Article 11
1. EC verification is the procedure whereby a manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community ensures and declares that the vessels which have been checked in accordance with paragraph 3 are in conformity to the type described in the EC type-examination certificate or with the design and manufacturing schedule referred to in Annex II section 3 having received a certificate of adequacy. 2. The manufacturer shall take all the necessary measures for the manufacturing process to ensure that the vessels conform to the type described in the EC type-examination certificate or to the design and manufacturing schedule referred to in Annex II section 3. The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community shall affix the CE marking to each vessel and draw up a declaration of conformity. 3. The approved body shall carry out the appropriate examinations and tests in order to check the conformity of the vessels with the requirements of this Directive by examination and testing of vessels in accordance with the following paragraphs: 3.1. The manufacturer shall present his vessels in the form of uniform batches and shall take all necessary measures in order that the manufacturing process ensures the uniformity of each batch produced. 3.2. These batches shall be accompanied by the EC type-examination certificate referred to in Article 10, or, where the vessels are not manufactured in accordance with an approved prototype, by the design and manufacturing schedule referred to in Annex II section 3. In this case the approved body shall, prior to EC verification, examine the schedule in order to certify its conformity. 3.3. When a batch is examined, the inspection body shall ensure that the vessels have been manufactured and checked in accordance with the design and manufacturing schedule and perform a hydrostatic test or a pneumatic test of equivalent effect on each vessel in the batch at a pressure Ph equal to 1,5 times the vessel's design pressure in order to check its soundness. The pneumatic test shall be subject to acceptance of the test safety procedures by the Member State in which the test is performed. Moreover, the inspection body shall carry out tests on test-pieces taken from a representative production test-piece or from a vessel, as the manufacturer chooses, in order to examine the weld quality. The tests shall be carried out on longitudinal welds. However, where differing weld techniques are used for longitudinal and circular welds, the tests shall be repeated on the circular welds. For the vessels referred to in Annex I, section 2.1.2 these tests on test-pieces shall be replaced by a hydrostatic test on five vessels taken at random from each batch in order to check that they conform to the requirements of Annex I, section 2.1.2. 3.4. In the case of accepted batches, the approved body shall affix, or cause to be affixed, its identification number to each recipient and draw up a written certificate of conformity relating to the tests carried out. All recipients in the batch may be placed on the market except for those which have not successfully undergone a hydrostatic test or a pneumatic test. If a batch is rejected, the notified body or the competent authority shall take appropriate measures to prevent the putting on the market of that batch. In the event of frequent rejection of batches, the notified body may suspend the statistical verification. The manufacturer may, under the responsibility of the notified body, affix the latter's identification number during the manufacturing process. 3.5. The manufacturer or his authorized representative must be able to supply on request the approved body's certificates of conformity referred to in subparagraph 3.4.'; 6. in Article 12 (1) the first sentence is replaced by the following text: '1. A manufacturer fulfilling the obligations arising out of Article 13 shall affix the CE marking provided for in Article 16 to vessels which he declares to be in conformity: - to the design and manufacturing schedule referred to in Annex II section 3, and on which a certificate of adequacy has been drawn up, or - an approved prototype.'; 7. Article 15 is replaced by the following text: 'Article 15 Without prejudice to Article 7: (a) where a Member State establishes that the CE marking has been affixed unduly, the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community shall be obliged to make the product conform as regards the provisions concerning the CE marking and to end the infringement under the conditions imposed by the Member State; (b) where non-conformity continues, the Member State must take all appropriate measures to restrict or prohibit the placing on the market of the product in question or to ensure that it is withdrawn from the market in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 7.'; 8. in Article 16 (1) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following text: 'The CE conformity marking shall consist of the initials "CE " in the form shown in the specimen in Annex II. The CE marking shall be followed by the distinguishing number referred to in Article 9 (1) of the approved inspection body responsible for EC verifications or EC surveillance.'; 9. in Article 16 the second paragraph is replaced by the following text: '2. The affixing of markings on the vessels which are likely to deceive third parties as to the meaning and form of the CE marking shall be prohibited. Any other marking may be affixed to the vessels or the data plate provided that the visibility and legibility of the CE marking is not thereby reduced.'; 10. in Annex II, section 1 is replaced by the following text: '1. CE MARKING AND INSCRIPTIONS 1. (a) CE conformity marking - The CE conformity marking shall consist of the initials "CE " in the following form: - If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged the proportions given in the above graduated drawing must be respected. - The various components of the CE marking must have substantially the same vertical dimension, which may not be less than 5 mm. 1. (b) Inscriptions The vessel or data plate must bear at least the following information: - the maximum working pressure (PS in bar), - the maximum working temperature (Tmax in °C), - the minimum working temperature (Tmin in °C), - the capacity of the vessel (V in l), - the name or mark of the manufacturer, - the type and serial or batch identification of the vessel, - the last two digits of the year in which the CE marking was affixed. Where the data plate is used, it must be so designed that it cannot be re-used and must include a vacant space to enable other information to be provided.'