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EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230: scope, supply chain obligations, conformity assessment of high-risk categories, digitisation, AI and cybersecurity, repeal of the Machinery Directive, key dates and enforcement

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This Practice Note sets out a high-level, practical summary of the objectives and scope of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery, commonly referred to as the EU Machinery Regulation (EU MR). The EU MR obliges manufacturers and other market participants engaged in making machinery and related products to comply with a broad range of health and safety requirements. It outlines the principal legal duties of manufacturers, importers and distributors (together with other persons who may fall within scope) and analyses the key departures from Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery, known as the EU Machinery Directive (EU MD), in the context of emerging digital and technological concepts. The machinery industry records an annual turnover of €700 billion and supplies vital products and technology used across numerous manufacturing and services sectors, including mining, manufacturing and textile, as well as the production of domestic appliances. The EU MR spans an extensive array of products, from construction machinery and lawnmowers to robots and 3D printers. It also extends to related products, such as safety components or partly completed machinery (PCM). The EU MR will take effect from 20 January 2027 and, from that date, will repeal the EU MD, save for some rules applicable to...

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Jamie Cartwright

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Jamie is a product and supply risks and disputes expert. He advises international clients on product liability and compliance issues as well as disputes in arbitration, litigation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution including expert determination. In addition, Jamie is an accredited mediator available to be engaged as an independent mediator to facilitate commercial resolutions between parties in dispute. ...

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