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Gas Appliances Directive

90/396/EEC

The Gas Appliances Directive (GAD) covers the manufacture of domestic or commercial gas appliances which are put on the market within the European Economic Area.

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What is the Gas Appliances Directive (GAD)?

The GAD is important to you if you design or manufacture domestic or commercial gas appliances which are put on the market within the European Economic Area.

What does the directive cover?

The GAD applies to:

• appliances burning gaseous fuels used for cooking, heating, hot water production, refrigeration, lighting or washing and having, a normal water temperature not exceeding 105 C

• safety devices, controlling devices or regulating devices and subassemblies, designed to be incorporated into an appliance burning gaseous fuel.

If you are designing and manufacturing any of the appliances listed above, you must comply with this directive.

LRQA Services

LRQA has been appointed as notified body for the following assessment procedures for this directive:

• EC Declaration of Conformity to Type (guarantee of Production Quality)

• EC Declaration of Conformity to Type (guarantee of Product Quality)

We realise how important it is to your business to have efficient turnaround of certification to meet your timescales; we have offices located throughout the world to provide a convenient and local service.