Transitional provisions
Article 48
1. Member States shall not impede the putting into service of pressure equipment and assemblies which comply with the regulations in force in their territory at the date of application of Directive 97/23/EC and were placed on the market until 29 May 2002. 2. Member States shall not impede the making available on the market and/or the putting into service of pressure equipment or assemblies covered by Directive 97/23/EC which are in conformity with that Directive and which were placed on the market before 1 June 2015. 3. Certificates and decisions issued by conformity assessment bodies under Directive 97/23/EC shall be valid under this Directive.