S.L. 427.30 Art. 17BPrioritisationofthe conformity assessment of transportable pressureequipment designated as crisis-relevant goods.

(1) The provisions of this regulation shall apply to transportable pressure equipment referred to in regulation 17A(1)

and shall be subject to the conformity assessment procedures referred to in regulation 12 which require the mandatory involvement of a notified body.

(2) The notified bodies shall as a matter of priority, take all appropriate measures to process all applications for a conformity assessment of transportable pressure equipment referred to in sub-regulation (1), irrespective of whether those applications have been filed before or after the activation of the emergency procedures.

(3) The prioritisation of applications for a conformity assessment of transportable pressure equipment pursuant to sub-regulation (2) shall not result in additional disproportionate costs for the manufacturers who have filed those applications.

(4) The notified bodies shall take all necessary measures to increase their testing capacities for transportable pressure equipment referred to in sub-regulation (1) in respect of which they have been notified.