Pressure Equipment

Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU

FQC STANDARD provides services as notified body 2674 under the Pressure Equipment Regulation 2014/68/EU.

Page Contents

Purpose and scope of the regulation
Excluded equipment and related legislation
Legal framework and technical requirements
Essential safety requirements for vessels, piping and assemblies
Free movement provisions

Purpose

The regulation covers the design, manufacture and conformity assessment of pressure equipment and assemblies with a maximum allowable pressure, PS, greater than 0.5 bar.

Scope

The regulation does not cover the following:

Pipelines or piping systems designed to convey fluids or substances to or from an onshore or offshore installation, starting from and including the last isolation device within the installation, together with equipment specifically designed for those pipelines. This exclusion does not extend to standard pressure equipment that may be found in pressure-reduction or compression stations.
Networks and associated equipment for the supply, distribution and discharge of water; pressurised water conduits, pressure tunnels and pressure shafts for hydroelectric installations; and their specific accessories.
Pressure vessels covered by the Simple Pressure Vessels Regulation 2014/29/EU, published in Official Gazette No. 29877 on 3 November 2016.
Aerosol dispensers covered by the Aerosol Dispensers Regulation, published in Official Gazette No. 24246 on 30 November 2000.

Equipment relating to the operation of vehicles defined by the following legislation:

Regulation 2007/46/EC on the Type Approval of Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers, published in Official Gazette No. 27272 on 28 June 2009.
Regulation EU/167/2013 on the Type Approval and Market Surveillance of Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles, published in Official Gazette No. 29088 on 14 August 2014.
Regulation EU/168/2013 on the Type Approval and Market Surveillance of Two- or Three-Wheel Vehicles and Quadricycles, published in Official Gazette No. 29453 on 22 August 2015.
Equipment classified no higher than Category I under Article 16 and covered by one of the following regulations:
Machinery Safety Regulation 2006/42/EC, published in Official Gazette No. 27158 on 3 March 2009.
Lifts Regulation 2014/33/EU, published in Official Gazette No. 29757 on 29 June 2016.
Regulation 2014/35/EU on Electrical Equipment Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits, published in Official Gazette No. 29845 on 2 October 2016.
Medical Devices Regulation, published in Official Gazette No. 27957 on 7 June 2011.
Gas Appliances Regulation 2009/142/EC, published in Official Gazette No. 27892 on 1 April 2011.
Regulation 2014/34/EU on Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres, published in Official Gazette No. 29758 on 30 June 2016.
Weapons, ammunition and war material.
Equipment specifically designed for nuclear use whose failure could result in a release of radioactivity.
Well-control equipment used in the petroleum, gas or geothermal exploration and extraction industries, or in underground storage, to contain or control well pressure. This includes wellheads, blowout preventers, piping manifolds and their associated equipment.

Equipment for which pressure is not a significant design factor:

Engines, including turbines and internal-combustion engines.
Steam engines, gas or steam turbines, turbogenerators, compressors, pumps and actuating devices.
Blast furnaces, including cooling systems, hot-blast recuperators, dust extractors and exhaust-gas cleaning systems; and direct-reduction furnaces, including furnace cooling, gas converters, and pans for melting, remelting, degassing and casting steel, iron and non-ferrous metals.
Enclosures for high-voltage electrical equipment, such as switchgear, controlgear, transformers and rotating machines.
Pressurised pipes enclosing transmission systems, such as electrical and telephone cables.
Ships, rockets, aircraft and mobile offshore units, together with equipment installed on board for their operation or propulsion.
Pressure equipment with flexible casings, such as vehicle tyres, airbags, sports balls, inflatable boats and similar products.
Exhaust and intake silencers.
Bottles and cans for carbonated drinks intended for final consumption.
Vessels for the distribution and transport of beverages where PS × V does not exceed 500 bar·litres and the maximum allowable pressure does not exceed 7 bar.
Equipment covered by the Regulation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road, published in Official Gazette No. 28801 on 24 October 2013, and the Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulation, published in the fourth supplementary issue of Official Gazette No. 28514 on 31 December 2012.
Equipment covered by 2010/35/EU, the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code and the agreements of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Radiators and pipes in hot-water heating systems.
Vessels designed to store liquids where the gas pressure above the liquid does not exceed 0.5 bar.

