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EuropeAid /114385/D/SV/CYAssessment and administration capacity buildingfor the harmonisation with the New Approach directivesINFORMATION LEAFLETto the implementation ofDirective87/404/EEConSPVSimple Pressure Vessels

Information Leaflet on SPV DirectiveEuropeAid /114385/D/SV/CY5. Any vessel manufactured in conformity with the harmonised standards is presumed to comply with theessential requirements.6. Procedures for the testing of vessels for conformity with the essential requirements are based on themodular approach set out in Council Decision 93/465/EEC concerning conformity assessmentprocedures and the affixing of the CE marking. Conformity assessment is carried out:• either by bodies designated by the Member States in accordance with common assessmentcriteria and communicated to the Commission and the other Member States;• or by the manufacturers themselves.7. Before being placed on the market, vessels must bear the CE marking which:• indicates their conformity with the provisions of the Directive;• consists of the distinctive "CE" initials;• is affixed by the manufacturer or his authorized representative in the Community.8. The vessel or data plate must bear, in addition to the CE marking, at least one of the seven additionalinscriptions described in the Directive.9. Where a vessel is the subject of other Directives, which require the CE marking, affixation of themarking also indicates that the vessel complies with the requirements of these other Directives.10. Any other mark may be affixed on vessels, unless it risks being confused with the conformity marking.11. Penalties are adopted by the Member States in cases where the latter establish that the CE markinghas been affixed unduly.AMENDING DIRECTIVE 90/488/EECThis Directive introduced a transitional period until 1 July 1992.AMENDING DIRECTIVE 93/68/EECThis Directive sets a transitional period from 1 January 1995 (date from which the Directive 93/68/EECenters into force) to 1 January 1997, during which the Member States shall authorize the placing on themarket and/or putting into service of vessels, which comply with the regulations in force on their territorybefore 1 January 1995.'Simple Pressure Vessel' (Article 1) means any welded vessel subjected to an internal gauge pressuregreater than 0,5 bar which is intended to contain air or nitrogen and which is not intended to be fired.REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VESSELS – SOUND ENGINEERING PRACTICE1. Vessels in respect of which the product of PS and V exceeds 50 bar.litre must satisfy the essentialsafety requirements set out in Annex I.2. Vessels in respect of which the product of PS and V is 50 bar.litre or less must be manufactured inaccordance with sound engineering practice in one of the Member States and bear markings as laiddown in Section 1 of Annex II, with the exception of the EC marking referred to in Article 16.CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES1. Prior to the production of simple pressure vessels of which the product of PS and V exceeds 50bar.litre, manufactured:(a) in accordance with the standards referred to in Article 5(1), the manufacturer, or his authorizedrepresentative established within the Community, shall at his own choice:• either inform an approved Inspection Body as referred to in Article 9, which after examiningthe design and manufacturing schedule referred to in paragraph 3 of Annex II, shall draw upa Certificate of Adequacy attesting that the schedule is satisfactory, or• submit a prototype vessel for the EC type - examination referred to in Article 10;

Information Leaflet on SPV DirectiveEuropeAid /114385/D/SV/CY(b) not, or only partly, in accordance with the standards referred to in Article 5(1), the manufacturer, orhis authorized representative established within the Community, must submit a prototype vesselfor the EC type-examination referred to in Article 10.2. Vessels manufactured in accordance with the standards referred to in Article 5(1) or with the approvedprototype shall, prior to their being placed on the market, be subject:• to the EC Verification referred to in Article 11 where the product of PS and V exceeds 3000bar.litre:At the choice of the manufacturer, where the product of PS and V does not exceed 3000 bar.litre butexceeds 50 bar.litre:• either to the EC Declaration of Conformity referred to in Article 12, or• to the EC Verification referred to in Article 11.3. The records and correspondence relating to the certification procedures referred to in aboveparagraphs 1 and 2 shall be drafted in an official language of the Member State in which the approvedbody is established or in a language accepted by that body.4. Each Member State shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the approved bodiesresponsible for carrying out the