En 10204

Product Delivery Requirements and
Inspection Documents (Certificates)

EN 10021
EN 10204
EN 10168
Differences between New ENs and previous

edition of European Standards
Milan 05 May 2005
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Delivery Requirements and inspection Documents
NEW EN and Related ISO Strandards
EN and ISO Related Standards
EN ISO
General Technical delivery prEN10021 EN 10021 ISO 404

Requirements for Steel products :2004 :1993 :1992
Metallic Products – Types of Inspection EN 10204 EN 10204 ISO 10474

Documents :2004 :1991 :1992
Steel products – Inspection documents – EN 10168 EU 168

List of Information and description :2004 :1986
Pr EN 10021 is under revision and the new edition is expected for … .
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Metallic Products –General Technical delivery requirements
Main Contents:
¾ Scope ¾ Inspection
¾ Terms and definitions z Type of inspection documents
¾ Information to be supplied by
and type of inspection
the purchaser z Non-specific inspection
¾ Manufacturing process
z Specific inspection
• General
¾ Supply by an intermediary • Testing frequency
¾ Requirements • Sampling conditions and test
pieces
¾ General
• Test procedures
z Chemical composition z Invalidation of test results
z Mechanical properties z Rounding of results of
z Surface and internal mechanical and chemical tests.
z General ¾ Sorting and reproce
z Detection of disconti
¾ Marking
z Removal of discontinuities
z Repairs by welding
¾ Disputes
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Scope:
¾ This European Standard specifies the general technical delivery

requirements for all steel products with the exception of steel castings and powder
metallurgical products.
¾ Where the delivery requirements agreed for the order or specified in

the appropriate product standard differ from the general technical
delivery requirements defined in this standard, then the
requirements agreed for the order or specified in the appropriate
product standard apply.
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Main changes (referred to the previous edition):
¾ Changes introduced in to this Standard are coherent with

those introduced in to the new edition of EN 10204
¾ Clear statements referred to:

z Non specific and specific inspection
z Supply by an Intermediary
z Product requirements
z Conformity to the order
z Inspection and testing
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Terms and definitions
inspection
¾ conformity evaluation by observation and
judgment accompanied as appropriate by
measurement, testing or gauging
testing
¾ determination of one or more characteristics
according to a procedure
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test unit
¾ number of pieces or mass of products to be accepted or rejected together, on the basis of the
tests to be carried out on sample products in accordance with the requirements of the product
standard or order
sample product
¾ item (a sheet, for example) selected from a test unit for the purpose of obtaining test pieces.
NOTE In certain cases the sample product may be the sample itself.
sample
¾ sufficient quantity of material taken from the sample product for the purposes of producing one or
more test pieces
NOTE In certain cases, the sample may be the sample product itself or the rough specimen.
rough specimen
¾ part of the sample having undergone forming and/or machining, followed by heat treatment where
appropriate, for the purpose of producing test pieces.
test piece
¾ part of the sample, with specified dimensions, machined or unmachined, brought to a required
condition for submission to a given test
NOTE In certain cases, the test piece may be the sample itself or the rough specimen.
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Figure 1
Defined Terms
A - test unit
B - sample product
C - sample
D - rough specimen
E - test piece
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non-specific inspection
¾ inspection carried out by the manufacturer in accordance with his
own procedures to assess whether products defined by the same
product specification and made by the same manufacturing process
are in compliance with the requirements of the order
NOTE The products inspected may not necessarily be the products

actually supplied.
specific inspection
¾ inspection carried out, before delivery, according to the product
specification on the products to be supplied or on test units of which
the products supplied are part, in order to verify whether these
products are in compliance with the requirements of the order
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Inspection representative(s)
one or more individual(s) who is/are either:
¾ a) the inspector(s) foreseen in the official regulations;
¾ b) the manufacturer’s authorized inspection representative(s),

independent from the manufacturing department;
¾ c) the purchaser’s authorized inspection representative(s)
NOTE: The inspection representatives mentioned in a) and c) are

referred to in the text as external inspection representatives.
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¾ Supply by an intermediary
¾ When a product is supplied by an intermediary, he shall submit to the

