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- Article 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC - Scope
- Article 2 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC - Definitions
- Article 3 : Specific Directives of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 4 : Market surveillance of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 5 : Placing on the market and putting into service - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 6 : Freedom of movement - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 7 : Presumption of conformity and harmonised standards - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 8 : Specific measures - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 9 : Specific measures to deal with potentially hazardous machinery - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 10 : Procedure for disputing a harmonised standard - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 11 : Safeguard clause - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 12 : Procedures for assessing the conformity of machinery - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 13 : Procedure for partly completed machinery - 2006/42/EC
- Article 14 : Notified bodies - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 15 : Installation and use of machinery - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 16 : CE marking - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 17 : Non-conformity of marking - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 18 : Confidentiality - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 19 : Cooperation between Member States - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 20 : Legal remedies - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 21 : Dissemination of information - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 22 : Committee - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 23 : Penalties - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 24 : Amendment of Directive 95/16/EC - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 25 : Repeal - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 26 : Transposition - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 27 : Derogation - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 28 : Entry into force - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 29 : Addressees - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- ANNEX I of machinery directive 2006/42/EC - Summary
- GENERAL PRINCIPLES of annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- 1 ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS of annex 1 - definitions - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.1.2. Principles of safety integration of annex 1 machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.1.3. Materials and products annex 1 machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.1.4. Lighting - annex 1 machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.1.5. Design of machinery to facilitate its handling - annex 1 machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.1.6. Ergonomics - annex 1 machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.1.7. Operating positions - annex 1 machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.1.8. Seating - annex 1 machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.2.1. Safety and reliability of control systems - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.2.2. Control devices - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.2.3. Starting - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.2.4. Stopping - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.2.4.4. Assembly of machinery - Annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.2.5. Selection of control or operating modes - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.2.6. Failure of the power supply - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.3. PROTECTION AGAINST MECHANICAL HAZARDS - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.4. REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS OF GUARDS AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.5. RISKS DUE TO OTHER HAZARDS - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.6. MAINTENANCE - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 1.7. INFORMATION - annex 1 of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 2. SUPPLEMENTARY ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS - annex 1 machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 3. SUPPLEMENTARY ESSENTIAL HEALTH TO THE MOBILITY OF MACHINERY - annex 1 machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 4. SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS TO OFFSET HAZARDS DUE TO LIFTING OPERATIONS of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 5. SUPPLEMENTARY ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND WORK of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Article 6. SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS - HAZARDS DUE TO THE LIFTING OF PERSONS of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Annex II : Declarations of CONFORMITY OF THE MACHINERY, DECLARATION OF INCORPORATION - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Annex III of machinery directive 2006/42/EC - CE marking
