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MACHINE BUILDING
he Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 came into effect on 29 June 2023 and becomes directly valid and legally binding in all EU member states from 20 January 2027. It replaces the previous Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and significantly impacts manufacturers, as well as importers and distributors in the machinery industry. This article touches on a few of the key aspects and their impact. For products within the scope of the Regulation and specific union harmonisation legislation, Chapter 1 (General Provisions - Articles 1 – 9) includes details on the subject matter, scope, definitions, free movement, as well as protection of persons during installation or use of machinery or related product. It also includes categories of machinery and related products listed in Annex I, which are subject to relevant conformity assessment procedures, safety
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components, and essential health and safety requirements (EHSRs). The main changes within Chapter 1, which have practical implications compared to the old Machinery Directive are outlined below.
EXPANDED SCOPE AND BROADER DEFINITION
The regulation provides clarity on the definitions, which have been expanded. It now includes any assembly with a drive system (other than direct human or animal effort) designed for a specific application. This broader scope encompasses various products, including those with embedded software. This clarity helps manufacturers understand whether their products fall under the regulation and provides a parallel tendency towards “horizontal” legal acts, such as the Cyber Resilience Act and AI-act etc.
MACHINERY AND RELATED PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT The new Annex 1 has been segregated into parts A and B. A good way to think of this is that while machine groups within Annex 1 Part B are classed as ‘high risk’ machinery, those within Annex 1 Part A are classed as ‘very high risk’.
The whole list is the same as Annex IV in the old Machinery Directive, but an
By Darren Hugheston- Roberts, Head Machinery Safety at TÜV SÜD
WHAT THE NEW EU MACHINERY REGULATION MEANS FOR MANUFACTURERS
10 Summer 2024 UKManufacturing
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