What is PD CEN/TR 13737-2 – National pages for gas infrastructure regulations about?
PD CEN/TR 13737-2 is a Technical Report that discusses gas infrastructure.
PD CEN/TR 13737-2 contains, for each country affected, a national page where the relevant national legislation/regulations for the field of gas infrastructure are listed. The national page can further contain the relevant national standards and/or codes of practice and national bodies which can act as further sources of information, if an interested party needs further guidance.
The national page can, if necessary, indicate any requirements in the national legislation/regulations that are more stringent than those in the European Standards prepared by CEN/TC 234. This is done however without giving any details.
PD CEN/TR 13737-2 does not apply to requirements contained in clauses that are harmonized to any new approach directive.
Who is PD CEN/TR 13737-2 – National pages for gas infrastructure regulations for?
PD CEN/TR 13737-2 on the national pages for gas infrastructure regulations is useful for:
- The gas infrastructure industry
- Regulatory bodies
- Certification bodies
- Government departments involved in drafting of legislation/regulations
Why should you use PD CEN/TR 13737-2 – National pages for gas infrastructure regulations?
At the start of the elaboration of functional standards a way had to be found to ensure compliance with the CEN internal regulations. For this purpose, CEN/TC 234 prepared a "Position Paper - Acceptance of CEN/TC 234 Standards".
The general relation between EN Standards and national standards and/or regulations is defined by CEN Internal regulations, as well as the application of European standards not implemented one-to-one. Both parts of this CEN technical report support the specific implementation of the CEN/TC 234 standards in the CEN member countries.
In its functional standards, CEN/TC 234 establishes common safety principles to design, construct, operate and maintain safe and reliable gas infrastructure systems. The detail to comply with these principles is left to recognised national documents in support of national legislation. In the event of conflicts in terms of more restrictive requirements in the national legislation/regulation with the requirements of CEN/TC 234 standards the national legislation/regulation take precedence as illustrated in this part of CEN/TR 13737.
In PD CEN/TR 13737-2 national legislation/regulations in CEN Member countries are listed. CEN members established so-called national pages for each CEN/TC 234 standard. The list of CEN/TC 234 standards with titles is also given in PD CEN/TR 13737-2.
Thus, PD CEN/TR 13737-2 is intended to be a guideline for the national implementation of the functional European Standards elaborated by CEN/TC 234 "Gas infrastructure".