Machinery Regulation (from 20 Jan 2027) (MR)

MR Machinery Regulation (from 20 Jan 2027) (EU) 2023/1230 · Consolidated version of 27 Jul 2026 · Official text on EUR-Lex

Contents of the act

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
• Article 25a – Application of emergency procedures
• Article 25b – Prioritisation of the conformity assessment of machinery and related products designated as crisis-relevant goods
• Article 25c – Derogation from conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body
• Article 25d – Presumption of conformity based on standards and common specifications
• Article 25e – Prioritisation of market surveillance activities and mutual assistance among authorities

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

Annexes

• ANNEX I – CATEGORIES OF MACHINERY OR RELATED PRODUCTS TO WHICH ONE OF THE PROCEDURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 25(2) AND (3) SHALL BE APPLIED
• ANNEX II – INDICATIVE LIST OF SAFETY COMPONENTS
• ANNEX III – ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MACHINERY OR RELATED PRODUCTS
• ANNEX IV – Technical documentation
• ANNEX V – EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY AND EU DECLARATION OF INCORPORATION
• ANNEX VI – INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL
• ANNEX VII – EU TYPE-EXAMINATION
• ANNEX VIII – CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL
• ANNEX IX – CONFORMITY BASED ON FULL QUALITY ASSURANCE
• ANNEX X – CONFORMITY BASED ON UNIT VERIFICATION
• ANNEX XI – ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTLY COMPLETED MACHINERY