The Declaration of Conformity for complying with the requirements of the PED Directive 2014/68/EU must have the following particularities:

  • The sentence "This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer."
  • Equipment's model number
  • Object of the Declaration (i.e. identification of the pressure equipment and an image)
  • Producer's contact details or those of their EU authorised representative
  • Where applicable, Notified body information, activities completed by the Notified body, and reference number of the certificate given by the Notified body
  • References to harmonised or non-harmonised standards applied to demonstrate conformity with the Directive's requirements 
  • A sentence, such as "The object of the declaration is in conformity with the relevant Union harmonisation legislation."
  • Signature details.

For more information, check Annex IV of the Directive.