This European standard applies to metallic valves as pressure accessories for industrial applications with a maximum allowable pressure PS greater than 0,5 bar in accordance with the [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] European legislation for pressure equipment [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] and specifies minimum requirements applicable to design, manufacture, testing, materials and documentation.

All relevant essential safety requirements of the [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] European legislation for pressure equipment [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] applicable to valves have been taken into consideration and are addressed in this standard.

This standard is not applicable to:

For other exclusions refer to the [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] European legislation for pressure equipment [no rendering defined for element: private-char ] [32].