In common with most other New Approach product Directives, the Machinery Directive requires products in scope (including almost all new machinery) by design and construction to:

• undergo conformity assessment as required by the Directive
• meet all of the relevant essential health and safety requirements for the product, to the state of the art
• be CE marked, and
• accompanied by a Declaration of Conformity and user instructions in the language of the end user. User instructions essential for health and safety should be provided in printed form the Commission ‘Guide’ ).
• and that a technical file is compiled to demonstrate compliance with the above processes and requirements. This must be kept securely for at least 10 years from the last dates of manufacture and be made available on request to market surveillance authorities

In order to meet the requirements of any Directive it helps to understand the key definitions, particularly what is 'machinery', and which machinery is in scope, as well as which machinery is not in scope.

Simples!!