certification procedures referred to in Article 8(1) and 8(2). TheCommission shall publish a list of these bodies and the distinguishing number it has assigned to them,for information purposes, in the Official Journal of the European Communities and shall ensure thatthe list is kept up to date.5. Annex III sets out the minimum criteria, which Member States must meet as regards approval of thesebodies.6. A Member State, which has approved a body, must withdraw approval if it finds that the body nolonger meets the criteria listed in Annex III. It shall immediately inform the Commission and the otherMember States accordingly.7. EC type-examination is the procedure by which an approved Inspection Body ascertains and certifiesthat a prototype vessel satisfies the provisions of this Directive, which apply to it.8. The application for EC type-examination shall be lodged by the manufacturer or by his authorizedrepresentative with a single approved Inspection Body in respect of a prototype vessel or of aprototype representing a family of vessels. That authorized representative must be established in theCommunity.The application shall include:• the name and address of the manufacturer or of his authorized representative and the place ofmanufacture of the vessels,• the design and manufacturing schedule referred to in paragraph 3 of Annex II. It shall beaccompanied by a vessel, which is representative of the production envisaged.9. The approved Inspection Body shall carry out the EC type-examination in the manner describedbelow. It shall examine not only the design and manufacturing schedule in order to check itsconformity, but also the vessel submitted.When examining the vessel, the body shall:• verify that the vessel has been manufactured in conformity with the design and manufacturingschedule and may safely be used under its intended working conditions;• perform appropriate examinations and tests to check that the vessel complies with the essentialrequirements applicable to it.10. If the prototype complies with the provisions applicable to it the body shall draw up an EC typeexaminationCertificate, which shall be forwarded to the applicant. That certificate shall state theconclusions of the examination, indicate any conditions to which its issue may be subject and beaccompanied by the descriptions and drawings necessary for identification of the approved prototype.

Information Leaflet on SPV DirectiveEuropeAid /114385/D/SV/CYThe Commission, the other approved bodies and the other Member States may obtain a copy of thecertificate and, on a reasoned request, a copy of the design and manufacturing schedule and thereports on the examinations and tests carried out.11. A body, which refuses to issue an EC type-examination certificate, shall so inform the other approvedbodies. A body, which withdraws an EC type-examination certificate, shall so inform the Member Statewhich approved it. The latter shall inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof, givingthe reasons for the decision.EC VERIFICATION1. The purpose of EC Verification is to check and certify that series-manufactured vessels comply withthe standards referred to in Article 5(1) or with the approved prototype. It shall be performed by anapproved Inspection Body in accordance with the provisions set out below. That body shall issue anEC Verification Certificate and affix the mark of conformity provided for in Article 16.2. Verification shall be performed on the batches of vessels submitted by their manufacturer or by hisauthorized representative established within the Community. Batches shall be accompanied by theEC type-examination certificate referred to in Article 10, or, if the vessels are not manufactured inaccordance with an approved prototype, by the design and manufacturing schedule referred to inAnnex II section 3. In the latter case the approved Inspection Body shall, prior to EC Verification,examine the schedule in order to certify its conformity.3. When a batch is examined, the approved Inspection Body shall ensure that the vessels have beenmanufactured and checked in accordance with the design and manufacturing schedule and shallperform a hydrostatic test or, a pneumatic test of equivalent effect on each vessel in the batch at apressure Ph equal to 1,5 times the vessel's design pressure in order to check its soundness. Thepremature test shall be subject to acceptance of the test safety procedures by the Member States inwhich the test is performed. Moreover, the approved Inspection Body shall carry out tests on testpiecestaken from a representative production test-piece or from a vessel, as the manufacturerchooses in order to examine weld quality. The tests shall be carried out on longitudinal welds.However, where differing welding techniques are used for longitudinal and circular welds, the testsshall be repeated