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Machinery Directive In force since 29 June 2008

Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
32006L0042 · official text on EUR-Lex

This English text is a careful, terminology-researched translation prepared by eucite.com — not an official government translation. The German original linked above is the legally authoritative text.

Articles

• Article 1 — Scope
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Specific Directives
• Article 4 — Market surveillance
• Article 5 — Placing on the market and putting into service
• Article 6 — Freedom of movement
• Article 7 — Presumption of conformity and harmonised standards
• Article 8 — Specific measures
• Article 9 — Specific measures to deal with potentially hazardous machinery
• Article 10 — Procedure for disputing a harmonised standard
• Article 11 — Safeguard clause
• Article 12 — Procedures for assessing the conformity of machinery
• Article 13 — Procedure for partly completed machinery
• Article 14 — Notified bodies
• Article 15 — Installation and use of machinery
• Article 16 — CE marking
• Article 17 — Non-conformity of marking
• Article 18 — Confidentiality
• Article 19 — Cooperation between Member States
• Article 20 — Legal remedies
• Article 21 — Dissemination of information
• Article 22 — Committee
• Article 23 — Penalties
• Article 24 — Amendment of Directive 95/16/EC
• Article 25 — Repeal
• Article 26 — Transposition
• Article 27 — Derogation
• Article 28 — Entry into force
• Article 29 — Addressees