purchaser, without any changes to it, the manufacturer’s documentation.
¾ This documentation from the manufacturer shall be accompanied by

suitable means of identification of the product, in order to ensure the
traceability between the product and the documentation.
¾ If the intermediary has changed the dimensions of the product, he shall

supply an additional document of compliance for these particular new
conditions. This also applies to all special requirements given in the
order and not defined in the manufacturer’s documentation.
NOTE Any organization which during processing changes the metallurgical state of the
product is also considered as a product or material manufacturer.
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Requirements
General
¾ The products shall comply with the requirements
of the order;
¾ Consequently, the manufacturer shall carry out

appropriate process control and inspection to
ensure that the delivery complies with the
requirements of the order, irrespective of the
type of inspection document required
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Inspection -
Type of inspection documents and type of inspection
When ordering, the purchaser shall state which type of

document (see 4.1 h)), if any, is required.
Non-specific inspection
When the purchaser requires a test report according to

type 2.2 EN 10204 he shall, if the product standard does
not cover such detail, indicate for which product
characteristics test results shall be given in this
document.
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Inspection -
Specific inspection - Information to be supplied
Where the purchaser specifies that compliance with the requirements of the
order is to be verified by specific inspection, the order shall cover the type of
document required, i.e. the inspection certificate 3.1 or 3.2, and the
following items if they are not specified in the product standard:
¾ . the testing frequency;

¾ . the requirements for sampling and for the preparation of the samples and
test pieces (see 8.3.3);
¾ . the test methods;
¾ . the identification of test units if any.
In the case of inspection document type 3.2, appropriate contact details of the
person appointed to act as the external inspection representative shall be
given in the order.
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Inspection -
Specific inspection - Submission for inspection by an external
inspection representative
In case of type 3.2 inspection documents, the external inspection representative

shall be informed, by the manufacturer or his authorized representative, of the
date of availability of part or all of the consignment for specific inspection.
Reference shall be made to the order.
The manufacturer and the external inspection representative shall agree the time
and date of the inspection in order to avoid interference with the normal
operation of the works. If the purchaser or his representative does not attend
the inspection on the agreed date without justification, the manufacturer shall
be considered as authorized to proceed with the inspection and to issue a 3.1
document.
A submission note referring to the consignment, or to the available parts of the

consignment, shall be delivered to the external inspection representative not
later than at the beginning of the inspection procedure.
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Inspection -
Specific inspection - Traceability during testing
¾ During the test operations, the manufacturer shall ensure traceability between
the sample products, samples and test pieces to the test units to which they
belong.
Specific inspection - Testing frequency - Formation of test units
¾ For each type of test, the test unit shall be specified in the product standard or
the order. Such specifications are normally based on the indication of whether
the test unit shall be composed only of products of either one of the following:
¾ . the same cast (heat),
¾ . the same casting sequence,
¾ . the same rolling unit,
¾ . the same heat treatment condition or heat treatment batch,
¾ . the same product form,
¾ . the same thickness range
or any combination of these and whether the maximum size of the test unit is
restricted by mass or number of pieces.
In certain cases the test unit may consist of an individual product.
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Inspection -
Specific inspection - Number of sample products, samples and test
pieces
For each type of test, the number of sample products to be taken for each test
unit, the number of samples to be taken for each sample product and the
number of test pieces to be taken per sample shall be as specified in the
product standard or order.
Specific inspection - Sampling conditions and test pieces
The requirements of EN ISO 377 and the specifications of the product standard
or order for the location, direction and preparation of samples and test pieces
shall apply.
Specific inspection - Test procedures - Test method and equipment
Tests shall be carried out, and the results presented, in accordance with the
corresponding European Standard; where no such European Standard exists
the test method to be used shall be agreed at the time of enquiry or order
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Metallic Products – Types of Inspection Documents
Main Contents:
¾ Scope
¾ Terms and definitions
¾ Inspection documents based on non-specific inspection
¾ Inspection documents based on specific inspection
¾ Validation and transmission of inspection documents
¾ Transmission of inspection documents by an intermediary
¾ Annex A (informative) Summary of inspection documents
¾ Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European

