Directive 97/23/EC, the Pressure Equipment Directive, is one of a series of measures intended to create a single European market in which the technical requirements for goods are identical, thus allowing manufacturers easier access to the market.

The purpose of the PED is to provide a legal structure whereby pressure equipment can be manufactured and sold throughout the European community without having to go through a local approve regime in every member state. The PED is to ensure common standards of safety in all pressure equipment sold within the European Economic Area.

The Directive applies to the design, manufacture and conformity assessment of pressure equipment and assemblies with a maximum allowable pressure greater then 0.5 bar.
Vessels, piping, safety - and pressure -accessories are all included.

Belgium Ventiel NV, as manufacturer and distributor of butterfly-, check-, strainers and ball- valves, took the decision to comply with the PED regulations according to module H - Full Quality Assurance System.

After a successful audit, the PED certificate was granted to Belgium Ventiel NV by
TÜV SÜDDEUTSCHLAND BAU UND BETRIEB GmbH (0036)

All relevant documents, operating instructions and declarations of conformity, can be consulted and/or downloaded.