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Art. 10(5) · Machinery identification
Article 10(5) · Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 ·
What it requires
Art. 10(5) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 requires: the machinery must bear the model, series or type designation, the year of construction and any batch or serial number. It is unchanged in substance compared with Directive 2006/42/EC and applies to machinery placed on the market from 20 January 2027.
What the instruction manual must reflect
Reproduction of the plate: model, series/type, year, serial no.
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Manufacturers shall ensure that the machinery or related product which they place on the market or put into service bears at least a designation of the machinery or related product model, series or type, the year of construction, namely the year in which the manufacturing process was completed, and any batch or serial number or other element allowing its identification that exists, or, where the size or nature of the machinery or related product does not allow this, that the required information is provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the machinery or related product.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, OJ L 165, 29.6.2023, Article 10(5). The sections ‘What it requires’ and ‘What the instruction manual must reflect’ are our own summary and do not replace the official text.