CABF Recommendations

The CABF enables experts from notified bodies and associated laboratories to address practical challenges, share insights, and align on technical interpretations. These discussions are essential for ensuring that conformity assessment procedures are applied uniformly throughout the EU, in line with the principles of the New and Global Approaches to product regulation.

Kiwa has been an active contributor to the CABF since it started, bringing long-standing expertise and commitment to the development of shared understanding in the pressure equipment sector. Some of the outcomes of CABF meetings are reflected in recommendations that emerge from collective deliberation on complex technical matters, supporting a coherent approach to applying the directives across Europe.

Discover CABF Recommendations here

CABF-R-001 rev1 Pipelines Can piping running within the premises of the user be considered conveyance pipelines Art 1 Para 2a.pdf

CABF-R-002 rev1 FPSO Are offshore process - production installations included within the scope of the PED Guideline related to Article 1 Para 2a Article 1 Para 2iArticle 1 Para 2n and current Guideline A-37 curre.pdf

CABF-R-003 rev1 Test pressure Which hydrostatic test pressure shall be used for pressure equipment under PED jurisdiction that is designed constructed and tested according to a National Code.pdf

CABF-R-004 rev1 Module A1 What activity is required of a Notified Body when performing monitoring of the final assessment as required by Module A2 In particular must the notified body assess the manufacturers tec.pdf

CABF-R-005 rev2 Safety Valve Setting Is it possible to CE-mark pressure equipment designed in a way that involves a known or obvious risk for misuse.pdf

CABF-R-006 rev2 Safety valve setting What is the meaning in PED Annex I clause 7 heading Certain Pressure Equipment.pdf

CABF-R-007 rev2 Conditions EC Type Exam For what conditions should a new EC type-examination be considered for different versions of pressure equipment.pdf

CABF-R-009 rev2 Design requirements What must be considered by the Notified Body or user inspectorate when examining the design of pressure equipment in the context of modules B G and H1.pdf

CABF-R-010 rev1 Welding document approval Are the welding procedure qualification records certified by an organisation that is today a NB or acceptable even though the organisation was not a NB at the time of .pdf

CABF-R-011 rev2 Identification of manufacturer Is the notified body identification number sufficient information to satisfy Article 66 and 83 regarding marking with the name and address of the manufacturer or t.pdf

CABF-R-012 rev1 Tri-clamp What are the material certification requirements in respect of ferrule type clamps similar to that shown below bearing in mind WGP guideline G-8.pdf

CABF-R-013 rev1 Module A1 certificate requirements Should the Notified Body issue a document to the manufacturer according to module A2 or C2.pdf

CABF-R-015 rev1 IFU inspection intervals Must a manufacturer provide information concerning in-service inspections in the Operating Instructions.pdf

CABF-R-016 rev3 Own Brand Labelling May a manufacturer place pressure equipment on the market under his name when it has been produced and conformity assessed by another manufacturer under the Pressure Equipment .pdf

CABF-R-017 rev1 Declaration of Conformity Is the Notified Body or the User Inspectorate responsible for the content of the Declaration of Conformity issued by the manufacturer or his authorized representative est.pdf

CABF-R-018 rev1 Design Software A manufacturer applies to a Notified Body for a module that includes the NB to assess the design the manufacturer submits the drawings and an output summary Is this acceptable.pdf

CABF-R-019 rev3 Welder Prolongation With reference to WGP F-6 F-8 F-12 what conditions should be applied for the validity period of welding personnel qualifications in Categories II III IV where harmonised sta.pdf

CABF-R-020 rev1 Use of B1 and H1 Is it possible to use an EU-type Examination Certificate issued under Module B1 to satisfy the design examination requirements for a manufacturers Quality System under Module H1.pdf

CABF-R-021 rev1 Fatigue Testing Is it possible to apply module B design type if the manufacturer opts for fatigue testing to verify the adequacy of design.pdf

CABF-R-022 rev1 Commissioning Tests Has the manufacturer to subject himself to the rules for registration operation inspection prior to service and in-service etc decreed by the member state in which he erects .pdf

CABF-R-023 rev1 Archiving X-Rays Does the obligation to archive these quality-relevant documents also include the original radiographs.pdf

CABF-R-024 rev1 PMA for QA Is a particular appraisal of a PMA by a notified body required even if the manufacturer has an approved quality system for design manufacture final inspection and testing according to .pdf

