# Flange connection.

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** 49 CFR 195.126
- **title:** Flange connection.
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 2026-08-18
- **summary:** Each component of a flange connection must be compatible with each other component and the connection as a unit must be suitable for the service in which it is to be used.
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Each component of a flange connection must be compatible with each other component and the connection as a unit must be suitable for the service in which it is to be used.
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