EU Regulations on Pressure Equipment

2014/68/EU

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market
of pressure equipment// July 19, 2016 repeals and replaces Directive
97/23/EC// Amendment (EU)2024/2749, as corrected (April 2025), shall apply from May 30, 2026

(EU)2025/165 
(hEN Jan. 31, 2025)
Amendment: 
(EU)2026/79
(hEN Jan. 13, 2026)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/165 on harmonized standards for pressure equipment drawn up in support of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

 (EU) 2019/1616 
(hEN Sept. 30, 2019)
Repealed
as amended by:
(EU) 2022/1844 
(hEN Oct. 3, 2022)
(EU) 2021/1801 
(hEN Oct. 12, 2021)
(EU)2021/157 
(hEN Feb. 10, 2021)
(EU)2021/2272 
(hEN Dec. 21, 2021)
(EU)2020/542 
(hEN April 20, 2020)

Commission Implementing Decision on harmonized standards for pressure equipment drawn up in support of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament
and of the Council// consolidated version of the Implementing Decision of April 3, 2024 (EU)2019/1616 including amendments//
replaced by Implementing Decision No. (EU)2025/165 of January 31, 2025

2018/C/400/8 (EAM)

 Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (publication of the reference to the European approval for materials in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment)

    2018/C/326/3 (hEN)

Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment
(Publication of titles and references of harmonized standards; this list replaces all previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union)

2016/C/447/6 (EAM)

Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure
equipment// pursuant to Article 15(4) of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, a reference to the European approval for materials is published

List of hENs for the PED
(as of February 3, 2025, from the EC website, not legally binding)

Summary of references of harmonized standards published in the Official Journal – Directive 2014/68/EU 1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment

No. 2017/2118

Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the mutual recognition of conformity assessment

Guidelines

Guidelines related to the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU (PED)