on the circular welds.4. For the vessels referred to in Section 2.1.2 of Annex I, these tests on test-pieces shall be replaced bya hydrostatic test on five vessels taken at random from each batch, in order to check that theyconform to the requirements of Section 2.1.2 of Annex I.EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY1. A manufacturer fulfilling the obligations arising out of Article 13 shall affix the EC marking provided forin Article 16 to vessels, which he declares to be in conformity with the standards, referred to in Article5 (1) or with an approved prototype. By this EC Declaration of Conformity procedure the manufacturerbecomes subject to EC Surveillance, in cases where the product of PS and V exceeds 200 bar.litre.2. The purpose of EC Surveillance is to ensure, as required by Article 14(2), that the manufacturer dulyfulfil the obligations arising out of Article 13(2). Surveillance shall be performed by the approvedInspection Body which issued the EC type-examination Certificate referred to in Article 10 where thevessels have been manufactured in accordance with an approved prototype or, if this is not the case,by the approved Inspection Body to which the design and manufacturing schedule was sent inaccordance with Article 8(1)(a), first indent.The EC type-examination Certificate, or the certificate of adequacy, is a document that describes themanufacturing processes and all of the pre-determined systematic measures taken to ensure conformityof the pressure vessels to the standards referred to in Article 5(1) or the approved prototype.This document shall include:• a description of the means of manufacture and checking appropriate to the construction of thevessels:

Information Leaflet on SPV DirectiveEuropeAid /114385/D/SV/CY• an inspection document describing the appropriate examinations and tests to be carried out duringmanufacture, together with the procedures and the frequency with which they are to be performed;• an undertaking to carry out the examinations and tests in accordance with the inspectiondocument referred to above and to have a hydrostatic test or, subject to the agreement of theMember State, a pneumatic test carried out on each vessel manufactured at a test pressure equalto 1,5 times the design pressure.• These examinations and tests shall be carried out under the responsibility of qualified staff whoare sufficiently independent from production personnel, and shall be covered by a report;• the addresses of the places of manufacture and storage and the date on which manufacture is tocommence.In addition, when the product of PS and V exceeds 200 bar.litre, manufacturers shall authorize access tothe said places of manufacture and storage by the body responsible for EC Surveillance, for inspectionpurposes, and shall allow that body to select sample vessels and shall provide it with all necessaryinformation, and in particular:• the design and manufacturing schedule,• the inspection report,• the EC type-examination Certificate, or Certificate of Adequacy, where appropriate,• a report on the examinations and tests carried out.The approved Inspection Body which issued the EC type-examination Certificate, or Certificate ofAdequacy, must, before the date on which any manufacture begins, examine both the document referredto in Article 13(1) and the design and manufacturing schedule referred to in Annex II, Section 3, in order tocertify their conformity where vessels are not manufactured in accordance with an approved prototype.In addition, where the product of PS and V exceeds 200 bar.litre, that body must during manufacture:• ensure that the manufacturer actually checks series-produced vessels.• take random samples at the places of manufacture or at the place of storage of vessels forinspection purposes. The body shall supply the Member State, which approved it, and, on request,the other approved bodies, the other Member States and the Commission, with a copy of theinspection report.CHAPTER III is referring to EC markingCHAPTER IV contains Final provisionsANNEX IInclude the essential safety requirements for the vessels as set out below:MATERIALSMaterials must be selected according to the intended use of the vessels and in accordance with Section1.1 to Section 1.4.1.1.PRESSURIZED PARTSThe materials referred to in Article 1 used for manufacturing the pressurized parts must be:• capable of being welded,• ductile and-tough, so that a rupture at minimum working temperature does not give rise to eitherfragmentation or brittle-type fracture,• not adversely affected by ageing.For steel vessels, the materials must in addition meet the requirements set out in Section 1.1.1 and, foraluminium or aluminium alloy vessels, those set out in Section 1.1.2.They must be accompanied by an Inspection Report drawn up by the producer of the materials asdescribed in Annex II.

