Contents of the instructions (1.7.4.2)Amended requirement
1.7.4.2(1)(c) · EU declaration of conformity or access to it
Annex III, 1.7.4.2(1)(c) · Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 ·
What it requires
1.7.4.2(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 requires: EU declaration of conformity, or the internet address or machine-readable code to access it. 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
Formerly ‘EC declaration’; a web link or machine-readable code is now permitted (Art. 10(8)).
What the instruction manual must reflect
The full EU declaration of conformity or, if it is not included, the internet address or QR code where it can be consulted.
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the EU declaration of conformity, or the internet address or machine readable code, where the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed, in accordance with Article 10(8);
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, OJ L 165, 29.6.2023, Annex III, 1.7.4.2(1)(c). The sections ‘What it requires’ and ‘What the instruction manual must reflect’ are our own summary and do not replace the official text.