EU Machinery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1230)
MR - General Provisions and Essential Requirements (Ch I)

EU Machinery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1230) MR-Art.8_9: Essential health and safety requirements and sectoral coordination (Articles 8-9 + Annex III)

Article 8 imposes the central requirement: machinery and related products placed on the market or put into service shall comply with the essential health and safety requirements (EHSR) set out in Annex III. Annex III covers: 1.1 general principles of safety integration (eliminate / reduce / inform), 1.1.9 protection against corruption (cybersecurity-as-safety: machinery must not allow unauthorised connections / software modifications that compromise safety), 1.2 safety + reliability of control systems including 1.2.1 reliability of safety-related parts of control systems and the new 1.2.6 AI / autonomous-behaviour safety provisions, 1.3 protection against mechanical hazards, 1.4 guards + protective devices, 1.5 risks due to other hazards, 1.6 maintenance, 1.7 information / instructions for use (digital instructions permitted under Annex III 1.7), 2-6 specific requirements for foodstuff / portable / lifting / underground / persons-lifting machinery. Article 9 coordinates with sectoral Union harmonisation legislation: where a sectoral act covers some EHSR for a product, that act applies for those aspects and the Machinery Regulation continues to apply for the remaining aspects.

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  • CRA-Art.11_12 Relationship with general product safety and AI Act (Articles 11-12)
  • CRA-Art.13_AnnexI Manufacturer obligations and essential requirements (Article 13 + Annex I)
  • GPSR-Art.5_6_7_8 General safety requirement and assessment criteria (Articles 5-8)

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