Standard and the Essential
¾ Requirements of EU Directive 97/23/EC
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Scope:
This document:
¾ May also apply to non-metallic products;
¾ Specifies the different types of inspection documents supplied to the

purchaser, in accordance with the requirements of the order, for
delivery of metallic products;
¾ Is used in conjunction with the product specifications which specify

the technical delivery conditions of the ordered products.
¾ Was prepared under a mandate by the European Commission to

provide a means of conformity to Directive 97/23/EEC on Preddure
Equipments – PED -
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Main changes (referred to the previous edition):
¾ Clare definition for “Manufacturer” and “Intermediary”

¾ All the inspection documents include validation by the product-
manufacturer
¾ Re-qualification of materials isn’t considered;
¾ All the of inspection documents include a “statement of compliance
with the order”
¾ The number of inspection documents was reduced:
z Type 2.3 of the previous edition was deleted
z Type 3.1. replaces type 3.1.B of the previous edition
z Type 3.2. replaces type 3.1A, 3.1.C and 3.2 of the previous edition
¾ A special “Annex ZA” is attached to the standard in order to comply
with requirements of European Directive 97/23/EC on Pressure
Equipments –PED.
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Clare definition for “Manufacturer” and “Intermediary”
Manufacturer
¾ Organization that manufactures the respective products according to

the requirements of the order and to the properties specified in the
referenced product specification
Intermediary
¾ Organization which is supplied with products by the manufacturers

and which then in turn supplies them without further processing or
after processing without changing the properties specified in the
purchase order and referenced product specification
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Re-qualification of materials isn’t permitted
Transmission of inspection documents by an intermediary
¾ An intermediary shall only pass on either an original or a copy of the

inspection documents provided by the manufacturer without any
alteration. This documentation shall be accompanied by suitable
means of identification of the product, in order to ensure the
traceability between the product and the documentation.
¾ Copying of the original document is permitted, provided that:

z traceability procedures are operated;
z the original document is available on request.
¾ When producing copies it is permissible to replace the information

on the original delivered quantity by the actual delivered partial
quantity.
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Differences between new EN 10204: 2004 and previous edition
EN 10204: 1991/A1:1995 EN 10204: 2004
Type-
Type- Refer Type of Refere Type-
Type-
Validated by Delivery conditions Content Content Validated by
designation ence control nce designation
Declaration
Without Certificate of of Statement of
mention of compliance with 2.1 2.1 compliance compliance with The manufacturer
test results the order with the the order
order
With mention Non-

Non-
of test results specific Statement of
In accordance with
the requirements carried out compliance with
on the basis the order, with
of the order, and if Test Report 2.2 2.2 Test Report The manufacturer
of non indication of results
requested, also in
The specific of non-
non-specific
accordance with
manufacturer inspection inspection
official regulations
and the and testing
corresponding
technical rules With mention
of test results
carried out
Specific Test
on the basis 2.3 Specific NOT Considered
Report
of specific
inspection
and testing
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Differences between new EN 10204: 2004 and previous edition
EN 10204: 1991/A1:1995 EN 10204: 2004

In accordance with
The inspector official regulations Inspection
designated in the and the Certificate 3.1.A NOT Considered – Replaced by new 3.2
official regulations corresponding 3.1.A
technical rules
In accordance with
the specifications of
The manufacturer’s Statement of The manufacturer’s
the order, and if
authorized Inspectio compliance with authorized inspection
required, also in Inspection
representative n the order, with representative
accordance with Certificate 3.1.B 3.1
independent of the Certificat indication of independent of the
official regulations 3.1.B
manufacturing e 3.1 results of specific manufacturing
and the
department inspection department
corresponding With mention
technical rules of test results
carried out on
The purchaser’s In accordance with Inspection Specif
the basis of
authorized the specifications of Certificate 3.1.C ic NOT Considered – Replaced by new 3.2
specific
representative the order 3.1.C
inspection and
testing
The manufacturer’s
authorized inspection
The manufacturer’s representative
authorized independent of the
Statement of
representative manufacturing
Inspectio compliance with
independent of the In accordance with department and
Inspection n the order, with
manufacturing the specifications of 3.2 3.2 either the
Report 3.2 Certificat indication of
department and the the order purchaser’s
e 3.2 results of specific
purchaser’s authorized inspection
inspection
authorized representative or the
representative inspector designated
by the Official
Regulators
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To comply with requirements of PED
¾ Once cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, compliance