Legal Framework

The regulation was prepared as part of alignment with EU legislation, taking account of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on pressure equipment.
It was prepared on the basis of Law No. 4703 of 29 June 2001 on the Preparation and Implementation of Technical Legislation on Products.

Technical Requirements

The following pressure equipment must satisfy the essential safety requirements in Annex I:

Vessels

Vessels for gases, liquefied gases, gases dissolved under pressure, vapours, and liquids whose vapour pressure at the maximum allowable temperature is more than 0.5 bar above normal atmospheric pressure of 1013 mbar, within the following limits:
For Group 1 fluids: vessels with a volume greater than 1 litre and PS × V greater than 25 bar·litres, or a pressure PS greater than 200 bar. Annex II, Table 1.
For Group 2 fluids: vessels with a volume greater than 1 litre and PS × V greater than 50 bar·litres, or a pressure PS greater than 1000 bar; and all portable fire extinguishers and breathing-apparatus cylinders. Annex II, Table 2.
Vessels for liquids whose vapour pressure at the maximum allowable temperature is no more than 0.5 bar above normal atmospheric pressure of 1013 mbar, within the following limits:
For Group 1 fluids: vessels with a volume greater than 1 litre and PS × V greater than 200 bar·litres, or a pressure PS greater than 500 bar. Annex II, Table 3.
For Group 2 fluids: vessels with a pressure PS greater than 10 bar and PS × V greater than 10,000 bar·litres, or a pressure PS greater than 1000 bar. Annex II, Table 4.
Fired or otherwise heated pressure equipment with a risk of overheating, intended to produce steam or superheated water above 110 °C and having a volume greater than 2 litres; and all pressure cookers. Annex II, Table 5.

Piping

Piping for gases, liquefied gases, gases dissolved under pressure, vapours, and liquids whose vapour pressure at the maximum allowable temperature is more than 0.5 bar above normal atmospheric pressure of 1013 mbar, within the following limits:
For Group 1 fluids: piping with DN greater than 25. Annex II, Table 6.
For Group 2 fluids: piping with DN greater than 32 and PS × DN greater than 1000 bar. Annex II, Table 7.
Vessels for liquids whose vapour pressure at the maximum allowable temperature is no more than 0.5 bar above normal atmospheric pressure of 1013 mbar, within the following limits:
For Group 1 fluids: piping with DN greater than 25 and PS × DN greater than 2000 bar. Annex II, Table 8.
For Group 2 fluids: piping with PS greater than 10 bar, DN greater than 200 and PS × DN greater than 5000 bar. Annex II, Table 9.
Safety and pressure accessories intended for equipment covered by points (a), (b) and (c), including equipment incorporated into an assembly.

Assemblies

The assemblies listed below, containing at least one item of pressure equipment covered by the first paragraph, must meet the essential safety requirements in Annex I.
Assemblies intended to generate steam or superheated water above 110 °C and containing at least one fired or otherwise heated item of pressure equipment presenting a risk of overheating.
Assemblies other than those described in point (a), where the manufacturer makes them available on the market and puts them into service as assemblies.
Assemblies outside the first paragraph, manually fed with solid fuel, intended to produce hot water at temperatures no higher than 110 °C, and with PS × V greater than 50 bar·litres. These must meet the essential safety requirements in Annex I, sections 2.10, 2.11, 3.4, 5(a) and 5(ç).
Pressure equipment and assemblies at or below the limits in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first paragraph and in the second paragraph must be designed and manufactured in accordance with sound engineering practice applicable in a member state or Türkiye to ensure safe use.
Pressure equipment and assemblies must be accompanied by adequate operating instructions. Without prejudice to other legislation on CE marking, equipment or assemblies in this category must not bear the CE mark referred to in Article 21.

Free Movement

The Ministry may not prohibit, restrict or impede, on grounds of pressure-related risks, the making available on the market or putting into service of pressure equipment or assemblies that comply with this regulation under the conditions specified by the manufacturer.

Where the Ministry has appointed a user inspectorate in accordance with Article 28, it may not prohibit, restrict or impede, on grounds of pressure-related risks, the placing on the market or putting into service under Article 19 of pressure equipment or assemblies assessed by a user inspectorate appointed by another member state in accordance with Article 28.

To ensure correct and safe use, the Ministry may require the information specified in Annex I, sections 3.3 and 3.4, to be provided in Turkish or another language accepted by the Ministry and readily understood by users.