- Annex IV of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Annex V of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Annex VI of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Annex VII - Technical file for machinery - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Annex VIII - Assessment of conformity of machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Annex IX of machinery directive 2006/42/EC - EC type-examination
- Annex X of machinery directive 2006/42/EC - Full quality assurance
- Annex XI of machinery directive 2006/42/EC - Minimum criteria for the notification of bodies
- Annex XII of machinery directive 2006/42/EC - Correlation table between machinery directive 2006/42/CE and MD 1998/37/CE
- Machinery directive 1998/37/EC
- considerings of machinery directive 1998/37/CE
- articles of 1998/37/EC machinery directive
- Annex I of 1998/37/CE machinery directive
- Annex II of 1998/37/EC machinery directive
- Annex III of machinery directive 1998/37/CE
- Annex IV of machine directive 1998/37/EC
- Annex V of machines directive 1998/37/CE
- Annex VI of machines directive 1998/37/EC
- Annex VII of machines directive 1998/37/EC
- Annex VIII of 1998/37/CE machine directive
- Annex IX of machinery directive 1998/37/CE
- Machinery directive 1989/392/EC
- whereas of machinery directive machines 1989/392/EEC
- articles of machinery directive 1989/392/EEC
- Annex I of machinery directive 1989/392/EEC
- Annex II of machine directive 1989/392/EEC
- Annex III of machinery directive 1989/392/EEC
- Annex IV of machinery directive 1989/392/EEC
- Annex V of machinery directive 1989/392/EEC
- Annex VI of machine directive 1989/392/EEC
- Annexe VII of machinery directive 1989/392/EEC
- Amendments of 1989/392/EEC directive
- ATEX directives
- ATEX 94/9/EC directive
- Whereas of ATEX 94/9/CE directive
- Articles of ATEX 94/9/CE directive
- article 1 ATEX 94/9/EC directive
- article 2 ATEX 94/9/EC directive
- article 3 ATEX 94/9/EC directive
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- article 13 : ATEX 94/9/EC directive
- article 14 : ATEX 94/9/EC directive
- article 15 : ATEX 94/9/EC directive
- article 16 : ATEX 94/9/EC directive
- ANNEX I of ATEX 94/9/EC directive : CRITERIA DETERMINING THE CLASSIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT-GROUPS INTO CATEGORIES
- ANNEX II of ATEX 94/9/EC : directive ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS -EHSR
- ANNEX III of ATEX 94/9/EC directive : MODULE EC-TYPE EXAMINATION
- ANNEX IV of ATEX 94/9/EC directive : MODULE PRODUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE
- ANNEX V of ATEX 94/9/EC directive : MODULE PRODUCT VERIFICATION
- ANNEX VI of ATEX 94/9/EC directive : MODULE CONFORMITY TO TYPE
- ANNEX VII of ATEX 94/9/EC directive : MODULE PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE
- ANNEX VIII of ATEX 94/9/EC directive : MODULE INTERNAL CONTROL OF PRODUCTION
- ANNEX IX of ATEX 94/9/EC directive : MODULE UNIT VERIFICATION
- ANNEX X of ATEX 94/9/EC directive : CE Marking - Content of the EC declaration of conformity
- ANNEX XI of ATEX 94/9/EC directive: NOTIFICATION OF BODIES
- ATEX 99/92/EC Directive
- ATEX DIRECTIVE 2014/34/UE
- whereas of 2014/34/UE ATEX directive
- Articles of ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Annex 1 of ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
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- Annex 3 of ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Annex 4 of ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Annex 5 of ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Annex 6 of ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Annex 7 of ATEX 94/9/EC directive
- Annex 8 of the ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Annex 9 of the ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Annex 10 of ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Annex 11 of ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Annex 12 of the ATEX 2014/34/UE directive
- Audits in Ex field - EN 13980, OD 005 and EN ISO/CEI 80079-34
- New ATEX directive
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- Standardization & European Regulation
- Safety of machines : Standardization and European regulations
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- Standardization in machinery
- EN ISO 12100 - Décembre 2010
- EN ISO 12100-1 - January 2004
- EN ISO 12100-1:2003/A1
- EN ISO 12100-2 November 2003
- EN ISO 12100-2:2003/A1
- EN ISO 14121-1 September 2007
- ISO/TR 14121-2 - 2007
- EN 50205:2002 standard - Relays with forcibly guided (mechanically linked) contacts
- ISO 11161:2007
- ISO 13849-1:2006
- ISO 13849-2:2012
- ISO 13850:2006 - Safety of machinery -- Emergency stop -- Principles for design
