Consultation outcome

Transportable pressure equipment: conformity assessment and marking requirements in Great Britain

From:
Department for Transport
Published
2 June 2021
Last updated
12 August 2021 — See all updates
This consultation has concluded

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Conformity assessment and marking requirements for transportable pressure equipment: outcome

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Detail of outcome

We have agreed that the carriage of dangerous goods and transportable pressure equipment regulations is to end recognition of EU Pi-marked transportable pressure equipment (TPE) amendment will come into force on 1 January 2023.

The outcome sets out the:

  • profiles of those responding to the consultation
  • responses to the consultation questions
  • responses to 6 additional questions that were received from respondents

We received 22 responses to the consultation.

The outcome was released on 12 August 2021.

Original consultation

Summary

Seeks views about amending the requirements for conformity assessment and marking of transportable pressure equipment being placed on the market in Great Britain.

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Consultation description

Proposes amending the carriage of dangerous goods and transportable pressure equipment regulations to end recognition of EU Pi-marked transportable pressure equipment (TPE).

TPE being placed on the market in Great Britain (GB) would need to be conformity-assessed by:

  • an appointed body established in GB and Rho-marked

or

  • a notified body established in Northern Ireland, affixed with a Pi-marking plus UK(NI) indication

The proposed change will come into effect between 1 January 2022 and 1 January 2023.

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Transportable pressure equipment: amendment to conformity assessment and marking requirements

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Published 2 June 2021
Last updated 12 August 2021 + show all updates

  1. Outcome released.

  2. First published.