BSEN BRITISH STANDARD llilil I Iii Flow-metering devices for connection to terminal units of medical gas pipeline systems The European Standard EN 13220:1998 has the status of a British Standard res 11.040.10; 17.120.10 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHr LAW 13220:1999 BS EN 13220:1999 National foreword This British Standard is the English JanllPJal~e version of EN 13220: 1998 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Conunittee CHl44, Anaesthetic machines, breathing ati:aclunents, medical gas systems and hose to Subcommittee CHl44f2, Medical gas which has the to: - aid enquirers to understand the pre~eJlt to the responsible committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and the UK interests infonned.; - monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretaIy Cross·references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled "International Standards Correspondence Index", or by the "Find~ of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application COlm))lliLn(:e with a British Standard does not of itself confer fmm unity obligations Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, an inside back cover and a back cover pages to This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Health and Envirorunent Sector Committee, was published under the authorily of the Standards Committee and comes into effect on 15 April 1999 © BS( 04·1999 ISBN 0580 30686 Amendments issued since publication Arnd No Date Text affected EN EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EURopEENNE EUROPAIscHE NORM October 1998 ICS 11.040.10; 17.120.10 Descriptors: medical equipment, anaesthetic equipment, artificial breathing apparatus, junctions, gas pipelines, medical gases, flow measurements, measuring instruments, defirutions Flow-metering devices for connection to tenninal units of medical gas pipeline systems DisJXJS,itifs a debilmetre reseaux de distribution murales Durch:flu&neBeiruichtungen zum Anschl1 1S an Entnahmestellen von Rohrleitungssytemen fUr medizinil§che Gase This Standard was approved by CEN on October 1998 CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Re~~tiOI'IS which stipulate the conditions for giving this Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration lists and references such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central or to any CEN member This StandaId exists in one official vemion in accordance with Resolution BT the one language A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom CEN European Committee for Standardization Comit.e Europeen de Normalisation Europaisches Komitee ffir N,.",rnnln