Guideline 7/7: To what apply the terms "having undergone a specific assessment for materials" of third § of 4.3 of annex I ?

Guideline 7/7
Pressure equipment directive 97/23/EC
Commission’s Working Group "Pressure"
Guideline related to: Annex I Section 4.3

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Question: To what apply the terms "having undergone a specific assessment for materials" of third
§ of 4.3 of annex I ?
Answer: It is the quality (assurance) system of the material manufacturer which shall have
undergone a specific assessment for materials (and not the competent body).
NOTE: see also guideline 7/2.
Accepted by WPG on: 05 Jul 1999
Accepted by Working Group "pressure": 08 Nov 1999
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