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Gas Appliances Regulation In force since 21 April 2018

Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on appliances burning gaseous fuels and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC
32016R0426 · official text on EUR-Lex

This English text is a careful, terminology-researched translation prepared by eucite.com — not an official government translation. The German original linked above is the legally authoritative text.

Articles

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 — Scope
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Making available on the market and putting into service
• Article 4 — Gas supply conditions
• Article 5 — Essential requirements
• Article 6 — Free movement

Chapter II OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

• Article 7 — Obligations of manufacturers
• Article 8 — Authorised representatives
• Article 9 — Obligations of importers
• Article 10 — Obligations of distributors
• Article 11 — Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
• Article 12 — Identification of economic operators

Chapter III CONFORMITY OF APPLIANCES AND FITTINGS

• Article 13 — Presumption of conformity of appliances and fittings
• Article 14 — Conformity assessment procedures for appliances and fittings
• Article 15 — EU declaration of conformity
• Article 16 — General principles of the CE marking
• Article 17 — Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking
• Article 18 — Inscriptions

Chapter IV NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

• Article 19 — Notification
• Article 20 — Notifying authorities
• Article 21 — Requirements relating to notifying authorities
• Article 22 — Information obligation on notifying authorities
• Article 23 — Requirements relating to notified bodies
• Article 24 — Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
• Article 25 — Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
• Article 26 — Application for notification
• Article 27 — Notification procedure
• Article 28 — Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
• Article 29 — Changes to notifications
• Article 30 — Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
• Article 31 — Operational obligations of notified bodies
• Article 32 — Appeal against decisions of notified bodies
• Article 33 — Information obligation on notified bodies
• Article 34 — Exchange of experience
• Article 35 — Coordination of notified bodies

Chapter V UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF APPLIANCES AND FITTINGS ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE

• Article 36 — Union market surveillance and control of appliances and fittings entering the Union market
• Article 37 — Procedure at national level for dealing with appliances or fittings presenting a risk
• Article 38 — Union safeguard procedure
• Article 39 — Compliant appliances or fittings which present a risk
• Article 40 — Formal non-compliance

Chapter VI DELEGATED ACTS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE

• Article 41 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 42 — Committee procedure

Chapter VII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 43 — Penalties
• Article 44 — Transitional provisions
• Article 45 — Repeal
• Article 46 — Entry into force and application