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Machinery Regulation

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Type
regulation
Layer
product
Status
applies partially
In force
2023-07-19
Key date
2027-01-20 applies
CELEX
32023R1230
Last verified
2026-07-21
Official text
EUR-Lex / official source

Machinery Regulation

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Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 replaces the 2006 Machinery Directive and updates machinery safety law for digitalised and AI-enabled machinery.

What it does (at a glance)

  • Essential health & safety requirements covering machinery with self-evolving behaviour (machine learning).
  • Cybersecurity-relevant requirements: safety functions must not be compromised by corruption (links to the CRA — see the Cyber area).
  • Digital instructions permitted; updated conformity-assessment procedures.

Key dates

  • In force 19 July 2023 ⚠️ VERIFY exact date; applies from 20 January 2027 ⚠️ VERIFY.

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