MachineryRegulation (EU) 2023/1230
EU Machinery Regulation Compliance Hub
A grounded reference for teams placing machinery, related products or partly completed machinery on the EU market under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230. Use it to keep product scope, essential health and safety requirements, Annex I classification, conformity assessment, CE marking and documentation in the same release file.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 replaces Directive 2006/42/EC from 14 January 2027 while preserving market access for products placed on the market under the Directive before that date. The Regulation covers machinery, related products and partly completed machinery, with Annex III essential health and safety requirements, Article 25 conformity assessment routes, digital instruction options, software evidence duties and technical-documentation requirements.
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Sorena AI
Published
Feb 21, 2026
Updated
May 26, 2026
What this hub helps you check
Scope and product boundary
Classify the item as machinery, a related product, partly completed machinery, a safety component, or an excluded product before assigning obligations.
EHSRs and Annex I category
Map Annex III essential health and safety requirements, then check whether the product falls in Annex I Part A, Annex I Part B, or outside Annex I.
Release evidence and CE route
Connect Article 25 modules, technical documentation, EU declarations, CE marking, instructions, software records and authority-response records to the product model.
Applies from 14 Jan 2027Grounded in official sourcesNo signup required
Quick scan
MachineryClassify the product
Start with the intended function, assembly state, market path, software dependence and whether the item is machinery, a related product or partly completed machinery.
Map the safety case
Tie hazards and risk-reduction measures to Annex III EHSRs, harmonised standards or other specifications, test evidence, residual risks, instructions and series-production controls.
Prepare the conformity file
For machinery and related products, prepare Annex IV Part A technical documentation, apply the Article 25 route, issue the EU declaration of conformity and affix CE marking before placing on the market or putting into service.
Use this hub before design freeze, supplier integration, software release, Annex I classification, notified-body engagement, importer review, distributor listing, standards updates or an authority request.
14 Jan 2027
Applies
Annex III
EHSRs
Article 25
Modules
10 years
Records
Classify scope
Map Annex III EHSRs
Prepare CE evidence
Machinery Reference Points
Key records for Machinery Regulation release
Track the Regulation text, transition from Directive 2006/42/EC, Annex I category changes, harmonised-standard status, technical-documentation updates, digital instruction handling, EU declarations, CE marking and market-surveillance evidence for each product model.
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Topic guides
Deep dive pages for implementation planning, controls, reporting, and evidence.
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Directive 2006/42/EC to Machinery Regulation transition
Transition guide for moving EU machinery files from Directive 2006/42/EC to Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, focused on the 20 January 2027 changeover, pipeline products, declarations, standards, technical documentation, software, cybersecurity, and digital instructions.
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EU Machinery Regulation Applicability Test
Test whether a product is machinery, a related product, partly completed machinery, a safety component, substantially modified, excluded, or covered by overlapping EU product laws.
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EU Machinery Regulation compliance
Machinery Regulation compliance checklist covering scope, EHSR risk assessment, technical documentation, instructions, conformity assessment, EU declarations, CE marking, software, transition, and market surveillance.
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EU Machinery Regulation compliance checklist
Checklist for Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 covering scope, EHSR risk assessment, technical documentation, instructions, conformity assessment, EU declarations, CE marking, digital duties, transition, and market surveillance.
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EU Machinery Regulation deadlines and compliance calendar
Calendar for Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 dates, Directive 2006/42/EC transition, release documentation gates, standards monitoring, and substantial-modification reviews.
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EU Machinery Regulation FAQ
Answers to Machinery Regulation questions on scope, partly completed machinery, Annex I categories, Article 25 conformity assessment, digital instructions, software, cybersecurity, transition, CE files, and overlap with other EU product laws.
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EU Machinery Regulation Partly Completed Machinery
What counts as partly completed machinery under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, what documents travel with it, and where the final assembler takes over.
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EU Machinery Regulation requirements
Requirements under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230: machinery scope, EHSR risk assessment, technical documentation, instructions, conformity assessment, EU declaration, CE marking, software evidence, transition, and surveillance.
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EU Machinery Regulation Safety Components
Definition, scope, conformity assessment, technical documentation, declaration, CE marking, and grounded examples for safety components under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230.
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EU Machinery Regulation scope and machine categories
Scope guide for Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 covering machinery, related products, partly completed machinery, Annex I categories, exclusions, substantial modification, and category evidence.
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EU Machinery Regulation substantial modification decision workflow
Workflow for assessing substantial modification under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230: change facts, hazard and risk impact, manufacturer obligations, conformity assessment, CE marking, and evidence.
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EU Machinery Regulation vs LVD
Compare the EU Machinery Regulation and Low Voltage Directive boundary for machinery EHSRs, electrical risks, excluded electrical products, CE documentation, and evidence reuse.
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13
EU Machinery Regulation vs Market Surveillance Regulation: compliance comparison
Compare Machinery Regulation product compliance duties with EU MSR market surveillance duties, authority requests, online sales, corrective action and evidence records.
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EU Machinery Regulation: autonomous mobile and collaborative machinery
Grounded guide to Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 requirements for autonomous mobile machinery, human-machine interaction, controls, software, cybersecurity, risk assessment, technical documentation, and conformity routes.
