Directive 2006/42/EC
The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC is a set of regulations from the European Union that specifies safety and health requirements for machinery and other related products. Manufacturers and businesses involved in supplying these products in Europe must comply with these requirements to market or use their machinery within the EU. This involves ensuring that their products meet the essential safety standards outlined in the directive. Only when these and other relevant CE product requirements are fulfilled can the products be labeled with the CE mark. This mark allows them to be freely sold and used across the European Union.
The directive covers a variety of equipment including machinery, installations, interchangeable equipment, and several other product categories. However, certain products like agricultural and forestry tractors are not covered by the Machinery Directive. These exclusions are specific to the directive and these products must meet other relevant standards as applicable.
Looking ahead, the Machinery Directive will be updated by the new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230. This upcoming regulation, which aims to modernize and streamline the existing rules, will replace the directive. The regulation emphasizes enhancing safety features, clarifying obligations for economic operators, and introducing stricter requirements for machinery incorporated with artificial intelligence. This transition to a regulation ensures that the rules become directly applicable across all EU member states without needing transposition into national law, promising a more uniform application of safety standards.
Our services for CE marking for the Machine Directive (MD)
We can identify the regulatory requirements for your product and offer you assistance and review of the technical documentation. We can perform a complete conformity assessment procedure in accordance with the Machinery Directive and any other applicable CE product regulations. You can rest assured that your machinery or installation will be assessed professionally and impartially in order to place it legally approved on the market. In short we help you with:
- Implementation of full CE conformity assessment procedures
- Qualification and classification of your Machinery product(s)
- Carry out normalized risk analyses and risk assessments (EN-ISO 12100:2010)
- Perform tests (outsourced), measurements and inspections (also on site)
- File management of your Technical Documentation
- Verify instruction manuals, markings (safety information)
- Draw up the EU Declaration of Conformity and provide instructions for affixing the CE marking