Manufacturer obligations (Art. 10)Amended requirement
Art. 10(6) · Manufacturer contact details
Article 10(6) · Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 ·
What it requires
Art. 10(6) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 requires: name or trade mark, postal address and website, e-mail address or other digital contact, as a single point of contact, in an easily understood language. 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
Adds the digital contact (website, e-mail address or other digital contact).
What the instruction manual must reflect
Plate and manual with postal address and digital contact (website or e-mail).
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Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and the postal address and website, e-mail address or other digital contact at which they can be contacted, on the machinery or related product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the machinery or related product. The address shall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by users and market surveillance authorities.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, OJ L 165, 29.6.2023, Article 10(6). The sections ‘What it requires’ and ‘What the instruction manual must reflect’ are our own summary and do not replace the official text.