Official Journal of the European Communities
No L 181/5

DIRECTIVE 97/23/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 29 May 1997
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment
 
 
3.2.  networks for the supply, distribution and discharge of water and associated equipment and headraces such as penstocks, pressure tunnels, pressure shafts for hydroelectric installations and their related specific accessories; 
 
3.4. equipment covered by Council Directive 75/324/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers (1)
 
3.5. equipment intended for the functioning of vehicles defined by the following Directives and their Annexes: 
- Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (2)
- Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (3)
- Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (4)
 
3.6. equipment classified as no higher than category I under Article 9 of this Directive and covered by one of the following Directives: 
- Council Directive 89/392/EEC of 14 June 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery (5)
- European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts (6), 
- Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (7),
 
- Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices (8)
- Council Directive 90/396/EEC of 29 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels (9)
- Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (10)
 
3.7. equipment covered by Article 223 (1) (b) of the Treaty; 
 
3.8. items specifically designed for nuclear use, failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity; 
 
3.9. well-control equipment used in the petroleum, gas or geothermal exploration and extraction industry and in underground storage which is intended to contain and/or control well pressure. This comprises the wellhead (Christmas tree), the blow out preventers (BOP), the piping manifolds and all their equipment upstream; 
 
3.10.  equipment comprising casings or machinery where the dimensioning, choice of material and manufacturing rules are based primarily on requirements for sufficient strength, rigidity and stability to meet the static and dynamic operational effects or other operational characteristics and for which pressure is not a significant design factor. Such equipment may include: 
- engines including turbines and internal combustion engines, 
- steam engines, gas/steam turbines, turbo-generators, compressors, pumps and actuating devices; 
 
 
(1) OJ No L 147, 9. 6. 1975, p. 40. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 94/1/EC (OJ No L 23, 28. 1. 1994, p. 28).   
(2) OJ No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 95/54/EC (OJ No L 266, 8. 11. 1995, p. 1).   
(3) OJ No L 84, 28. 3. 1974, p. 10. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.   
(4) OJ No L 225, 10. 8. 1992, p. 72. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.   
(5) OJ No L 183, 29. 6. 1989, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (OJ No L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1).   
(6) OJ No L 213, 7. 9. 1995, p. 1.   
(7) OJ No L 77, 26. 3. 1973, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (OJ No L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1).   
(8) OJ No L 169, 12. 7. 1993, p. 1.   
(9) OJ No L 196, 26. 7. 1990, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (OJ No L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1).   
(10) OJ No L 100, 19. 4. 1994, p. 1. 

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