The following are excluded from the scope of the Pressure Equipment Directive:

Pipelines designed for the conveyance of any fluid to or from an installation

Networks for the supply, distribution and discharge of water Equipment covered by the Simple Pressure Vessels Directive

Equipment covered by Council Directive 75/324/EEC of 20 May 1975 on aerosol dispensers

Equipment intended for the functioning of vehicles and covered in one of the relevant directives relating to vehicles and their components

Equipment classified as no higher than category I under Article 9 of this Directive and covered by one of the other CE marking Directives

Items specifically designed for nuclear use

Equipment intended to contain and/or control well pressure

Engines including turbines and internal combustion engines

Steam engines, gas/steam turbines, turbo-generators, compressors

Pumps and actuating devices

Blast furnaces

Enclosures for high-voltage electrical equipment

Pressurized pipes for the containment of transmission systems, e.g. for electrical power and telephone cables

Ships, rockets, aircraft and mobile off-shore units, and equipment specifically intended for installation on board them

Pressure equipment consisting of a flexible casing, e.g. tyres, air cushions, balls used for play, inflatable craft

Exhaust and inlet silencers

Bottles or cans for carbonated drinks for final consumption

Vessels designed for the transport and distribution of drinks meeting certain additional criteria

Radiators and pipes in warm water heating systems

Vessels designed to contain liquids with a gas pressure above the liquid of not more than 0,5 bar