LicensedCopy:FELIXHERZING,TUVRHEINLANDBERLINBRANDENBURG5954918,12March2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIwww.bzfxw.comBritishStandardAsinglecopyofthisBritishStandardislicensedtoFELIXHERZING12March2004Thisisanuncontrolledcopy.EnsureuseofthemostcurrentversionofthisdocumentbysearchingBritishStandardsOnlineatbsonline.techindex.co.uk|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12569:1999IncorporatingCorrigendaNos.1and2TheEuropeanStandardEN12569:1999hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.060.01NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWIndustrialvalvesÐValvesforchemicalandpetrochemicalprocessindustryÐRequirementsandtestsLicensedCopy:FELIXHERZING,TUVRHEINLANDBERLINBRANDENBURG5954918,12March2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIwww.bzfxw.comThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15December1999�BSI06-2001ISBN0580354202BSEN12569:1999AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateComments10959CorrigendumNo.1September2000Table1amended13061CorrigendumNo.2June2001Table1amendedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN12569:1999,includingcorrigendumDecember1999andcorrigendumNovember2000.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteePSE/7,Valves,toSubcommitteePSE/7/12,Valvesforprocessindustry,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStanda...