Press Release: Safety of pressure equipment in the internal market

The Committee of Permanent Representatives on 12 February 2014 endorsed an agreement between the Hellenic Presidency of the Council and European Parliament representatives on a draft directive aimed at reinforcing and simplifying the market surveillance for the free movement of pressure equipment in the internal market.

Manufacturers and distributors of pressure equipment such as boilers, pressure cookers, fire extinguishers, heat exchangers, steam generators, industrial piping, safety devices and other storage vessels intended to resist a pressure of more than 0.5 bars, will find it easier to make available their products in the internal market.