- ISO 13851:2002 - Safety of machinery -- Two-hand control devices -- Functional aspects and design principles
- ISO 13854:1996 Safety of machinery - Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body
- ISO 13855:2010 - Safety of machinery -- Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach speeds of parts of the human body
- ISO 13856-1:2013 Safety of machinery -- Pressure-sensitive protective devices -- Part 1: General principles
- ISO 13856-2:2013 - Safety of machinery -- Pressure-sensitive protective devices -- Part 2: General principles for design testing
- ISO 13856-3:2013 Safety of machinery -- Pressure-sensitive protective devices - Part 3: General principles for design
- ISO 13857:2008 Safety of machinery -- Safety distances to prevent hazard zones
- ISO 14118:2000 - Safety of machinery -- Prevention of unexpected start-up
- ISO 14119:2013- Interlocking devices associated with guards
- ISO 14120:2002 - Guards -- General requirements for the design and construction
- ISO 14122-1:2001 - Permanent means of access to machinery
- ISO 14122-2:2001 - Permanent means of access to machinery
- ISO 14122-4:2004 - Permanent means of access to machinery
- ISO 14123-1:1998 - Reduction of risks to health from hazardous substances emitted by machinery
- ISO 14123-2:1998 - Reduction of risks to health from hazardous substances emitted by machinery
- ISO 14159:2002 - Hygiene requirements for the design of machinery
- ISO 19353:2005 -- Fire prevention and protection
- ISO/AWI 17305 - Safety of machinery - Safety functions of control systems
- ISO/DTR 22100-2 - Safety of machinery -- Part 2: How ISO 12100 relates to ISO 13849-1
- ISO/TR 14121-2:2012 - Risk assessment - Part 2: Practical guidance
- ISO/TR 18569:2004 - Guidelines for the understanding and use of safety of machinery standards
- ISO/TR 23849:2010 - Guidance on the application of ISO 13849-1 and IEC 62061 in the design of safety-related control systems
- STABILITY DATES FOR Machinery STANDARDS
- harmonized standards list - machinery-directive 2006/42/CE
- Publication of harmonised standards for machinery directive 2006/42/EC - 9.3.2018
- Harmonized standard list - machinery directive 2006/42/EC - 9.6.2017
- Harmonized standards for machinery - OJ C 2016/C173/01 of 15/05/2016
- Harmonized standards for machinery -OJ C 2016/C14/102 of 15/01/2016
- Harmonized standards for machinery - corrigendum OJ C 2015/C 087/03 of 13/03/2015
- harmonized standards for machinery - OJ C 2015/C 054/01 of 13/02/2015
- Application guide for machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Guide to application of the machinery directive 2006/42/CE - July 2017
- Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC - second edition June 2010
- Guide to application of machinery directive - 1-2 : The citations
- Guide to application of machinery directive - § 3 to § 31 The Recitals
- Guide to application of machinery directive - § 32 to § 156 - The Articles
- Guide to application of machinery directive - § 157 to § 381 - Annex I
- Guide to application of machinery directive - § 382 to § 386 - ANNEX II Declarations
- Guide to application of machinery directive - § 387 - ANNEX III CE marking
- recommendation for use - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
- Notified bodies under the machinery directive 2006/42/CE
- Safety of Ex, ATEX and IECEx equipments : Standardization
- Standardization in Ex Field
- The transposition of the ATEX 94/9/EC Directive to the 2014/34/EU directive
- harmonized standards list - ATEX directive 2014/34/EU
- Harmonized standard list for ATEX 2014/34/UE - 12-10-2018
- Harmonized standard list for ATEX 2014/34/UE - 15.6.2018
- Harmonized standard list for ATEX 2014/34/UE - 12-07-2019
- Harmonized standard list for ATEX 2014/34/UE - 9.6.2017
- Harmonized standards list ATEX 2014/34/UE directive - OJ C 126 - 08/04/2016
- Guide to application of the ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU
- application guide of 2014/34/EU directive - preambule, citations and recitals
- Guide to application of the ATEX 2014/34/UE directive - THE ARTICLES OF THE ATEX DIRECTIVE
- Guide to application of the ATEX 2014/34/UE directive - ANNEX I CLASSIFICATION INTO CATEGORIES
- Guide to application of the ATEX 2014/34/UE directive - ANNEX II ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
- Guide to application of the ATEX 2014/34/UE directive - ANNEX III MODULE B: EU-TYPE EXAMINATION
- Guide to application of the ATEX 2014/34/UE directive - ANNEX IV MODULE D: CONFORMITY TO TYPE
- Guide to application of machinery directive - § 388 - ANNEX IV machinery and mandatory certification
- Guide to application of the ATEX 2014/34/UE directive - ANNEX V MODULE F: CONFORMITY TO TYPE
- Alignment of ten technical harmonisation directives - Decision No 768/2008/EC
- ATEX 94/9/EC directive documents
- ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines
- ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 1 INTRODUCTION of ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 2 OBJECTIVE OF THE ATEX DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 3 GENERAL CONCEPTS of ATEX 94/9/EC directive ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 4 IN WHICH CASES DOES DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC APPLY - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 5 EQUIPMENT NOT IN THE SCOPE OF DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 6 APPLICATION OF DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC ALONGSIDE OTHERS THAT MAY APPLY - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 7 USED, REPAIRED OR MODIFIED PRODUCTS AND SPARE PARTS - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 8 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 9 NOTIFIED BODIES - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 10 DOCUMENTS OF CONFORMITY - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 11 MARKING - CE marking -ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 12 SAFEGUARD CLAUSE AND PROCEDURE - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 13 EUROPEAN HARMONISED STANDARDS - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- 14 USEFUL WEBSITES - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- ANNEX I: SPECIFIC MARKING OF EXPLOSION PROTECTION - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- ANNEX II: BORDERLINE LIST - ATEX PRODUCTS - ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines 4th edition
- Harmonized standards list - ATEX 94/9/EC directive
- Harmonized standards list ATEX 94/9/EC directive - OJ C 126 - 08/04/2016
- Harmonized standards list ATEX 94/9/EC - OJ C 335 - 09/10/2015
- Harmonized standards list ATEX 94/9/EC - OJ-C 445-02 - 12/12/2014
- Harmonized standards list ATEX 94/9/EC - OJ-C 076-14/03/2014
- Harmonized standards list ATEX 94/9/EC - OJ-C 319 05/11/2013
- ATEX 94/9/EC guidelines
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- Guide to application of ATEX 2014/34/EU directive second edition
- Safety of machines : Standardization and European regulations
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- ANNEX A - SAFEC project - DERIVATION OF TARGET FAILURE MEASURES
- ANNEX B - SAFEC project - ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT CONTROL SYSTEM STANDARDS
- ANNEX C - safec project - IDENTIFICATION OF “USED SAFETY DEVICES”
- Annex D - SAFEC project - study of ‘ Used Safety Devices’
- Annex E - Determination of a methodology for testing, validation and certification
- EN 50495 standard for safety devices
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- STSARCES project - final report
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Article 7 : Presumption of conformity and harmonised standards - machinery directive 2006/42/EC
The text in RED color is the amended or added text in comparison with the former 98/37/EC machinery directive.
Article 7 : Presumption of conformity and harmonised standards
1. Member States shall regard machinery bearing the CE marking and accompanied by the EC declaration of conformity, the content of which is set out in Annex II, part 1, Section A, as complying with the provisions of this Directive.
2. Machinery manufactured in conformity with a harmonised standard, the references to which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be presumed to comply with the essential health and safety requirements covered by such a harmonised standard.
3. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the references of the harmonised standards.
4. Member States shall take the appropriate measures to enable the social partners to have an influence at national level on the process of preparing and monitoring the harmonised standards.
Comment:
All harmonized standards with an earlier publication to 2006, which gave presumption of conformity with the essential health and safety requirements of Annex I of the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC, does not automatically give presumption of conformity with essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
See Article 2 (l) for the definition of harmonized standards.
Harmonised standards are one of the means to provide presumption of conformity with theessential health and safety requirements as defined in Annex I of the Machinery Directive.
These harmonized standards are very important for machine manufacturers. They are supposed to represent the state of the art, technique and technology.
Where those harmonized standards do not exist for a machine, it is possible to provide a presumption of conformity relating to national standards, draft standards or other documents reflecting the state of the art or technique.
The list of harmonized standards is regularly published at a frequency of two times per year on average over the site of the European community. This list is available on this site (see banner at the top of the "harmonized standards" page).
However, we must pay attention to the particulars in the harmonized standards under item "analysis" standards and Annexes - Annex ZA and ZB in most cases, in order to see what essential safety and health requirements of the Directive are covered by the so-called harmonized standard.
