Implementation Guide for functional standards prepared by CEN/TC 234 Gas infrastructure - Part 1: General

This part of the Technical Report contains the definition of "Functional Standardisation" in the context of CEN/TC 234 and explains their relationship with relevant European Directives, national legislation and national standards.  
It is intended as a guideline for the national implementation of the functional European Standards elaborated by CEN/TC 234 "Gas infrastructure".

Leitfaden zur Implementierung von Funktionalnormen, erarbeitet von CEN/TC 234 Gasinfrastruktur - Teil 1: Allgemein

Dieser Teil des Technischen Berichts enthält die Definition des Begriffes "Funktionale Normung" im Sinnzusammenhang des CEN/TC 234 und erklärt die Beziehung zu den entsprechenden europäischen Richtlinien, nationalen Gesetzen und nationalen Normen.
Er ist als Leitfaden für die nationale Umsetzung der vom CEN/TC 234 "Gasinfrastruktur" erarbeiteten funktionalen Europäischen Normen gedacht.

Guide d'implémentation des normes fonctionnelles - Élaborées par le CEN/TC 234 Infrastructures gazières - Partie 1 : Généralités

Cette partie du rapport technique contient la définition de «normalisation fonctionnelle» dans le contexte du CEN/TC 234 et explique leur relation avec les directives européennes, la législation nationale et les normes nationales.
Il est conçu comme un guide pour la mise en oeuvre nationale des Normes européennes fonctionnelles élaborées par le CEN/TC 234 "Infrastructures gazières".

Vodilo za uporabo funkcionalnih standardov, ki jih je pripravil CEN/TC 234 Infrastruktura za plin - 1. del: Splošno

Ta del tehničnega poročila vključuje opredelitev »funkcionalne standardizacije« v okviru CEN/TC 234 ter pojasnjuje povezavo funkcionalnih standardov z ustreznimi evropskimi direktivami, nacionalno zakonodajo in nacionalnimi standardi. Namenjen je podajanju smernic za nacionalno izvajanje funkcionalnih evropskih standardov, pripravljenih v okviru odbora CEN/TC 234 »Infrastruktura za plin«.

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SIST-TP CEN/TR 13737-1:2013
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SIST CR 13737:2004
Vodilo za uporabo funkcionalnih standardov, ki jih je pripravil CEN/TC 234
Infrastruktura za plin - 1. del: Splošno
Implementation Guide for functional standards prepared by CEN/TC 234 Gas
infrastructure - Part 1: General
Leitfaden zur Implementierung von Funktionalnormen, erarbeitet vom CEN/TC 234
Gasinfrastruktur - Teil 1: Allgemein
Guide d'implémentation des normes fonctionnelles élaborées par le CEN/TC 234
Infrastructures gazières - Partie 1: Général
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 13737-1:2012
ICS:
91.140.40 Sistemi za oskrbo s plinom Gas supply systems
SIST-TP CEN/TR 13737-1:2013 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 13737-1
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
July 2012
ICS 91.140.40 Supersedes CR 13737:2001
English Version
Implementation Guide for functional standards prepared by
CEN/TC 234 Gas infrastructure - Part 1: General

Guide d'implémentation des normes fonctionnelles - Leitfaden zur Implementierung von Funktionalnormen,

Élaborées par le CEN/TC 234 Infrastructures gazières - erarbeitet vom CEN/TC 234 Gasinfrastruktur - Teil 1:

Partie 1 : Généralités Allgemein

This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 11 March 2012. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 234.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United

Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels

© 2012 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TR 13737-1:2012: E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................3

Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................4

1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................5

2 CEN/TC 234 "functional standards".....................................................................................................5

2.1 Definition of the term "Functional standardization" ..........................................................................5

2.2 Content ...................................................................................................................................................5

3 Relationship between CEN/TC 234 functional standards and national standards .........................6

4 A-deviations in the context of functional standards elaborated by CEN/TC 234 ............................6

5 Conclusions ...........................................................................................................................................7

Annex A (informative) A-Deviations - Abstract from CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations Part 2,

2008, Updated January 2010 .................................................................................................................8

Annex B (informative) Relevant BT Resolutions ........................................................................................... 10

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Foreword

This document (CEN/TR 13737-1:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 234 “Gas

infrastructure”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document supersedes CR 13737:2001.
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Introduction

This document has been prepared by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 234 instigated by resolution BT

53/1998 (see Annex A). 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 part 2 of this CEN

Technical Report. The listing of legislation/regulations has been extended to cover all CEN/TC 234 standards.

