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Machinery Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery
32023R1230 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 — Subject matter
• Article 2 — Scope
• Article 3 — Definitions
• Article 4 — Free movement
• Article 5 — Protection of persons during installation or use of machinery or related products
• Article 6 — Categories of machinery and related products listed in Annex I subject to relevant conformity assessment procedures
• Article 7 — Safety components
• Article 8 — Essential health and safety requirements for products within the scope of this Regulation
• Article 9 — Specific Union harmonisation legislation

Chapter II OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

• Article 10 — Obligations of manufacturers of machinery and related products
• Article 11 — Obligations of manufacturers of partly completed machinery
• Article 12 — Authorised representatives
• Article 13 — Obligations of importers of machinery and related products
• Article 14 — Obligations of importers of partly completed machinery
• Article 15 — Obligations of distributors of machinery and related products
• Article 16 — Obligations of distributors of partly completed machinery
• Article 17 — Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
• Article 18 — Other cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply
• Article 19 — Identification of economic operators

Chapter III CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS REGULATION

• Article 20 — Presumption of conformity of products within the scope of this Regulation
• Article 21 — EU declaration of conformity of machinery and related products
• Article 22 — EU declaration of incorporation of partly completed machinery
• Article 23 — General principles of the CE marking
• Article 24 — Rules for affixing the CE marking to machinery and related products

Chapter IV CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

• Article 25 — Conformity assessment procedures for machinery and related products

Chapter V NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

• Article 26 — Notification
• Article 27 — Notifying authorities
• Article 28 — Requirements relating to notifying authorities
• Article 29 — Information obligation of notifying authorities
• Article 30 — Requirements relating to notified bodies
• Article 31 — Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
• Article 32 — Use of subcontractors and subsidiaries by notified bodies
• Article 33 — Application for notification
• Article 34 — Notification procedure
• Article 35 — Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
• Article 36 — Changes to notifications
• Article 37 — Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
• Article 38 — Operational obligations of notified bodies
• Article 39 — Appeals against decisions of notified bodies
• Article 40 — Information obligation of notified bodies
• Article 41 — Exchange of experience
• Article 42 — Coordination of notified bodies

Chapter VI UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES

• Article 43 — Procedure at national level for dealing with products within the scope of this Regulation presenting a risk
• Article 44 — Union safeguard procedure
• Article 45 — Compliant products within the scope of this Regulation which present a risk
• Article 46 — Formal non-compliance

Chapter VII DELEGATED POWERS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE

• Article 47 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 48 — Committee procedure

Chapter VIII CONFIDENTIALITY AND PENALTIES

• Article 49 — Confidentiality
• Article 50 — Penalties

Chapter IX TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 51 — Repeals
• Article 52 — Transitional provisions
• Article 53 — Evaluation and review
• Article 54 — Entry into force and application