EN 13385:2025

Transportable gas cylinders - Battery vehicles and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) for compressed and liquefied gases (excluding acetylene) - Inspection at time of filling

Publication date:   Feb 17, 2026

General information

60.60   Standard published   Dec 24, 2025

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CEN/TC 23 Transportable gas cylinders

European Norm

23.020.35   Gas cylinders

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Scope

This document specifies the minimum requirements for inspection at time of filling of battery vehicles and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) for compressed and liquefied gases.
The elements of battery vehicles and MEGCs covered by this document are:
— seamless steel or seamless aluminium alloy cylinders or tubes, and
— composite cylinders or tubes (hoop-wrapped or fully-wrapped)
with a water capacity up to 3000 l.
This document is not applicable to MEGCs using tanks as elements.
This document is not applicable to the automotive components of a battery trailer.
NOTE Acetylene battery-vehicles are covered by EN 13720 [1].

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

96/87/EC

Transport of dangerous goods by rail (96/49/EC Dir. amendment)

Life cycle

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EN 13385:2002

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EN 13385:2025
60.60 Standard published
Dec 24, 2025