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PED Pressure Equipment Certification Service
Equipment that loads or transports fluids, such as fire extinguishers, pressure gauges, valves, safety valves, air cabinets, tower tanks, pipelines, fittings, steam equipment, etc., must comply with PED regulations. PED was adopted on May 29, 1997 and came into effect on November 29, 1999. There was a 30 month grace period for adaptation until May 28, 2002, during which products could choose to comply with PED or existing regulations of each country (but those applicable to existing regulations of each country could only circulate within its territory). From May 29, 2002, all existing regulations of each country were abolished, and PED became a mandatory regulation for pressure equipment in Europe. Therefore, pressure equipment manufacturers should respond early to avoid being excluded from the European market at that time. |