Technical articles, news and publications on CE marking

Harmonised standards should be in place by the time the Machinery Regulation comes into force. According to the currently valid Machinery Directive, there are more than 800 such standards in the corresponding EU Official Journal. This means that by the deadline, these standards must at least be revised so that they meet the new requirements of the regulation. We have summarised the current status of the revision for you in our technical article.

On 12 July 2024, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence in the Official Journal of the EU. In our overview, you can find out what the regulatory requirements for AI systems are and what risk classifications the Commission is planning. 

At the end of April, the EU Commission published this new version 2.3 on its website. We have summarised the changes to the guide for you in a briefing note, from where you can also access the full text of the new edition of the guide.

The EU Battery Regulation aims to regulate the entire life cycle of batteries and now sets out requirements for all phases of the value chain in order to improve resource utilisation, the circular economy and safety. This technical article sheds light on the new requirements along the value chain and highlights challenges in practical implementation.

Benefit now from Safexpert's wide range of support when switching to the new Machinery Regulation. With the new version 9.1 of Safexpert, the CE Guide has been adapted to the new Machinery Regulation, among other things. This allows you to prepare for the new requirements in good time before the regulation becomes mandatory in January 2027.

The EU Product Safety Regulation 2023/988 for the first time lays down binding requirements for the content and design of recall notices in relation to non-harmonised and harmonised consumer products. Based on Art. 36 para.3 of the Regulation, the Commission has now issued Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1435, which sets out a template for a standardised recall notice.

Gerhard Wiebe from Produktkanzlei has summarised key data on these provisions in a technical article.

The NIS 2 Directive defines requirements for operators with regard to cyber security. In this technical article, Martin Strommer explains which companies are directly affected (as operators) and what requirements and sanctions the directive provides for. 

On 5 March 2024, the European Court of Justice handed down its judgement in the ‘Malamud’ case. The plaintiffs had demanded that harmonised standards in the EU Official Journal must be part of EU law and must be accessible free of charge. Read our article to find out what the judgement entails and what possible consequences it may have. 

On 2 May 2024, the Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation amending the Outdoor Directive 2000/14/EC. In our technical article you will find information on the interaction of the regulation with the Machinery Directive and the Machinery Regulation, details of the planned changes and a link to the full text of the regulation..

The SECURE project is an EU-funded initiative to strengthen the cyber resilience of European micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) – particularly with regard to the requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). This short information provides key details about the project.