Essential requirements (ch. 1)Amended requirement
1.7.3 · Marking of machinery or related products
Annex III, 1.7.3 · Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 ·
What it requires
1.7.3 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 requires: visible, legible and indelible marking, in addition to the data required by Articles 10 and 24 (identification, contact details and CE marking); mass where handled with lifting equipment. It has changed compared with Directive 2006/42/EC and applies to machinery placed on the market from 20 January 2027.
What changes compared with Directive 2006/42/EC
The mandatory identification data move to Articles 10(5), 10(6) and 24.
What the instruction manual must reflect
Reproduction of the rating plate and of the CE marking.
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In addition to the marking requirements in Article 10 and 24, machinery or related products shall be marked visibly, legibly and indelibly. Machinery or related products covered by chapters 2 to 6 of this Annex shall also be marked according to the additional requirements set out in those chapters. Furthermore, machinery, or a related product, designed and constructed for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere shall be marked accordingly. Machinery or related products shall also bear full information relevant to their type and essential for safe use. Such information is subject to the requirements set out in section 1.7.1. Where machinery or a related product part is handled during use with lifting equipment, its mass shall be indicated legibly, indelibly and unambiguously.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, OJ L 165, 29.6.2023, Annex III, 1.7.3. The sections ‘What it requires’ and ‘What the instruction manual must reflect’ are our own summary and do not replace the official text.