Example:
NF EN ISO 13849-1 October 2008: Safety of machinery - parts of control systems for safety - Part 1: General principles for design
Paragraph "analysis", we see (...) - It supports the essential safety requirements of the "Machinery" Directives 98/37/EC (see Annex ZA) and 2006/42/EC (see Annex ZB).
Annex ZB - (informative) - Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC.
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s).
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that Directive and has been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative
clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with Essential Requirements 1.2.1 of Annex I of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
We can point out that compliance with normative requirements of this standard (respect of informative annexes does not provide a presumption of conformity) provides presumption of conformity with the ONLY essential requirements of health and safety listed in paragraph 1.2.1 of Annex I of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the products falling within the scope of this standard.
Original Comment:
Toutes les normes harmonisées ayant une date de publication antérieure à 2006, et qui donnaient présomption de conformité aux exigences essentielles de sécurité et de sante de l’annexe I de la directive machines 98/37/CE, ne donnent pas automatiquement présomption de conformité aux exigences essentielles de sécurité et de santé de la directive machines 2006/42/CE.
Voir l’article 2 (l) pour la définition des normes harmonisées.
Les normes harmonisées sont un des moyens permettant d’apporter la présomption de conformité aux exigences essentielles de sécurité et de santé définies à l’annexe I de la directive machines.
Ces normes harmonisées sont très importantes pour les fabricants de machines. Elles sont supposées représenter l’état de l’art, de la technique et de la technologie.
Lorsque ces normes harmonisées n’existent pas pour une machine considérée, il y a possibilité d’apporter une présomption de conformité en se rattachant à des normes nationales, des projets de norme ou tout autre document reflétant l’état de l’art ou de la technique.
La liste des normes harmonisées est régulièrement publiée à une fréquence de 2 fois par an en moyenne sur le site de la communauté européenne. Cette liste est disponible sur le présent site (Cf. bandeau du haut de la page « normes harmonisées »).
Toutefois, il faut bien faire attention aux mentions figurant dans les normes harmonisées au paragraphe « analyse » et aux annexes – annexe ZA ou ZB dans la plupart des cas afin de voir quelles exigences essentielles de sécurité et de santé de la directive sont couvertes par la-dite norme harmonisée.
Exemple :
Norme NF EN ISO 13849-1 d’Octobre 2008 : Sécurité des machines - Parties des systèmes de commande relatives à la sécurité - Partie 1 : Principes généraux de conception
Au paragraphe « analyse », on remarque (…) Il vient à l’appui des exigences de sécurité des Directives «machines» 98/37/CE (voir Annexe ZA) et 2006/42/CE (voir Annexe ZB).
Annexe ZB - (informative) - Relation entre la présente Norme européenne et les exigences essentielles de la Directive européenne 2006/42/CE.
La présente Norme européenne a été élaborée dans le cadre d’un mandat donné au CEN par la Commission européenne et par l’Association européenne de libre échange afin d'offrir un moyen de se conformer aux exigences essentielles de la Directive Nouvelle approche 2006/42/CE sur les machines.
Une fois la présente norme citée au Journal officiel des Communautés européennes (JOCE) au titre de ladite Directive et dès sa reprise en norme nationale dans au moins un État membre, la conformité aux articles normatifs de cette norme confère, dans les limites du domaine d’application de la norme, présomption de conformité aux exigences essentielles 1.2.1 de l’Annexe I de ladite Directive et de la réglementation AELE associée.
On note que le respect des exigences normatives de cette norme (le respect des annexes informatives ne permet pas d’apporter une présomption de conformité) permet de présumer la conformité aux seules exigences essentielles de sécurité et de santé listées au paragraphe 1.2.1 de l’Annexe I de la Directive Machines 2006/42/CE.
AVERTISSEMENT : D'autres exigences et d'autres Directives UE peuvent être applicables au(x) produit(s) relevant du domaine d'application de la présente norme.
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