Guideline B-18

WGP date: 08/01/2016

Guideline related to: Article 3 paragraph 4, Article 14 paragraph 3

Question

Article 14 paragraph 3 states that a manufacturer may choose to apply one of the conformity assessment procedures which apply to a higher (conformity assessment) category, if available. Does this mean that a manufacturer of pressure equipment covered by Article 4 paragraph 3, referred to as Sound Engineering Practice (SEP), can choose to apply Module A for example and hence apply a CE Marking?

Answer

No.
Article 4 paragraph 3 explicitly prohibits CE marking of SEP pressure equipment.

Article 13 paragraph deals with the classification of pressure equipment referred to in Article 4 paragraph 1 (not paragraph 3) and Article 14 sets out how the conformity assessment procedures should be determined for such equipment. Therefore Article 14 paragraph 3 does not apply to SEP pressure equipment and it does not provide any derogation to the provision in Article 4 paragraph 3 that prohibits CE marking of SEP pressure equipment.