information leaflet - Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality

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.