DIRECTIVE 97/23/EC
ANNEXES
Guidelines
What are Guidelines?
1 Scope and exclusions of the directive
2 Classification and categories
3 Assemblies
4 Evaluation assessment procedures
5 Interpretation of the essential safety requirements on design
6 Interpretation of the essential safety requirements on manufacturing
7 Interpretation of the essential safety requirements on materials
7/01 Harmonised standard
7/02 Quality (assurance) systems of material manufacturers
7/03 European approval for materials
7/04 'suitable means' for traceability
7/05 Documentation prepared by the material manufacturer
7/06 Main pressure-bearing parts
7/07 Specific assessment for materials
7/08 Certificates requires for bolting parts
7/09 European Approval of Materials (EAM)
7/10 Documentation and traceability of welding consumables
7/11 Pressure equipment manufactured from non metallic materials
7/12 Welding consumables and other joining materials
7/13 What is meant by 'Where appropriate'
7/14 Fine-grained steels
7/15 Material which have characteristics higher (better) than, or complementary to those included in the harmonized standard
7/16 Quality-assurance system of material manufacturer
7/17 Shall a steel grade selected for a pressurized part always have specified impact properties?
7/18 Essential safety requirements on materials
7/19 Components, such as dished ends, bolts, flanges, welded tubes, welded fittings etc.
7/20 3.1B or 3.1C certificates
7/21 Particular Material Appraisal (PMA)
7/22 What is meant by the following two terms: 'Other values', and 'other criteria'
7/23 Material used for a gasket
7/24 Material properties
7/25 Welded tubes
7/26 European Approval for Materials (EAM)
8 Interpretation of other essential safety requirements
9 Miscellaneous
10 General-Horizontal issues
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