--- title: "EU Machinery Regulation vs LVD" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/machinery-vs-lvd" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/machinery-vs-lvd" author: "Sorena AI" description: "Compare the EU Machinery Regulation and Low Voltage Directive boundary for machinery EHSRs, electrical risks, excluded electrical products, CE documentation, and evidence reuse." published_at: "2026-05-09" updated_at: "2026-05-09" keywords: - "EU Machinery Regulation" - "Regulation (EU) 2023/1230" - "Low Voltage Directive boundary" - "machinery electrical risks" - "CE declaration machinery" - "Machinery EHSR" - "Machinery CE documentation" --- **[SORENA](https://www.sorena.io/)** - AI-Powered GRC Platform [Home](https://www.sorena.io/) | [Solutions](https://www.sorena.io/solutions) | [Artifacts](https://www.sorena.io/artifacts) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) | [Contact](https://www.sorena.io/contact) | [Portal](https://app.sorena.io) --- # 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. *Side-by-side* *EU* ## EU Machinery Regulation vs Low Voltage Directive Machinery and electrical-safety boundary Use the Machinery Regulation first when the product is machinery, a related product, or partly completed machinery. Electrical hazards are handled through Annex III: the LVD safety objectives apply, while conformity assessment and placing on the market for those electrical risks are governed by the Machinery Regulation. Use the LVD boundary check for the electrical and electronic products that Article 2 excludes when they fall within the LVD or Radio Equipment Directive, and for electrical components that need supplier evidence before they are incorporated into machinery. The practical question is not whether a product has electricity. For machinery and related products, the Machinery Regulation keeps the CE route, technical documentation, EU declaration, EHSR analysis, and market-placement duties. The LVD matters at the boundary: Article 2 excludes named electrical and electronic product categories when they fall within the LVD or RED, and Annex III points machinery teams back to LVD safety objectives for electrical hazards. ## EU Machinery Regulation vs Low Voltage Directive: boundary comparison A focused comparison for products that combine mechanical hazards, electrical power, control systems, supplier electrical components, and CE documentation. - **Machinery Regulation**: Primary route for machinery, related products, and partly completed machinery, including EHSRs, risk assessment, conformity assessment, technical documentation, EU declarations, and CE marking. - **Low Voltage Directive boundary**: Relevant where Article 2 excludes named electrical and electronic products, where electrical components are sourced separately, or where LVD safety objectives inform machinery electrical-risk controls. | Dimension | Machinery Regulation | Low Voltage Directive boundary | Operational implication | Sources | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Scope boundary | Applies to machinery, related products, and partly completed machinery unless an exclusion or more specific Union harmonisation law removes the relevant risk from the Machinery Regulation scope. | Acts as the boundary reference for certain excluded electrical and electronic products named in Article 2 when they fall within the LVD or RED. | Classify the product first, then classify electrical assemblies and components. A powered machine is not automatically an LVD-only product. | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. | | Covered actors | Annex III section 1.5.1 requires machinery with an electricity supply to be designed, constructed, and equipped so electrical hazards are prevented. | The LVD safety objectives apply to machinery electrical risks, but the Machinery Regulation governs conformity assessment, placing on the market, and putting into service for those risks. | Use LVD safety objectives as electrical-safety criteria inside the machinery EHSR file, not as a separate CE route for the finished machine. | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. | | Trigger | The Machinery Regulation excludes listed electrical and electronic product categories only insofar as they fall within the LVD or RED. | The relevant boundary categories are domestic household appliances other than electrically operated furniture, audio and video equipment, information technology equipment, ordinary office machinery except additive 3D-printing machinery, low-voltage switchgear and control gear, and electric motors. | Do not generalize the exclusion to every powered product; compare the actual product category against the Article 2 list. | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. | | Core obligations | The machinery file needs technical documentation, Annex III EHSR evidence, conformity assessment route, instructions, CE marking support, and the EU declaration of conformity or incorporation as applicable. | Electrical component evidence can support the machinery file when it proves a component, electrical-risk control, standard, or supplier input, but it should not replace the finished-machine assessment. | Create a shared evidence index with legal-act tags so electrical test reports and supplier declarations are reusable without blurring the final machinery responsibility. | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. | | Evidence record | Article 21 allows a single EU declaration of conformity where machinery or a related product is subject to more than one Union legal act requiring such a declaration. | A single declaration still needs to identify the Union legal acts concerned, including publication references. | Use one declaration only when the legal acts and evidence are explicit; do not hide an unresolved LVD or RED boundary question inside generic CE wording. | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. | | Partly completed machinery evidence | Partly completed machinery remains within the Machinery Regulation and uses relevant technical documentation, assembly instructions, and an EU declaration of incorporation. | Electrical assemblies supplied for incorporation may provide inputs to the final assessment, but the integrator still needs to show that incorporation does not compromise health and safety. | Separate supplier evidence from the final integrator evidence, especially where electrical cabinets, drives, motors, or control assemblies are incorporated into a larger machine. | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. | | Enforcement | Lead with the Machinery Regulation when the finished product is machinery or a related product and the issue is mechanical, control-system, guarding, electrical, installation, instruction, or lifecycle safety. | Run the LVD boundary check when the product appears to be one of the Article 2 electrical/electronic exclusions, when a standalone electrical component is sourced, or when electrical-risk objectives need to be evidenced inside the machinery file. | Document one of four outcomes: Machinery Regulation only, Article 2 electrical-product exclusion, machinery plus another Union act on the declaration, or blocked pending a direct LVD source and product-specific evidence. | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. | | Overlap and reuse | Electrical evidence from supplier components can be reused in the machinery file when it supports a specific risk, standard, or