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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 05:24:05+00:00

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The Guide was endorsed by the Machinery Committee on 2 June 2010.
The 2nd Edition of the Guide was completed with comments on Annexes III to XI of the Machinery Directive. Some errors noticed by readers have been corrected. Legal references and terms have been updated in line with the Lisbon Treaty - in particular, where the Directive refers to 'the Community', the Guide now refers to 'the EU'.
Following discussion with the industry, the comments relating to chains, ropes and webbing for lifting purposes in §44, §330, § 340, §341, and §357 have been revised in order to clarify the practical application of the requirements relating to these products.
The Guide is published on the Commission’s Website EUROPA in English. It is planned to translate the Guide into the other EU languages, but only the English version will be checked by the Commission, therefore, in case of doubt, the English version should be taken as the reference.
The Guide can be downloaded and is presented in a printable format. The text of the Directive is presented in boxed red italic type - the comments follow in black type. It is intended to publish regular updates of the Guide in order to introduce answers to questions agreed by the Machinery Committee and the Machinery Working Group.
The Guide takes account of the amendment to Directive 2006/42/EC introduced by Regulation (EC) N° 569/2009 relating to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny for the Machinery Committee. It also takes account of the provisions of Regulation (EC) N° 765/2008 relating to market surveillance, which apply in a complementary way.
The 2nd Edition of the Guide does not deal with the amendment to the Machinery Directive on machinery for pesticide application introduced by Directive 2009/127/EC that will become applicable on 15th December 2011. This amendment will be covered in the 3rd Edition of the Guide to be published at the end of 2010.
The Guide has been prepared with the help of an Editorial Group. The Commission wishes to warmly thank the members of the Editorial Group both for the huge amount of work they have carried out as well as for the efficient, constructive and cooperative spirit in which the drafts have been prepared. In parallel to the work of the Editorial Group, a Machinery Core Group established by ORGALIME, including representatives of the main sectors of machinery manufacturing, has provided invaluable input from the industry. The drafts prepared by the Editorial Group have been submitted to the Member States and stakeholders for comments. The Commission would also like to thank all those who have made comments. We have tried to take them into account as far as possible.
Of course, the Commission takes full responsibility for the content of the Guide. Readers are invited to communicate any corrections or comments on this 2nd Edition of the Guide so that they can be taken into account in preparing the 3rd Edition.
§79 Who is the manufacturer ?

References: §44
 §330
 § 340
 §341
 §357

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