This standard specifies the safety, construction and performance requirements for pressure regulators, (hereafter referred to as regulators), intended for use with gas burners and gas appliances using fuel gases of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd families. This European Standard covers type testing only. It also gives information necessary for the purchaser and user. This European Standard is applicable to regulators, which may be tested independently of these appliances, having a connection size up to and including DN250 and a declared maximum working pressure up to and including 500 mbar. The methods of test given in this standard are intended for product type testing only. Tests intended for production testing are not specifically included. Regulators intended to be used on installations for the 3rd family gases are also covered by EN 13785 and EN 13786.