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Directive 2014/68/EU

Preamble
Recitals 64
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 1-5) 5
Chapter 2 - OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS (Article 6-11) 6
Chapter 3 - CONFORMITY AND CLASSIFICATION OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLIES (Article 12-19) 8
Chapter 4 - NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES (Article 20-38) 19
Chapter 5 - UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLIES ENTERING THE UNION MARKET, AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE (Article 39-43) 5
Chapter 5A - EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (Article 43a-43e) 5
Chapter 6 - COMMITTEE PROCEDURE AND DELEGATED ACTS (Article 44-46) 3
Chapter 7 - TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 47-52) 6
Annexes 6

manufacturer

Defined in Article 2, Directive 2014/68/EU

Definitions over time (1)

17/07/2014 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 2, Directive 2014/68/EU Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who manufactures pressure equipment or an assembly or has such equipment or assembly designed or manufactured, and markets that pressure equipment or assembly under his name or trademark or uses it for his own purposes;

Used in (300 places in 29 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Directive 2014/68/EU (300 in 29)

Recital 4 · Recital 7² · Recital 19² · Recital 21² · Recital 23 · Recital 24² · Recital 34 · Article 2⁸ · Article 4 · Article 5 · Article 6¹⁵ · Article 7² · Article 8⁶ · Article 9³ · Article 10² · Article 14⁴ · Article 15 · Article 17 · Article 19 · Article 24 · Article 25 · Article 34³ · Article 43a · Article 43b · Article 43c⁶ · Article 43d³ · Annex I¹² · Annex III²¹³ · Annex IV³