Information Leaflet on SPV DirectiveEuropeAid /114385/D/SV/CY1.1.1. Steel vesselsNon-alloy quality steels must meet the following requirements:• they must be non-effervescent and be supplied after normalization treatment, or in an equivalentstate;• the content per product of carbon must be less than 0,25 % and that of sulphur and phosphorusmust each be less than 0,05 %; and• they must have specific mechanical properties per product.Summary list of titles and references of harmonised standards under Directive 87/404/EEC relatedto Simple Pressure VesselsStandardreferenceTitleEN 286-1 Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air or nitrogen: Part 1:pressure vessels for general purposesThe presumption of conformity, conferred by standard EN 286-1 of 1991published in the OJ C 104 of 1992-04-24, ends on 1998-08-31.EN 286-2EN 286-3EN 286-4EN 571-1EN 583-1Part 2: pressure vessels for air braking and auxiliary systems for motor vehiclesand their trailersPart 3: steel pressure vessels for air braking equipment auxiliary and pneumaticequipment for railway rolling stockPart 4: aluminium alloy pressure vessels for air braking equipment and auxiliarypneumatic equipment for railway rolling stockNon-destructive testing — Penetrant testing — Part 1: General principlesNon-destructive testing — Ultrasonic examination — Part 1: General principlesEN 1011-1 Welding — Recommendations for welding of metallic materials — Part 1:General guidance for arc weldingEN 1290EN 1330-3EN 1714EN 6520-1EN 12062Non-destructive examination of welds — Magnetic particle examination of weldsNon-destructive testing — Terminology — Part 3: Terms used in industrialradiographic testingNon-destructive examination of welds — Ultrasonic examination of welded jointsWelding and allied processes — Classification of geometric imperfections inmetallic materials — Part 1: Fusion welding (ISO 6520-1:1998)Non-destructive examination of welds — General rules for metallic materialsANNEX II include1. EC MARK AND INSCRIPTIONS2. INSTRUCTIONS3. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING SCHEDULES4. DEFINITIONS AND SYMBOLS

Information Leaflet on SPV DirectiveEuropeAid /114385/D/SV/CYANNEX IIIInclude the minimum criteria to be taken into account by Member States, when appointing InspectionBodies.STANDARDSFurther information on standards and guidance information can be obtained from the following bodies:Cyprus Organisation for the Promotion of QualityMinistry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism13-15, Andreas Araouzou Street, 1421 Nicosia, Cyprushttp://www.cys.mcit.gov.cyCYPRUS COMPETENT AUTHORITYIn Cyprus the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, through the Department of Labour Inspection, isresponsible for enforcement of the Essential Requirements (Simple Pressure Vessels) Regulations of2003. Further information is available at Cyprus Contact as follows:Department of Labour InspectionMinistry of Labour and Social InsuranceContact:Marios KourtellisSenior Labour Inspection OfficerTel. 22 40 56 56Fax. 22 66 37 88mkourtellis@dli.mlsi.gov.cyCYPRUS LEGISLATIONGeneral requirements and stipulation are layed down in the Cyprus Framework Law N. 30(I)/2002(published 5.4.2002) as amended by N. 29(I)/2003 (published 28.3.2003). The Framework Law representsthe legal basis for the Cyprus Regulations addressing respective Directives.The Cyprus Regulations addressing the Simple Pressure Vessel Directive is the Essential Requirements(Simple Pressure Vessels) Regulations of 2003, P.I. 312/2003 (published 18.4.2003).FURTHER INFORMATIONFurther information and links to all relevant European websites are available athttp://www.cys.mcit.gov.cyunder the button named:NEW APPROACHThis Leaflet was printed with funds of the EuropeAid /114385/D/SV/CY project:“Assessment and administration capacity building for the harmonisation with the New Approach directives”The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commissionor the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism or the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance.© Republic of Cyprus, Nicosia, May 2004