Articolo 3 macchine direttiva 2006/42/EC - Direttive specifiche

The text in RED color is the amended or added text in comparison with the former 98/37/EC machinery directive.

Articolo 3 : Direttive specifiche

Quando per una macchina i pericoli citati all'allegato I sono interamente o parzialmente oggetto in modo più specifico di altre direttive comunitarie, la presente direttiva non si applica o cessa di essere applicata a tale macchina e per tali pericoli dalla data di attuazione di tali altre direttive.

Comment:

For certain categories of products, which are not considered as machinery, the machinery directive 2006/42/EC does not apply beacuse other directives more specific applies (see whereas 7, 8, 27, Article I - paragraph 2). We note, for example, (G): the toys directive, Personal Protective Equipment Directive, ...

For certain categories of products, which are considered as machinery, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC does not apply because some other directives are more appropriate: ATEX 94/9/EC Directive PED directive, ...

Finally, for certain categories of products, which are considered as machinery, some requirements of other directives apply in addition to the ones of Machinery Directive. The EMC Directive, noise Directive, ...

Regarding the Low Voltage Directive (LVD), the choice of the Directive to retain (machine or LVD) depends on the risk assessment made ​​by the manufacturer on the concerned product to define what is the major risk to retain in order to comply with the essential requirements of safety and health.

Original Comment:

Pour certaines catégories de produits,  qui ne sont pas considérées comme des machines, la directive machine 2006/42/CE ne s’applique pas car d’autres directives plus spécifiques s’appliquent (voir les considérants 7, 8, 27, article premier – alinéa 2). On note par exemple (G) : la directive jouets, la directive Equipements de protection individuels, …

Pour certaines catégories de produits, qui sont considérées comme des machines, la directive machines 2006/42/CE ne s’applique pas non plus car certaines autres directives sont plus adaptées : directive ATEX 94/9/CE, directive PED, …

Enfin, pour certaines catégories de produits, qui sont considérées comme des machines, certaines exigences d’autres directives s’appliquent en complément de la directive machines. La directive CEM, La directive bruit, …

Pour ce qui est de la directive basse tension (DBT), le choix de la directive à retenir (machine ou DBT) dépend de l’évaluation du risque faite par le fabricant sur le produit considéré afin de définir quel est le risque majorant à retenir pour satisfaire le respect des exigences essentielles de sécurité et de santé.