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PLATE 13 OF 20

Annex I categories.

The machinery categories listed in Annex I, and what listing changes about the assessment route.

PILLAR Annex I categories, overviewGUIDES 12REVIEWED 27 October 2026

Pillar guide

Annex I categories, overview: How Annex I is organised into Part A and Part B, and why the part decides the available routes.

Supporting guides

GuideWhat it covers
Vehicle servicing lifts in Annex IA Part A category example, and how its listing changes the assessment route for that product.
Safety components with machine learning behaviourA Part A category for safety components with self evolving behaviour using machine learning approaches.
Checking category membershipA method for checking whether a product category is listed, and what evidence the check needs.
Part B categories and coveragePart B as a list, and the standards coverage condition that decides whether module A is available.
New categories and annex updatesHow annex updates are tracked, and why a file must record which annex version it was checked against.
Annex I versus Directive Annex IVThe Regulation category list read against the Directive list, so neither is used as the other.
Categories for assembliesHow category membership works when the product is an assembly, and who decides the category.
Related products in Annex IRelated products that appear in Annex I categories, and how their routes differ from complete machinery.
A route table for Annex IPart A, Part B, and outside Annex I in one table, with the condition that decides each row.
Misreading Annex ICommon misreadings: broad terms, marketing names, and partial standards coverage treated as membership or coverage.
Recording a category decisionA short record that captures the category, the wording checked, the configuration, and the route that follows.

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