Pressure

Equipment
Directive
(PED)
A short introduction to the directive 2014/68/EU
 Establishing fluid type

Fluid 1 Fluid 2
Explosive (by ignition) or Toxic Non-explosive or non-toxic
(e.g., Propane, Ammonia, Oxygen) (e.g., Water, Air, CO2)
Link to article 13 Anything not mentioned in Article 13 (a)
 Notified Body

“A notified body is an organization designated by an EU country to assess the conformity of

certain products before being placed on the market. These bodies carry out tasks related to
conformity assessment procedures set out in the applicable legislation, when a third party is
required.”

List of all notified bodies

List of all directives with some requirement of notified body
 Categorizing according to PED

Category Category Category

IV III II

Category Article
I 4.3
PED Category Calculator
 Article 4.3

• Pressure equipment and assemblies below or equal

to the limits set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of
paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2 respectively shall
be designed and manufactured in accordance with
the sound engineering practice of a Member State
in order to ensure safe use. Pressure equipment
and assemblies shall be accompanied by adequate
instructions for use.
Example of diagram for pipes containing e.g., water.

• Without prejudice to other applicable Union

harmonization legislation providing for its affixing,
such equipment or assemblies shall not bear the CE
marking referred to in Article 18. But according to
the Simple Pressure Vessel Directive - 2014/29/EU.
 Category I

PED does not apply to equipment classified as no higher than category I under Article 13 and
covered by one of the following Directives:
• Directive 2006/42/EC - Machinery Directive
• Directive 2014/33/EU - Lift Directive
• Directive 2014/35/EU - Low Voltage Directive
• Council Directive 93/42/EEC - Medical Devices Directive
• Directive 2009/142/EC - Gas Appliances Directive
• Directive 2014/34/EU - ATEX Directive

If the equipment is not covered by any of the mentioned directives, it shall be manufactured in accordance with module A
in the PED. This module is much like the requirements known from the Machinery Directive, and there is no requirements
for Notified Body.
 Category II

According to article 14; equipment classified as category II, shall be manufactured in

accordance with one of the following;

• Module A2 (Internal checks with unexpected visits from Notified Body)

• Module D1 (Production Quality Assurance)
• Module E1 (Product Quality Assurance)
 Category III

According to article 14; equipment classified as category III, shall be manufactured in

accordance with one of the following;

• Module B (design type) + Module D

• Module B (design type) + Module F
• Module B (production type) + Module E
• Module B (production type) + Module C2
• Module H
 Category IV

According to article 14; equipment classified as category IV, shall be manufactured in

accordance with one of the following;

• Module B (production type) + Module D

• Module B (production type) + Module F
• Module G
• Module H1
 Modules

The different types of

modules exist, so that the
manufacturer of the
pressurized equipment, has
different ways of reaching
compliance in their
production.
 Safety accessories

According to the PED, safety accessories means;

• Safety valves
• Bursting discs
• Safety devices
• Buckling rods
• Controlled safety pressure relief systems (CSPRS)
• Limiting devices
 Pressure accessories

The pressure accessories defined in point 5 of Article 2, and

referred to in Article 4(1)(d), are classified based on:
• their maximum allowable pressure PS,
• their volume V or their nominal size DN, as appropriate,
• the group of fluids for which they are intended.

‘pressure accessories’ means devices with an operational function

and having pressure-bearing housings; including, where applicable,
elements attached to pressurised parts, such as flanges, nozzles,
couplings, supports, lifting lugs
Example of PED in reality
 Assessment of assemblies

Following the directives 2014/68/EU (PED) and 2014/29/EU (SPVD), the respective
conformity assessment bodies have to regularly meet for an exchange of experience.

The Notified Bodies have developed a guide to ensure safe and likeminded inspections of
assemblies.

The guide can be found here

 Risks of Non-Compliance

In the case that a product is found to be non-complaint, whether it is MD, PED, ATEX or any other directive, the main
consequences include, but are not limited to:

• Being publicly reported to the RAPEX (Rapid Exchange of Information System),

• Warehousing Fees,
• Requested Withdrawal,
• Mandated Withdrawal,
• Product Recall (from end-users and/or the market),
• Complete ban on marketing of the product,
• Destruction of the product,
• Fines,
• Revocation of the CE Marking.
 TPED and SPV

As a side note, it is also important when talking about PED, the existence of the
Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive and the Simple Pressure Vessel Directive.

As the names might indicate, they touch down upon specific equipment which is relatively
easy to categorize. If the equipment is not within the scope of PED, investigate one of these.
 Common mistakes

• Wrongful handling of NDT

• Documentation not being up to date (referencing outdated standards/directives)
• Welder certificates not being updated in time
• Marking finished documentation with e.g. “F” as module. The F module cannot stand
alone and requires the B module aswell – so should be stated as “B+F” on the NoBo
report.
• Installing Safety accessories with no PED reference on DoC.
 Questions