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In designating the user inspectorates, the Member States shall apply
the criteria listed in Annex V and
ensure that the group of which the inspectorate is part applies the criteria
referred to in the second sentence of paragraph 4.
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| 9. |
A Member State that has authorized a user inspectorate shall withdraw
that authorization if it finds that the user inspectorate no longer meets
the criteria referred to in paragraph 8. It shall inform the other Member
States and the Commission thereof.
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The effects of this Article shall be monitored by the Commission and
evaluated three years after the date specified in Article
20 (3). To this end, Member States shall forward to the Commission
any useful information on the implementation of this Article. If necessary
the evaluation shall be accompanied by a proposal for amendment of the
Directive.
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Article 15
CE marking
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The CE marking consists of the initials 'CE' in accordance with the
model in Annex VI.
The CE marking shall be accompanied by the identification number, as
referred to in Article 12 (1), of the notified body involved at the production
control phase.
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The CE marking shall be affixed in a visible, easily legible and indelible
fashion to each |
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item of pressure equipment referred to in Article
3 (1), or |
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assembly referred to in Article 3
(2)
which is complete or is in a state permitting final assessment as described
in section 3.2 of Annex I.
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It is not necessary for the CE marking to be affixed to each individual
item of pressure equipment making up an assembly as referred to in Article
3 (2). Individual items of pressure equipment already bearing the CE
marking when incorporated into the assembly shall continue to bear that
marking.
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Where the pressure equipment or assembly is subject to other Directives
covering other aspects which provide for the affixing of the CE marking,
the latter shall indicate that the pressure equipment or assembly in question
is also presumed to conform to the provisions of those other Directives.
However, should one or more of those Directives allow the manufacturer,
during a transitional period, to choose which arrangements to apply, the
CE marking shall indicate conformity only with the Directives applied by
the manufacturer. |
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In this case, the particulars of the said Directives, as published
in the Official Journal of the European Communities, must be given in the
documents, notices or instructions required by the Directives and accompanying
the pressure equipment or assembly.
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| 5. |
The affixing of markings on pressure equipment or assemblies which
are likely to mislead third parties as to the meaning or form of the CE
marking shall be prohibited. Any other marking may be affixed to pressure
equipment or assemblies provided that the visibility and legibility of
the CE marking is not thereby reduced.
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Article 16
Unduly affixed CE marking
Without prejudice to Article 8:
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where a Member State establishes that the CE marking has been affixed
unduly, the manufacturer, or his authorized representative established
within the Community, shall be obliged to make the product conform as regards
the provisions concerning the CE marking and to end the infringement under
the conditions imposed by the Member State;
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should non-conformity persist, the Member State must take all appropriate
measures to restrict or prohibit the placing on the market of the product
in question or to ensure that it is withdrawn from the market in accordance
with the procedures laid down in Article 8.
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Article 17
Member States shall take appropriate measures in order to encourage
the authorities responsible for implementing this Directive to cooperate
with each other and provide each other and the Commission with information
in order to assist the functioning of this Directive.
Article 18
Decisions entailing refusal or restriction
Any decision taken pursuant to this Directive which restricts the placing
on the market and the putting into service or requires the withdrawal from
the market of pressure equipment or assemblies shall state the exact grounds
on which it is based.
Such decision shall be notified forthwith to the party concerned, who
shall at the same time be informed of the legal remedies available to him
under the laws in force in the Member State concerned and of the time limits
to which such remedies are subject. |
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