Prior notification of repairs and alterations of industrial gas cylinders

Prior notification must be provided to the technical safety authority for repairs and alterations of industrial gas cylinders.

Kulcsszavak: gas cylinder, cylinder valve, repair, alteration, technical safety

Self-employed or company engaged in gas cylinder repairs or modifications

The approval of the technical safety authority is required to change the codes and colour markings stamped on industrial gas cylinders. Only the maintenance organisation may perform repairs and alterations on industrial gas cylinders and their accessories, and only as specified in the repair or alteration documentation. The maintenance organisation performing the repairs must notify the Budapest or county government office acting as the technical safety authority of the planned activities.

After receiving the notification, the authority will examine the notification and its annexes. If the notification is correct, the notifying body will be entitled to carry out the activity.

The designated body shall be requested to perform a technical safety inspection after all gas cylinder repairs and alterations. The inspection shall determine whether the cylinder complies with the repair or alteration technical documentation, the requirements specified in the official decision, and the provisions of the relevant legislation.

If the notification is unsuitable and the authority determines, during the course of the inspection, that unlicensed activities are being conducted, the notifying body will be prohibited from pursuing the activity in question.

If, during the course of the procedure, the technical safety authority identifies any error or deficiency in connection with the relevant safety and reliability requirements or that the equipment may pose a threat to health, safety, property or the environment, or its use may result in a situation that causes such damage, the authority may:

1. order that the deficiency be rectified or the error be corrected, setting a time limit that takes into account the applicable conditions, and
2. in case of a deficiency that results in a direct threat, immediately and permanently prohibit its use or, if the threat can be averted, prohibit use until such time as it can be averted.

 Since notification is provided in advance, there are no time limits in this procedure.

The following documents must be attached to the notification:

1. the dimensioned technical drawings prior to the gas cylinder repair or alteration,
2. the specifications regarding the mechanical properties and chemical composition of the gas cylinder material, and
3. a description of the repair or alteration method and the inspection method.

None.

The licensing procedure will be carried out by the Budapest or county government office acting as the technical safety authority with regional jurisdiction:

No appeal may be made against the merits of the authority’s decision. If you do not agree with the authority’s decision, you may submit an application to bring an administrative lawsuit based on an infringement of the law within 30 days of receipt of the decision. The application must be addressed to the competent court with territorial jurisdiction, and submitted electronically to the competent Budapest or county government office acting as the technical safety authority.

Date of the case description: 19 October 2020

The language of the procedure is Hungarian.

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Act CL of 2016 on the Code of General Administrative Procedure

Government Decree No 365/2016 of 29 November 2016 on the designation of the Government Office of the Capital City Budapest as the acting authority in certain industrial and commercial issues, and on regional legal metrology and technical safety authorities

Decree No 35/2014 of 19 September 2014 of the Minister for the National Economy on the technical safety requirements pertaining to the use of certain transportable pressure vessels and on the gas cylinder safety rules

Decree No 61/2016 of 29 December 2016 of the Minister for the National Economy on the administrative service fees payable for technical safety authority procedures and the procedures of its construction authority

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