component claim. | The LVD boundary check helps decide whether a separately supplied electrical product stays within the Machinery Regulation exclusion list or needs its own product assessment. | Reuse test reports and declarations, but keep the final machinery assessment and the standalone electrical-product assessment separate. | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. | | Practical decision rule | Use the Machinery Regulation for the finished machine, then pull in LVD-style electrical objectives through Annex III where the machinery risk assessment shows a relevant electrical hazard. | Use the LVD boundary only for a separately placed electrical or electronic product that fits Article 2 or a more specific Union harmonisation law. | A machine can borrow LVD-type safety criteria without becoming an LVD-only product; the product boundary still drives the legal route. | [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. | Sources for Scope boundary - Machinery Regulation: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Scope boundary - Low Voltage Directive boundary: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Scope boundary - operational implication: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Covered actors - Machinery Regulation: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Covered actors - Low Voltage Directive boundary: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Covered actors - operational implication: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Trigger - Machinery Regulation: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Trigger - Low Voltage Directive boundary: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Trigger - operational implication: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Core obligations - Machinery Regulation: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Core obligations - Low Voltage Directive boundary: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Core obligations - operational implication: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Evidence record - Machinery Regulation: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Evidence record - Low Voltage Directive boundary: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Evidence record - operational implication: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Partly completed machinery evidence - Machinery Regulation: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Partly completed machinery evidence - Low Voltage Directive boundary: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Partly completed machinery evidence - operational implication: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Enforcement - Machinery Regulation: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Enforcement - Low Voltage Directive boundary: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Enforcement - operational implication: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Overlap and reuse - Machinery Regulation: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Overlap and reuse - Low Voltage Directive boundary: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Overlap and reuse - operational implication: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Practical decision rule - Machinery Regulation: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Practical decision rule - Low Voltage Directive boundary: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." Sources for Practical decision rule - operational implication: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." ### How should teams decide between machinery and LVD workstreams? - Define the placed-on-market product boundary before reviewing components or supplier declarations. - Use Article 2 to decide whether a named electrical or electronic product is excluded from the Machinery Regulation. - For machinery electrical hazards, apply the LVD safety objectives through the Machinery Regulation EHSR and conformity-assessment file. - Keep unsupported LVD details out of the page until the machinery grounding folder contains a direct LVD source URL. Sources for the practical decision rule: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." - [ISO 12100:2010 safety of machinery risk assessment page](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/?ref=sorena.io#!iso:std:51528:en) - Supports machinery risk assessment and risk reduction as the engineering backbone for deciding and documenting machinery hazards. - Quote: "risk assessment and risk reduction" ## Start with the machinery scope boundary Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies to machinery, listed related products, and partly completed machinery. If the product is in that machinery scope, treat the machinery risk assessment and Annex III EHSRs as the primary compliance structure. Do not move a machine into an LVD-only process just because it has a power supply, control cabinet, motor, charger, or electrical subsystem. Annex III section 1.5.1 says LVD safety objectives apply to electrical risks, but the conformity assessment and placing-on-the-market obligations for machinery electrical risks are governed by the Machinery Regulation. - Record whether the item is machinery, a related product, partly completed machinery, or a separate electrical product supplied on its own. - Map electrical hazards into the machinery risk assessment and EHSR checklist instead of creating a second CE path for the finished machine. - Keep component supplier declarations and test evidence as inputs, not as replacements for the machinery technical file. Sources for this answer: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - [ISO 12100:2010 safety of machinery risk assessment page](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/?ref=sorena.io#!iso:std:51528:en) - Supports machinery risk assessment and risk reduction as the engineering backbone for deciding and documenting machinery hazards. *Recommended next step* *Placement: after CE documentation section* ## Check the machinery and LVD boundary before release Use the comparison to separate machinery EHSR work, electrical-risk evidence, excluded electrical products, supplier documentation, and CE declaration wording before the product is placed on the EU market. - [Open Research Copilot](/solutions/research-copilot.md): Ask machinery scope and evidence questions with cited source support. - [Talk through implementation](/contact.md): Review your product boundary, technical-file index, and declaration strategy. ## Use Article 2 exclusions for LVD-boundary products Article 2 excludes specific electrical and electronic products from the Machinery Regulation when they fall within the LVD or RED. The named categories include domestic household appliances that are not electrically operated furniture, audio and video equipment, information technology equipment, ordinary office machinery except additive 3D-printing machinery, low-voltage switchgear and control gear, and electric motors. That exclusion list is narrower than a general statement that electrical products follow the LVD. A powered machine, integrated production line, lifting device, or safety component still needs the machinery analysis unless it fits an exclusion or a more specific Union harmonisation law covers the relevant risks. - Ask whether the product is one of Article 2(2)(p) electrical or electronic categories before treating LVD as the lead regime. - Check