CEN functional standards are a relatively novel concept. The CEN/TC 234 standards are amongst the first to

be submitted to public enquiry. At the start of the elaboration of the functional standards a way had to be

found to ensure compliance with the CEN internal regulations. For this purpose CEN/TC 234 prepared its

"Position Paper - Acceptance of CEN/TC 234 Standards" N 432 which was endorsed by CEN/BT Resolution

C14/1997 (see Annex B), now incorporated in this document.

The relation between EN Standards and national standards and/or regulations is defined by CEN Internal

regulations. A clarification for implementation of the CEN/TC 234 standards in the CEN member countries is

given in this document.

Part 2 of this Technical Report 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 may 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 may, 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. This does not apply to requirements contained in clauses that are harmonised to any new

approach directive.

Although the CEN/TC 234 standards refer to CR 13737:2000 (or later editions) it should be emphasised that

the latest available version of CEN/TR 13737 part 1 and 2 is valid.

The listing of the national legislation/regulations is established by each CEN member. The responsibility for

the content of the national page is assumed by the individual CEN members.

NOTE Part 2 of this CEN/TR gives the current situation at the date of publication. Considering that national

legislation/regulations may have changed in the countries involved since that date it is up to individuals to check whether

the information is still accurate.
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1 Scope

This part of the Technical Report contains the definition of "Functional Standardisation" in the context of

CEN/TC 234 and explains their relationship with relevant European Directives, national legislation and

national standards.

It is intended as a guideline for the national implementation of the functional European Standards elaborated

by CEN/TC 234 "Gas infrastructure".
2 CEN/TC 234 "functional standards"
2.1 Definition of the term "Functional standardization"

Within the framework of CEN there is a distinction between product related standardisation and function

related standardisation.

Functional standards specify function of technically complex systems, function meaning: "the work or activity

something is designed to do". The functional standards for gas infrastructure therefore cover the many

activities related to the creation of gas infrastructure systems, and to their proper operation and maintenance.

Therefore, the term functional refers in broad terms to all of the technical and operational activities necessary

to ensure that gas infrastructure systems fulfil their purpose, i.e. to provide a safe, continuous and reliable

supply of gas to consumers.
2.2 Content

The CEN/TC 234 functional standards shall specify the common appropriate principles, taking the form of:

recommendations, requirements, and the recognised practices concerning design, construction, operation and

maintenance, all for the safety and integrity of gas infrastructure systems. This does not preclude the

possibility of introducing detailed technical requirements/specifications providing consensus can be reached

between the members of CEN/TC 234.
Such details can include:
 precise physical limitation;
 pressure levels;
 temperature ranges;
 type of gas;

 relationship with codes of practice and/or national detailed standard or specification.

It is the aim of CEN/TC 234 to extend the details contained in the standards as they are revised over the years

respecting the objective of CEN to harmonise technical standards on a European and international level.

The functional standards of CEN/TC 234 are established within the framework of the EC Directive 93/38

following the EC standardisation mandate M/017. Directive 93/38 is now superseded by "DIRECTIVE

2004/17/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 31 March 2004 coordinating the

procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors".

More recently CEN/TC 234 has had to consider the objectives of "DIRECTIVE 2009/73/EC OF THE

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the

internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC (the revision of 98/30/EC). The primary

objective of this Directive is to open the European natural gas market to competition while maintaining safe

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and reliable networks. To achieve this it is necessary to ensure interoperability between different networks.

Networks designed, built and maintained to CEN/TC 234 functional standards will ensure this interoperability

objective is achieved.
3 Relationship between CEN/TC 234 functional standards and national standards
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