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EU Machinery Regulation: when does a modification constitute substantial modification?
Guide to substantial modification under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230: change triggers, risk assessment, EHSRs, technical documentation, conformity assessment, CE marking, and records.
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EU Machinery Risk Assessment Method
How to document an EU Machinery Regulation risk assessment: ISO 12100 hazard identification, EHSR mapping, risk reduction, residual risk, software, cybersecurity, and technical-file evidence.
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Machinery CE documentation template for Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
Template fields for Machinery Regulation CE documentation: product identity, scope, EHSR risk assessment, standards, tests, instructions, EU declaration, CE marking, notified body route, software, cyber, and substantial modification checks.
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Machinery Regulation Annex I conformity route workflow
Classify machinery against Annex I Part A and Part B, choose the Article 25 conformity assessment route, and assemble the technical evidence file.
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Machinery Regulation Annex I high-risk categories
Explain what Annex I does under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, which listed machinery categories trigger special conformity routes, and what evidence to keep.
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Machinery Regulation category and scope checks
Check whether a product is machinery, a related product, partly completed machinery, a safety component, excluded from scope, or listed in Annex I under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230.
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Machinery Regulation conformity assessment and CE marking
EU Machinery Regulation guide to Article 25 conformity assessment routes, Annex I machinery categories, technical documentation, EU declarations, CE marking, and instructions.
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Machinery Regulation digital instructions
EU Machinery Regulation guide to digital instructions for use: access marking, print and download access, paper copies, non-professional safety information, languages, and records.
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23
Machinery Regulation penalties and enforcement
EU Machinery Regulation enforcement guide covering Member State penalty rules, corrective action, market surveillance powers, and cross-border authority cooperation.
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Machinery Regulation related products scope guide
Classify EU Machinery Regulation related products, including interchangeable equipment, safety components, lifting accessories, lifting chains, ropes, webbing, and removable transmission devices.
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Machinery Regulation software and cybersecurity considerations
How Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 treats safety-related software, control systems, corruption protection, technical documentation, and cyber-safety risk evidence.
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Machinery Regulation Technical Documentation and Technical File
What to keep in the EU Machinery Regulation technical file: product identification, risk assessment, EHSR mapping, standards, tests, instructions, declarations, software evidence, retention, and notified-body records.
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Machinery Regulation technical file acceptance workflow
Release-gate workflow for accepting an EU Machinery Regulation technical file: scope, EHSR risk evidence, standards, tests, declarations, notified-body records, software, cyber, and signoff.
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Machinery Regulation Timeline and Transition: practical guide
EU Machinery Regulation guide to Timeline and Transition with scope decisions, owner actions, evidence records, source-linked citations, and practical next steps.
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Machinery Regulation vs EMC Directive
Compare EU machinery safety duties with EMC duties for equipment, CE documentation, harmonised standards, declarations, and combined technical files.
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Machinery Regulation vs EU AI Act: machinery safety overlap
A grounded comparison of the EU Machinery Regulation and EU AI Act for machinery with AI-enabled safety functions, software, cyber-safety and technical documentation overlap.
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Machinery Regulation vs Machinery Directive
Grounded comparison of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 and Directive 2006/42/EC across legal form, timing, scope, digital instructions, cybersecurity, conformity assessment, documentation, and CE marking.
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Machinery vs RED comparison
Compare EU Machinery Regulation and Radio Equipment Directive boundaries for machinery safety, radio equipment scope, CE documentation, and shared evidence.
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Next step
Turn Machinery Regulation scope and evidence into owned release work
Use this hub to route Machinery Regulation work by product model, machinery category, economic operator, Annex III requirement set, Annex I classification, Article 25 route, software evidence and EU market path. Assessment Autopilot can convert the release evidence into owned tasks; Research Copilot can support cited questions about scope, transition, technical documentation, digital instructions, notified-body routes and overlaps with other product law.
What this unlocks
- Start with the product boundary, intended use, assembly state, safety components, related-product status, partly completed machinery status, software dependencies and EU market path.
- Use Assessment Autopilot to request Annex III EHSR mapping, risk assessment records, standards applied, deviations rationale, tests, instructions, EU declaration content, CE marking checks and Annex IV technical documentation.
- Use Research Copilot for cited questions about Directive 2006/42/EC transition, Annex I Part A and Part B classification, Article 25 module selection, digital instructions, source-code requests and cybersecurity-related safety evidence.
- Keep engineering, software, supplier, test-lab, quality, notified-body, importer, distributor, corrective-action and authority-response records connected to the same machinery file.
Recommended route
Open Assessment Autopilot
Turn Machinery Regulation scope, EHSR mapping, technical documentation, Article 25 route, declarations and CE marking checks into owned tasks.
Supporting route
Open Research Copilot
Answer Machinery Regulation scope, transition, Annex I, digital-instruction, software and documentation questions with cited outputs from official sources.
Talk to Sorena
Talk through implementation
Review your Machinery Regulation scope classification, Annex III evidence, Article 25 route, technical documentation, EU declarations and CE marking process.
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Share it internally
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