with this standards confers presumtion of conformity with PED.
¾Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this Standard and PED
Clauses of Essential Requirements Qualifying remarks/Notes

this EN of PED
The application of the inspection documents for different types of

materials for pressure equipment is given in Figure ZA.1.
3 and 4
Annex I section 4.3
(Inspection NOTE: The terms "certificate of specific product control" of
(Materials)
Documents) Directive 97/23/EC and "inspection document based on specific
inspection" of this standard are equivalent.
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To comply with requirements of PED
Fig. ZA.1 – Conformity With Annex I Section 4.3 of PED
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EN 10168: 2004
Steel Products –Inspection Documents – List of Information
and Description
Scope:
The Standard lists the information that may

be communicated through the inspection
documents as described in EN 10204.
Information are grouped and distinction is

made between information section having
specific code numbers and information
sections having code numbers which can
be freely used.
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Product Delivery Requirements and

Inspection Documents (Certificates)

Differences between New ENs and previous

EN and ISO Related Standards

General Technical delivery prEN10021 EN 10021 ISO 404

Metallic Products – Types of Inspection EN 10204 EN 10204 ISO 10474

Steel products – Inspection documents – EN 10168 EU 168

Pr EN 10021 is under revision and the new edition is expected for … .

¾ This European Standard specifies the general technical delivery

¾ Where the delivery requirements agreed for the order or specified in

Main changes (referred to the previous edition):

¾ Changes introduced in to this Standard are coherent with

¾ Clear statements referred to:

Terms and definitions

Terms and definitions

Terms and definitions

NOTE The products inspected may not necessarily be the products

Terms and definitions

one or more individual(s) who is/are either:

¾ a) the inspector(s) foreseen in the official regulations;

¾ b) the manufacturer’s authorized inspection representative(s),

¾ c) the purchaser’s authorized inspection representative(s)

NOTE: The inspection representatives mentioned in a) and c) are

¾ When a product is supplied by an intermediary, he shall submit to the

¾ This documentation from the manufacturer shall be accompanied by

¾ If the intermediary has changed the dimensions of the product, he shall

¾ Consequently, the manufacturer shall carry out

When ordering, the purchaser shall state which type of

When the purchaser requires a test report according to

¾ . the testing frequency;

In case of type 3.2 inspection documents, the external inspection representative

A submission note referring to the consignment, or to the available parts of the

¾ Annex A (informative) Summary of inspection documents

¾ Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European

¾ May also apply to non-metallic products;

¾ Specifies the different types of inspection documents supplied to the

¾ Is used in conjunction with the product specifications which specify

¾ Was prepared under a mandate by the European Commission to

Main changes (referred to the previous edition):

¾ Clare definition for “Manufacturer” and “Intermediary”

Clare definition for “Manufacturer” and “Intermediary”

¾ Organization that manufactures the respective products according to

¾ Organization which is supplied with products by the manufacturers

Re-qualification of materials isn’t permitted

Transmission of inspection documents by an intermediary

¾ An intermediary shall only pass on either an original or a copy of the

¾ Copying of the original document is permitted, provided that:

¾ When producing copies it is permissible to replace the information

Differences between new EN 10204: 2004 and previous edition

EN 10204: 1991/A1:1995 EN 10204: 2004

With mention Non-

Differences between new EN 10204: 2004 and previous edition

EN 10204: 1991/A1:1995 EN 10204: 2004

To comply with requirements of PED

¾ Once cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, compliance

¾Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this Standard and PED

Clauses of Essential Requirements Qualifying remarks/Notes

The application of the inspection documents for different types of

The Standard lists the information that may

Information are grouped and distinction is

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