{"id":3564,"date":"2026-05-01T10:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/industrial-product-certification\/ped\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:41:03","slug":"ped","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/en\/industrial-product-certification\/ped\/","title":{"rendered":"PED"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3564\" class=\"elementor elementor-3564 elementor-3019\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac130f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cac130f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d777a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d777a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CE Certification for Pressure Equipment \u2014 PED<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b51aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31b51aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378318a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"378318a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>What is the PED Directive<\/h4><p>Directive 2014\/68\/EU (PED \u2013 Pressure Equipment Directive) is the European regulation that establishes the essential safety requirements for the design, manufacture, and certification of pressure equipment.<\/p><p>This directive replaced the previous Directive 97\/23\/EC and was transposed in Italy by Legislative Decree No. 26 of February 15, 2016. 26. Its application has been mandatory since July 19, 2016.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020a403 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"020a403\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b734002 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b734002\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920af25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"920af25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Scope of the PED<\/h4><p>The PED Directive applies to pressure equipment with a maximum allowable pressure (PS) greater than 0.5 bar, subject to specific exclusions provided for by the regulation.<\/p><p>The scope includes:<\/p><ul><li>Pressure vessels<\/li><li>Industrial piping<\/li><li>Safety accessories<\/li><li>Pressure accessories<\/li><li>Assemblies (skids, assembled plants)<\/li><\/ul><p>Equipment may be placed on the market or put into service as individual units or as integrated systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79040d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79040d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1991f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1991f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-testing-edilizia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3486\" alt=\"construction testing img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-testing-edilizia.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-testing-edilizia-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\"  title=\"PED\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421bfa1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"421bfa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab0407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eab0407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>PED classification of pressure equipment<\/h4><p>For PED certification, equipment is classified into categories I to IV, based on the risk level.<\/p><h5>Classification parameters<\/h5><p><strong>Type of fluid:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Group 1: dangerous fluids<\/li><li>Group 2: non-dangerous fluids<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Potential energy:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>PS \u00d7 V (vessels)<\/li><li>PS \u00d7 DN (piping)<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Where: PS = maximum pressure (bar) \u2014 V = volume (liters) \u2014 DN = nominal diameter (mm).<\/em><\/p><p>Assemblies are classified according to the highest category of the equipment they contain.<\/p><p> <\/p><h4>SEP (Sound Engineering Practice) equipment<\/h4><p>Some equipment falls under the SEP (Sound Engineering Practice) category. These:<\/p><ul><li>Do not require CE PED marking<\/li><li>Must be designed according to sound engineering practices<\/li><li>Must include instructions for use<\/li><li>Must bear identification markings<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd58156 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd58156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e33ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47e33ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>PED harmonized standards<\/h4><p>To demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the PED Directive, European harmonized standards can be applied, which provide a presumption of conformity. Among the main ones:<\/p><ul><li>EN 13445 \u2013 Unfired pressure vessels<\/li><li>EN 13480 \u2013 Metallic industrial piping<\/li><li>EN 12952 \u2013 Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations<\/li><li>EN 12953 \u2013 Shell boilers<\/li><li>EN ISO 4126 \u2013 Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure<\/li><li>EN ISO 15649 \u2013 Petroleum and natural gas industries &#8211; Piping<\/li><li>EN ISO 9606 \u2013 Qualification testing of welders<\/li><li>EN ISO 15614 \u2013 Specification and qualification of welding procedures<\/li><li>EN 10204 \u2013 Metallic products &#8211; Types of inspection documents<\/li><li>EN ISO 9712 \u2013 Non-destructive testing &#8211; Qualification and certification of NDT personnel<\/li><\/ul><p>The application of these standards facilitates the PED certification and CE marking process.<\/p><p> <\/p><h4>Why the PED Directive is important<\/h4><p>The PED ensures that pressure equipment is:<\/p><ul><li>Safe for operators and the environment<\/li><li>Compliant with European standards<\/li><li>Freely marketable within the EU market<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbb904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bbb904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover our full range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanqualitystandard.com\/en\/industrial-product-certification\/\">industrial product certification<\/a> services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CE Certification for Pressure Equipment \u2014 PED What is the PED Directive Directive 2014\/68\/EU (PED \u2013 Pressure Equipment Directive) is the European regulation that establishes the essential safety requirements for the design, manufacture, and certification of pressure equipment. 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