On 29 June 2022, the long-awaited EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) to address the technological evolution of digitally connected and intelligent machinery in Europe. 

The Machinery Regulation was previously adopted by the Council of the European Union on 22 May 2022, and after implementation, it will replace the existing EU Machinery CE Directive 2006/42/EC, which will be formally enforced from 19 July 2023, with a transition period of 42 months. That is to say, on 14th January 2027, the latest Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 will become mandatory.

Why the European Union issued the new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230?
Europe's Digital Age
Emerging technologies
Further clarification of scope and definition
Increase in high-risk machinery
Compliance with European Green Deal for low carbon protection
Harmonisation with the New Legislative Framework (NLF)
Transformation of the Directive into a Regulation to facilitate consistent interpretation and implementation by Member States
Key changes in the new machinery legislation compared to the original machinery directive
Regulation rather than Directive;
Increased legal certainty and uniform application in each Member State (e.g. substantive changes);
Sequence of changes to clauses and annexes;
Integration of provisions on safety functions related to artificial intelligence;
Integration of cybersecurity-related provisions for safety control systems and compliance-related software and data;
Digitisation of instructions for use, assembly instructions and EU compliance/company declarations;
Generic specifications as a back-up solution when no suitable harmonised standard exists;
Simplification of safeguarding procedures to align with other legislation - Self-engagement behaviours using machine learning methods;
Appendix I1 Adjustment of the scope of "high risk" machinery (former MD 2006/42/EC: Appendix IV)
Compulsory Notified Body Conformity Assessment for 6 product categories (see Appendix I1, Part A for details).
"Substantial modifications" included;
Obligations of economic operators (Chapter II): There are the following types of economic operators: manufacturers, importers, distributors and natural or legal persons who carry out substantial modifications to machinery.
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