CE PED of EU

The nature of CE-PED certification
      In accordance with the WTO's non-discrimination principle and national treatment principle, in order to eliminate trade barriers and ensure the free flow of products, the technical standards of products will be non-mandatory, but for reasons of safety, health or environmental protection, governments can make mandatory Product technical regulations.
CE-PED is a mandatory regulation promulgated by the member states of the European Community on the legal compliance of pressure equipment.
For PED certification, product technical standards are not mandatory unless specified by the user. Manufacturers are free to choose any technical standard, including Chinese standards (such as GB150).
       However, all pressure-bearing equipment in the CE-PED category must be mandatory to meet the basic safety requirements specified in the Directive.

The meaning of PED
The original rules of the EC member states are replaced by a uniform certification scheme, which applies to all member states of the European Community for the design, manufacture and compliance assessment of pressure-bearing equipment.
The CE mark is a symbol that it meets the requirements of the relevant directives and is free to enter the European market and put it into use.

PED certification scope
The CE-PED Directive applies to the design, manufacture and qualification of pressure-bearing equipment and complete equipment with a maximum working pressure PS greater than 0.5 bar.