# Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2.11.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Safety accessories shall:
be so designed and constructed as to be reliable and suitable for their intended duty and take into account the maintenance and testing requirements of the devices, where applicable,
be independent of other functions, unless their safety function cannot be affected by such other functions,
comply with appropriate design principles in order to obtain suitable and reliable protection. These principles include, in particular, fail-safe modes, redundancy, diversity and self-diagnosis.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/68/annex/I/division/1/division/n6/division/2.11/division/2.11.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-68/annex-I/division-1/division-n6/division-2.11/division-2.11.1
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