The list of equipment working under pressure subject to certification or declaration of conformity will be updated

On October 27, 2021, a public discussion began on the draft changes to the list of equipment, the customs declaration of which must be accompanied by a conformity assessment document or information on compliance with the requirements of the technical regulation TR CU 032/2013 "On the safety of devices operating under high pressure".

Changes to the list

The update of the list of equipment is related to the need to adapt its provisions to the new edition of the technical regulation TR CU 032/2013, which will come into force on November 21, 2021. The changes introduced to the document were approved by the decision of the EAEU Council No. 49 of April 23, 2021.

The first changes, which will be discussed in this article, concern 8 types of devices used in working environments of groups 1 and 2. These are gas, vapor and liquid tanks, pipelines and fittings. Throughout the document, the hitherto used term "maximum allowable working pressure" will be replaced by "design pressure". The new edition specifies the purpose of tanks, pipelines and fittings and indicates that such equipment is intended for compressed and liquefied gases and steam under pressure.

Fittings and measuring instruments affected by the changes

Pursuant to the new requirements of the updated technical regulation TR CU 032/2013, the item "Fittings" is excluded from the list. Products of this type (EAES 8481 nomenclature for goods covered by the foreign trade code) will be included in the category “Pipelines and fittings with a design pressure above 1 MPa, a nominal diameter greater than 200 mm and the product of the design pressure and the nominal diameter above 500 MPa mm, and used in group 2 working environments”. The new version emphasizes that devices classified as measuring instruments are not included in the list. The document will also be accompanied by a list of devices to which the technical regulations do not apply.

When will the document come into force?

According to the adopted schedule, the public discussion on changes to the list should end on November 16, 2021. The final decision on the adoption of the updated version of the nomenclature of devices subject to certification or declaration of conformity will be made by the Management Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission. The updated list will certainly become applicable later than the changes to the Regulation itself come into force.