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Technical consumer protection; market surveillance of transportable pressure equipment
The task of the Trade Supervisory Office at the Government of Upper Palatinate is to ensure safe products in the area of technical consumer protection. This includes transportable pressure equipment.
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Economic operators may only place safe transportable pressure equipment on the market. They are responsible for ensuring that their products are designed in such a way that users and third parties are protected from risks to life and health. This is a significant contribution to the preventive protection of consumers and employees. The safety standard is based on the Ordinance on Transportable Pressure Equipment (ODV).
Transportable pressure equipment includes a variety of gas cylinders and containers, such as disposable helium cylinders for filling balloons or carbon dioxide cylinders for beverage dispensers.
In order to ensure that only safe transportable pressure equipment is placed on the market (i.e. placed on the market), the Bavarian Trade Inspectorate performs the following tasks in particular.
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- investigates complaints,
- inspects transportable pressure equipment at trade fairs and on the market by means of targeted spot checks,
- checks the condition of transportable pressure equipment in individual cases at the manufacturer's, dealer's or importer's premises,
- withdraws unsafe transportable pressure equipment from the market and
- participates as a consumer protection authority in the Europe-wide rapid alert system called Safety Gate.
If you have any questions about the requirements for transportable pressure equipment, or if you suspect that a piece of transportable pressure equipment does not meet the prescribed requirements, you can contact the Trade Supervisory Office at the Government of Upper Palatinate directly.
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Status: 14.07.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
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