Equipment Department

The Equipment Department manages and coordinates 9 mirror standardization commissions for technical committees (TC) and technical subcommittees (SC).

We work at the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for the Technical Committee TC67 “Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum” which includes 8 technical subcommittees (SC) and at the CEN (European Committee for Standardization) in 3 Technical Committees, the CEN/TC12, which adopts the same programme as ISO/TC67 at the European level, the CEN/TC286 “ LPG equipment and accessories” and the CEN/TC265 “Site-built metallic tanks for the storage of liquids”.

The Equipment Coordination Group is a special standardization commission comprising all the Chairpersons of each Standardization Commission and which ensures the cohesion of the system. It meets twice a year.

The commissions consist of a group of members and experts representing the different socio-professional categories concerned by the projects. Each commission elects a Chairperson for 3 years. Experts speak on behalf of their profession, their ministry, their principal; they contribute their technical expertise and experience necessary for developing normative documents. They represent the stakeholders and interested parties of the French regulatory system.

The Equipment Department works according to an AFNOR delegation agreement to manage a portfolio of approximately 300 standards or draft standards. Within these standardization commissions that meet at least once a year, the Equipment Department promotes communication and consensus to develop draft standards, prepare the French standpoints and votes in the international committees. During preparatory meetings for the plenary sessions, it also forms and appoints the French delegation to represent France (AFNOR) in international standard-setting bodies (ISO, CEN).

The Equipment Department also works in conjunction with 3 other sector-based standardization bureaux (UNM - Mechanical Engineering Standardization Office, BN Gaz - Standardization Bureau for the Gas Industry and AFNOR). It liaises on common topics with 34 other Technical Committees and Technical Subcommittees at ISO and CEN. Moreover, it is acting as the secretariat for ISO/TC67/SC6 “Equipment for Petroleum / Processing equipment and systems”.

Standardization Commissions of the Equipment Department

Each mirror Standardization Committee proposes a communication document on the “Conclusions and Outlook” of its activity. You can view these documents by clicking on the links as soon as they are enabled.