July2023Ref.Eurogip-182/EISBN979-10-97358-58-7Machinery:fromtheDirectivetothenewRegulation,whatchanges?1stedition,July2023PierreBelingard,EUROGIPStefanoBoy,ETUIeurogip.fretui.orgMachinery:FromtheDirectivetothenewRegulation,whatchanges?-Eurogip-182/E-07/20232Machinery:FromtheDirectivetothenewRegulation,whatchanges?PUBLISHERSEUROGIP51,avenuedesGobelins75013ParisFrancehttps://eurogip.fr/EuropeanTradeUnionInstitute(ETUI)BdduJardinBotanique201000BrusselsBelgiumhttps://etui.org/DirectorofthepublicationRaphaëlHaeflingerDirectorAuthorsPierreBelingardbelingard@eurogip.frISBN979-10-97358-58-7ParisRef.Eurogip-182/EJuly2023StefanoBoysboy@etui.orgMachinery:FromtheDirectivetothenewRegulation,whatchanges?-Eurogip-182/E-07/20233TableofcontentsChapterIGENERALPROVISIONS......................................................................................................9Article1Subjectmatter...................................................................................................................9Article2Scope................................................................................................................................9Article3Definitions..........................................................................................................................12Article4Freemovement.................................................................................................................18Article5Protectionofpersonsduringinstallationoruseofmachineryorrelatedproducts.............18Article6CategoriesofmachineryandrelatedproductslistedinAnnexIsubjecttorelevantconformityassessmentprocedures.................................................................................................19Article7Safetycomponents............................................................................................................23Article8EssentialhealthandsafetyrequirementsforproductswithinthescopeofthisRegulation.......................................................................................................................................24Article9SpecificUnionharmonisationlegislation...........................................................................24ChapterIIOBLIGATIONSOFECONOMICOPERATORS.................................................................25Article10Obligationsofmanufacturersofmachineryandrelatedproducts...................................25Article11Obligationsofmanufacturersofpartlycompletedmachinery..........................................30Article12Authorisedrepresentatives..............................................................................................34Article13Obligationsofimportersofmachineryandrelatedproducts...........................................34Article14Obligationsofimportersofpartlycompletedmachinery..................................................37Article15Obligationsofdistributorsofmachineryandrelatedproduct..........................................39Article16Obligationsofdistributorsofpartlycompletedmachinery...............................................40Article17Casesinwhichobligationsofmanufacturersapplytoimportersanddistributors...........42Article18Othercasesinwhichobligationsofmanufacturersapply...............................................42Article19Identificationofeconomicoperators......................