Press Release: Streamlining and simplifying the rules for gas appliances will further improve their safety

On 12 may 2014, the European Commission proposed to replace the gas appliances directive governing the safety of gas-fired appliances and related safety, regulating and controlling devices by directly applicable regulation. That meant that the 28 pieces of national legislation transposing the current directive would be replaced by one single piece of legislation, which would be available in all official languages of the EU. Examples of gas appliances were cookers, stoves, radiant heaters, instantaneous hot water heaters, gas lights and central heating boilers. Consequently, the legislation covered a very wide range of common consumer and commercial products from simple camping type equipment to heating boilers for big building blocks. Only gas appliances used in industrial processes were not covered.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Enterprise and Industry: Pressure Equipment and Gas Appliances: Documents: Gas Appliances Directive (GAD) http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/pressure-and-gas/documents/gad/index_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Appliances burning gaseous fuels: Initial Appraisal of a European Commission Impact Assessment http://www.europeansources.info/record/appliances-burning-gaseous-fuels-initial-appraisal-of-a-european-commission-impact-assessment/

ESO: Background information: Gas appliances http://www.europeansources.info/record/gas-appliances/

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