Interpretation of the Machinery Directive by the Machinery Working Group of the European Commission
This page provides an interpretation of the individual aspects of the Machinery Directive by the Machinery Working Group of the European Commission.
The Machinery Working Group of the European Commission regularly conducts consultations on current issues concerning the application of the Machinery Directive.
The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, BAuA) is involved in the Machinery Working Group.
This page collects the results of these discussions, which are an interpretation of the individual aspects of the Machinery Directive.
This interpretation is not legally binding. It supports a uniform application of the Directive in Europe.
Guideline to the Machine Directive 2006/42/EC:
Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC [Edition 2.3, April 2024, Ed.: EU Commission]
Interchangeable equipment to be assembled with industrial trucks:
Protocols of the meetings of the Machinery Working Group until 2020:
European Commission: Protocols of the meetings of the Machinery Working Group
Documents of the meetings of the Machinery Expert Group from 2021:
European Commission: Documents of the meetings of the Machinery Expert Group