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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-68/annex-I/division-1/division-n6/division-2.5",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2014/68",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-68",
  "path": "annex/I/division/1/division/n6/division/2.5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.5",
  "heading": "Means of draining and venting",
  "text": "Adequate means shall be provided for the draining and venting of pressure equipment where necessary:\nto avoid harmful effects such as water hammer, vacuum collapse, corrosion and uncontrolled chemical reactions. All stages of operation and testing, particularly pressure testing, shall be considered,\nto permit cleaning, inspection and maintenance in a safe manner.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/68/annex/I/division/1/division/n6/division/2.5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:42.605150+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}