Pressure Equipments

The pressure equipments and assemblies intended to contain a fluid with a pressure greater than 0,5 bar and simple pressure vessels intended to contain air or nitrogen with a pressure greater than 0,5 bar, are subject to licensing prior to their entry into service, according with the regulation approved by Decree-Law n.º 131/2019, of August 30.

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For operation of pressure equipment, installation approval, when applicable, and operation approval are required. Simple pressure vessels are subject to prior operation communication, requiring operation validation by the IPQ.

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Fees simulator

Before submitting the licensing process on a form, it is possible to verify through the simulator the acts applicable to the equipment and its fees.

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If you have already started to fill out a form, you must access the Reserved Area in the Business section, where your services in progress are available, in order to complete it. You can continue filling out the form by clicking on the process number.

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Communicating

Changing

Closing

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