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INTRODUCTION
When the EC Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) 97/23/CE
was adopted in May 1997, it became clear that pressure equipment
designed and built to standards other than European standards could
carry the CE mark. This was made possible by the European New
Approach, in which Essential Safety Requirements (ESR) are
established in the Directives, and standards are used to support
them. The PED 97/23/CE has now been substantially amended and
replaced by Directive 2014/68/EU, issued 15 May 2014. The new PED
shall be applied no later than July 19, 2016, except that Article
13 shall be applied from June 1, 2015.
The purpose of this ASME PED Guide is to provide analysis of the
PED and compare its ESR with the design, construction, and
administrative requirements of ASME Section VIII, Division 1. The
PED Guide is composed of three major portions. The first portion
consists of Chapters I through X, which gives an overview of the
PED, provides important basic information on the entire Directive,
and identifies specific issues of higher importance. The next major
portion is Chapters XI and XII, which provides a comparison of the
PED and Section VIII, Division 1 requirements, including commentary
on both, and an Annex Z for Section VIII, Division 1. Annex Z
provides Section VIII Code users with instructions on how to
augment their current practices to meet all ESRs of the PED. The
third portion of this Guide gives a listing of approved CLAP
interpretation sheets.
It is intent that this Guide will form the basis for an
understanding between manufacturers and Notified Bodies regarding
the use of ASME Section VIII, Division 1 as the basis for
compliance with the PED. Having such a uniform approach will
benefit not only manufacturers and Notified Bodies, but also users
of pressure equipment
Several PED Information Resource Center websites provide the
latest information on the status of European approval of materials,
names, contact information for all Notified Bodies, and other
valuable news and developments. These are:
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http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/pressure-and-gas/documents/ped/index_en.htm
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http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/european-standards/harmonised-standards/pressureequipment/
index_en.htm
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http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.notifiedbody
dir_id=19