3. Final assessment and pressure equipment checks

A notified body, chosen by the manufacturer, shall carry out checks or have them carried out at random intervals determined by the body, in order to verify the quality of the final assessment and of the internal checks on the pressure equipment, taking into account, inter alia, the technological complexity of the pressure equipment and the quantity of production. The notified body shall establish that the manufacturer actually performs final assessment in accordance with point 3.2 of Annex I. An adequate sample of the final pressure equipment, taken on site by the notified body before the placing on the market, shall be examined and appropriate tests as identified by the relevant parts of the harmonised standards, and/or equivalent tests applying other technical specifications, shall be carried out to check the conformity of the pressure equipment with the relevant requirements of this Directive. The notified body shall assess the number of items of equipment to sample and whether it is necessary to perform, or have performed, all or part of final assessment on the pressure equipment samples. Where a sample does not conform to the acceptable quality level, the body shall take appropriate measures. The acceptance sampling procedure to be applied is intended to determine whether the manufacturing process of the pressure equipment performs within acceptable limits, with a view to ensuring conformity of the pressure equipment. Where the tests are carried out by a notified body, the manufacturer shall, under the responsibility of the notified body, affix the notified body’s identification number during the manufacturing process.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.