Pressure Equipment Directive
- Pressure Equipment Directive
The Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC (PED) of the EU sets out the standards for the design and manufacture of pressure equipment generally over 1 litre in volume and having a maximum pressure more than 0.5 bar gauge. It has been mandatory since 30 May 2002. This is enacted in the UK as the Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER).
External links
* [http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/pressure_equipment/ped/index_en.html PED / Pressure Equipment Directive homepage]
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