ce certification for European water trucks

[metman]

For the USA we use Title 49 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) "cargo tank" per Part 178 Subpart J. for standards of design stresses for water trucks.

To sell a water truck in Europe we apparently need to be certified to CE.

Following is a link to the meaning of CE certification mark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_mark

1) Can someone tell me where to find the regulations/standards/design stresses required for use of water trucks in Europe?

2) What European agency would manage these design standards?

Any help will be much appreciated


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[btrueblood]

ISO standards are where I would start looking, there is an ISO standard for tank trucks. You might think about posting the question in the Engineering Codes Stds & Certs>ISO Standards and Certs forum.

 

[XL83NL]

Typically, a European directive would cover the (essential safety) requirements and required conformity assessments needed to apply CE-marking.
NoBo might come into play (depending on conformity assessment module) to check if you did all things correct.

Note that saying 'CE-certified' is probably incorrect, no one is CE-certified here in the EU, what you do is follow an applicable directive and apply CE-marking,
after the conformity assessment.

Look at

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/index_en.htm

or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_Union_directives

or
ask someone who knows it 9the guy who says you 'apparantly need to be certified to CE'.

to see which directives applies.
You'll probably have to read the directive (if there's one applicable).
Need that a directive is not a standard, norm or design code, like ASME B31.3, EN 13445, or whatever.
The ISO standarda as reffered to by bttrueblood is a standard or norm, and does not deal with CE-marking (although it may indriectly if it's a NEN-EN-ISO harmonized standard).

 

[metman]

Thank you btrueblood & XL83NL

Yes I thought about the Engineering Codes Stds & Certs>ISO Standards and Certs forum but did not have much success there previously for CFR issues. Also would not the double posting rule disallow that now?

I clicked on the TGML thing but nothing happened (they have changed things that used to work nicely) Quote: "You'll probably have to read the directive (if there's one applicable)."

Yes that is what I have been told to do with the following directives (146 pages)that somebody in our org dug up:


Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Of 17 May 2006
On machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)

Even though water tanks are not normally considered pressure vessels we might fall under the following requirement because of size which is very large
Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Of 29 May 1997
On the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment

Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Of 29 May 1997
On the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility
And repealing Directive 89/336/EEC

I will also check into ISO standards.

Thanks again for your input

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[XL83NL]

PED guidelines might also help you.
See e.g. guideline 1/2.

Not sure if youve ever heard of the TPED (Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive)?
Maybe its covered buyt that..