PLATE 01 OF 20
Framework and transition.
How the EU machinery framework fits together, and how the 2027 changeover is handled.
Pillar guide
EU machinery law: the working framework: Understand which machinery framework applies, what changes in 2027 and how to organise the evidence behind conformity.
Supporting guides
| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Machinery Regulation: the 2027 transition | The general application date is 20 January 2027. Plan around the market event, not a blanket replacement of every existing machine. |
| Mapping Directive annexes to Regulation annexes | A working map from Directive annex numbers to Regulation annex numbers, so old file references are checked before they are reused. |
| Placing on the market and making available | Two supply events that are often confused, and why the distinction decides which framework applies to a product. |
| Provisions of the Regulation that apply early | Selected Regulation provisions apply before 20 January 2027, and they do not mean the full framework applies early. |
| Building a transition register for a product family | A register that shows, for each product family, where it stands on the move from Directive to Regulation. |
| What the 2027 date does not change | Installed machines, historical declarations, and existing workplace duties do not all reset on 20 January 2027. |
| Declaring conformity with both frameworks | When a declaration may state conformity with the Regulation as well, for machinery supplied before the cut-off. |
| How Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 is structured | Articles, annexes, and modules in the Regulation, read as a map before any single article is quoted. |
| How Directive 2006/42/EC is structured | The current framework read as a map, so its annex references are used correctly while it still applies. |
| Using the consolidated Regulation text | Why the consolidated text of 27 July 2026, not an early summary, is the working copy for transition planning. |
| The framework as an importer sees it | For an importer, the transition turns on the placing event and on checks of the manufacturer conformity work. |