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Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and environmental requirements - Part 2:
Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation
Kälteanlagen und Wärmepumpen - Sicherheitstechnische und umweltrelevante
Anforderungen - Teil 2: Konstruktion, Herstellung, Prüfung, Kennzeichnung und
Dokumentation
Systèmes de réfrigération et pompes à chaleur - Exigences de sécurité et
d'environnement - Partie 2: Conception, construction, essais, marquage et
documentation
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 378-2:2008/prA1
ICS:
27.080 7RSORWQHþUSDONH Heat pumps
27.200 Hladilna tehnologija Refrigerating technology
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 378-2:2008
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
November 2008
ICS
English Version
Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Safety and
environmental requirements - Part 2: Design, construction,
testing, marking and documentation
Systèmes de réfrigération et pompes à chaleur - Exigences Kälteanlagen und Wärmepumpen - Sicherheitstechnische
de sécurité et d'environnement - Partie 2: Conception, und umweltrelevante Anforderungen - Teil 2: Konstruktion,
construction, essais, marquage et documentation Herstellung, Prüfung, Kennzeichnung und Dokumentation
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 182.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 378-2:2008. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made
by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Modifications to 6.4.2.2 .4
2 Modifications to 6.4.3.2 .4
3 Addition of Annex ZC .4

Foreword
This document (EN 378-2:2008/A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 182
"Refrigerating systems, safety and environmental requirements", the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
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