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Pressure Equipment Directive

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Pressure Equipment Directive

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The 2014 Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) applies to the design, manufacture and conformity assessment of stationary pressure equipment with a maximum allowable pressure greater than 0,5 bar. The directive entered into force on 20 July 2016. In 2022, the European Commission published as Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1844 a new list of harmonised standards under the PED, including certain components used in refrigerating systems and heat pumps.

20 September 2024
The EU Commission (DG GROW) is carrying out an evaluation to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and added value of the Directives 2014/68/EU on Pressure Equipment (PED) and 2014/29/EU on Simple Pressure Vessels (SPVD)....
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05 June 2024
The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on the review of the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU.
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15 February 2021
The latest references to the harmonised standards for pressure equipment were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 10 February 2021. They include relevant references for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps....
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