EU legislation

The following directives apply to pressure equipment:

Directive 2014/68/EU relating to the making available of on the market of pressure equipment
(which replaced Directive 97/23/EC with binding effect from 19 July 2016)

Directive 2014/29/EU relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (which replaced Directive 2009/105/EC with binding effect from 20 April 2016)

Directive 2010/35/EU on transportable pressure equipment and repealing Directives 76/767/EEC, 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/527/EEC and 1999/36/EC (repealed with effect from 1 July 2011)

Council Directive 75/324/EEC relating to aerosol dispensers

Amendment(s):

Consolidated version

Steam boilers and gas turbines are affected by the following directives:

Directive (EU) 2015/2193 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants

Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)

Corrigenda

Consolidated version

Directly applicable EU legislative acts related to the Industrial Emissions Directive

The following implementing decisions of the European Commission relating to large combustion plants have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union:

Commission Implementing Decision 2012/249/EU concerning the determination of start-up and shut-down periods for the purposes of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions

Corrigenda (applicable to the German version only)

Consolidated version (in German only)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU, for large combustion plants

Last update: 19 October 2026