers intended for operation without continuous supervision
National regulation demanding function checks
Duration of the time of unattended operation depends on the automatic systems
National requirements shall be based on technical criterions only

19. Interface Assemblies PED assembly a new concept for MSt. regulations
PED assembly definition applies also for PE assembled on site
PE assembled by the user will not constitute an PED assembly
Responsibility shift from the manufacturer on the user
Assembly aspects should be taken into account by national regulations

20. Interface Art. 3.3 PED
Definition of safety object, instruction for use and markings
Only the free movement clause applies
De facto mutual recognition of national requirements of MSt. on PE

21. Interface Safeguard clause
MSt are obliged to forbid the placing on the market of dangerous PE by applying national measures
MSt are obliged to notify their decisions to the Commission
Commission has to take an opinion on the justification of the national measures and ask other MSt to take appropriate action or conversely, ask the MSt. to withdraw its action

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