Article 12U.K.Conformity of transportable pressure equipment and its assessment
1.The transportable pressure equipment referred to in Article 1(2)(a) shall meet the relevant conformity assessment, periodic inspection, intermediate inspection and exceptional checks requirements set out in the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC and in Chapters 3 and 4 of this Directive.
2.The transportable pressure equipment referred to in Article 1(2)(b) shall meet the specifications of the documentation according to which the equipment was manufactured. The equipment shall be subject to periodic inspections, intermediate inspections and exceptional checks in accordance with the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC and with the requirements of Chapters 3 and 4 of this Directive.
3.Certificates of conformity assessment and certificates of reassessment of conformity and reports of periodic inspections, intermediate inspections and exceptional checks issued by a notified body shall be valid in all Member States.
For demountable parts of refillable transportable pressure equipment a separate conformity assessment may be carried out.