whether the item is sold as a standalone electrical product or incorporated into machinery where the machinery manufacturer controls the final risk reduction. - Use Article 9 only to the extent a more specific Union harmonisation law covers the same risks addressed by the Machinery Regulation EHSRs. Sources for this answer: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. ## Keep CE documentation aligned without merging duties The finished machinery file should show the machinery conformity assessment route, Annex III EHSR mapping, technical documentation, instructions, EU declaration of conformity, CE marking decision, and any declaration of incorporation for partly completed machinery. Electrical evidence can support that file, but it should be tagged to the risk, component, standard, or supplier claim it actually supports. Where machinery or a related product is subject to more than one Union legal act requiring an EU declaration of conformity, Article 21 allows a single EU declaration covering all such acts. That does not remove the need to identify which legal acts are being declared and which evidence supports each one. - Keep one evidence index with columns for product boundary, legal act, requirement, evidence owner, test or design record, and declaration reference. - For partly completed machinery, keep assembly instructions and the EU declaration of incorporation separate from the finished machinery declaration. - Do not cite LVD voltage thresholds or standalone LVD procedures unless a grounded LVD source is added to the machinery source folder. Sources for this answer: - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. ## Primary sources - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1230-20230629&ref=sorena.io) - Supports Machinery Regulation scope, Article 2 exclusions for certain electrical and electronic products, Annex III electrical-risk treatment, EHSRs, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "The safety objectives set out in Directive 2014/35/EU shall apply to machinery or related products." - [ISO 12100:2010 safety of machinery risk assessment page](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/?ref=sorena.io#!iso:std:51528:en) - Supports machinery risk assessment and risk reduction as the engineering backbone for deciding and documenting machinery hazards. - Quote: "risk assessment and risk reduction" - [European Commission machinery sector page](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/mechanical-engineering/machinery_en?ref=sorena.io) - Commission machinery-sector page listed in the grounding folder for implementation context and links to machinery legislation and guidance. - Quote: "Machinery" ## Related Topic Guides - [Declaration of Conformity vs Declaration of Incorporation | Machinery Regulation FAQ](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/faq/doc-and-doi.md): FAQ on when machinery needs an EU Declaration of Conformity and when partly completed machinery needs an EU Declaration of Incorporation under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230. - [Directive 2006/42/EC to Machinery Regulation transition](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/transition-from-directive-2006-42-ec.md): 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. - [EU Machinery Regulation Applicability Test](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/applicability-test.md): 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. - [EU Machinery Regulation compliance](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/compliance.md): Machinery Regulation compliance checklist covering scope, EHSR risk assessment, technical documentation, instructions, conformity assessment, EU declarations, CE marking, software, transition, and market surveillance. - [EU Machinery Regulation compliance checklist](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/checklist.md): 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. - [EU Machinery Regulation deadlines and compliance calendar](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar.md): Calendar for Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 dates, Directive 2006/42/EC transition, release documentation gates, standards monitoring, and substantial-modification reviews. - [EU Machinery Regulation FAQ](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/faq.md): 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. - [EU Machinery Regulation Partly Completed Machinery](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/partly-completed-machinery.md): What counts as partly completed machinery under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, what documents travel with it, and where the final assembler takes over. - [EU Machinery Regulation requirements](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/requirements.md): 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. - [EU Machinery Regulation Safety Components](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/safety-components.md): 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: when does a modification constitute substantial modification?](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/substantial-modification.md): Guide to substantial modification under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230: change triggers, risk assessment, EHSRs, technical documentation, conformity assessment, CE marking, and records. - [EU Machinery Risk Assessment Method](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/risk-assessment-method.md): 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. - [How to map Annex III EHSRs under the EU Machinery Regulation | Machinery Regulation FAQ](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/faq/annex-iii-ehsr.md): FAQ on mapping Annex III essential health and safety requirements to hazards, risk reduction, software controls, technical documentation, and Annex I classification under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230. - [Machinery CE documentation template for Regulation (EU) 2023/1230](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/machinery-ce-documentation-template.md): 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 conformity assessment and CE marking](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/conformity-assessment-and-ce.md): EU Machinery Regulation guide to Article 25 conformity assessment routes, Annex I machinery categories, technical documentation, EU declarations, CE marking, and instructions. - [Machinery Regulation cybersecurity evidence FAQ](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/faq/cybersecurity.md): What cybersecurity evidence connected or software-enabled machinery should keep for protection against corruption, safety-related control systems, and machinery risk assessment. - [Machinery Regulation digital instructions](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/digital-instructions.md): EU Machinery Regulation guide to digital instructions for use: access marking, print and download access, paper copies, non-professional safety information, languages, and records. - [Machinery Regulation penalties and enforcement](/artifacts/eu/machinery-regulation/penalties-and-fines.md): EU Machinery Regulation enforcement guide covering Member State penalty rules, corrective action, market surveillance powers, and cross-border authority cooperation. - 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