CABF-R-025 rev1 Hot Commissioning What are the activities preceding and following the point in time at which an assembly is placed on the market by the manufacturer and who bears responsibility.pdf

CABF-R-026 rev1 Lamellar Plates Is it possible to CE mark and certify lamellas under a conformity assessment module or module combination according to the PED.pdf

CABF-R-027 rev1 QM Assessment Material Manufacturer What must a competent body take into account when assessing the quality system of a material manufacturer.pdf

CABF-R-028 rev1 Validity of QA Approval May the manufacturer affix the CE marking and the number of this notified body to the pressure equipment if the final assessment is made after the date of expiry or withdr.pdf

CABF-R-029 Validity of EC Type Examination What is the time of validity of an EC type-examination certificate.pdf

CABF-R-030 rev2 Conflict B1 and F May the notified body Y verify the product to be in conformance with PED even though notified body Y can not satisfy himself that the requirements of Annex I and design code ar.pdf

CABF-R-031 rev1 Bursting Discs Can the manufacturer justify not carrying out a proof test of the bursting disc holder.pdf

CABF-R-032 rev1 Pressure gauge calibration Pressure gauges are used for indication of the pressure of hydrostatic tests during final inspection by manufacturers under supervision of a notified body This applies t.pdf

CABF-R-033 rev1 Language product standard Is it admissible for a Notified Body to conduct conformity assessment utilizing a product standard and supporting standards not available in a verified translation.pdf

CABF-R-034 rev1 SV set pressure fire engulfment When a safety accessory is applied to a refrigeration system for the prevention of failure due to external fire is it permissible that the pressure surge.pdf

CABF-R-036 Glass as material What are material certification requirements for category II III or IV pressure equipment with main pressure-bearing parts of glass.pdf

CABF-R-037 Sight glasses What are the certification requirements for sight glass materials.pdf

CABF-R-038 Validity of EU design Module H1 How long shall the EU design examination certificate module H1 be valid.pdf

CABF-R-039 Module H model of type How long shall the EU design examination certificate module H1 be valid.pdf

CABF-R-040 rev 1 Monitoring state of the art modules B und H1 Should this technical regulatory and normative monitoring be a part of the conformity assessment of the design according to these modules.pdf

CABF-R-041 Welding of SPVD Is it acceptable that the welding processes are approved and welders or welding operators are qualified by a notified body that is notified for the tasks of Directive 2014-68-EU but not.pdf

CABF-R-042 Certification to ISO9001 What are the essential differences between a quality system certified to ISO90012015 and the requirements of the Directives quality modules.pdf

CABF-R-043 rev1 Permanent joining qualification category I.pdf

CABF-R-044 Blast furnace interconnecting piping Blast furnaces and other connected pressure equipment are excluded from the scope of PED Does this apply to interconnecting piping between items of pressure equipme.pdf

CABF-R-045 Leak test assembly NoBo attendance Does the integration test of the assembly consisting of a leak test need to be witnessed by the EU-CAB as part of the œproof test.pdf

CABF-R-046 Validity NDT personnel certificate Do valid certificates which were issue under the 2012 edition before 342024 still provide presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the PED.pdf

CABF-R-047 Welder examination Is it mandatory for the competent third party to conduct a theoretical examination of the person Who decides whether such an examination should be conducted.pdf

CABF-R-048 Couplings Is a device intended to connect two ends of pipes together commonly referred to as coupling as pressure accessory according to article 2 5 of the PED.pdf

CABF-R-049 A2 C2 with more than one NoBo Is it acceptable that the manufacturer engages more than one Notified Body to perform the monitoring in accordance with PED Modules A2 or C2 for products within the same s.pdf

CABF-R-050 FEA-FEM reports Does the PED have requirements on the content of a FEA-FEM report.pdf

CABF-R-051 own use Must a user who manufacturers pressure equipment such as a vessel or piping for his own use CE-mark this equipment.pdf

CABF-R-052 liquid or gas at different pressures How to determine the PS and the category of a pressure equipment containing either only a liquid at a maximum pressure P1 or only a gas for example for inserting or.pdf

CABF-R-053 NDT reports Is it therefore mandatory for the manufacturer to provide a separate NDT document for each of the inspected welds or group of welds to the Notified Body.pdf