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On 29 June 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2023 on machinery, or the Machinery Regulation for short, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Comprehensive details on the changes compared to the previous Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC can be found in our technical article "New Machinery Regulation".
The final version of the directive dated 29 June is modified by the EU Commission at irregular intervals by means of amending documents, as is the case with other legal provisions. This may be done as part of a correction. This so-called corrigendum serves to immediately amend identified errors in certain passages of the directive upon publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The other possibility is the publication of amending documents. These are published as independent (implementing) regulations or directives in the Official Journal of the European Union in order to adapt the legislation to new regulatory or technical framework conditions. In doing so, existing passages are supplemented or completely new sections are added, with a transitional period granted.
In this blog post, we have clearly summarised the changes to the new Machinery Regulation since its publication in June 2023. As soon as new amendment documents are published, this blog post will be continuously updated. Don't miss any important updates and subscribe to our free newsletter or follow us on LinkedIn!
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What changes to the Machinery Regulation will be introduced by the ‘Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2023/1230’ of 4 July 2023?
When the regulation was published on 29 June 2023, the date of commencement and numerous other effective dates were not calculated correctly.
Regulations usually come into force 20 days after their publication in the Official Journal, and this was also the intention for the Machinery Regulation. The other relevant dates are subsequently linked to this 20-day period. Thus, the corrigendum of 4 July 2023 results in changes to the regulation in the following places:
You can open and download the full text of the corrigendum via the following link:
Corrigendum, OJ L 169, 4.7.2023
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How does Regulation (EU) 2024/2748 of 8 November 2024 amend the Machinery Regulation?
Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 8 November 2024 and contains provisions "as regards emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, presumption of conformity, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to an internal market emergency".
Specifically, this regulation lays down provisions to ensure the normal functioning of the internal market and the availability of crisis-relevant goods during a crisis.
In addition to the Machinery Regulation, numerous other provisions are being prepared for such an "internal market emergency", including the regulations on construction products (305/2011), cableways (2016/424), protective equipment (2016/425), gas appliances (20 16/425) or the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988.
The following new definitions are added to Article 3 of the Machinery Regulation 2023/1230:
In addition, Chapter IVa (Emergency Procedures) is added to the existing Chapter IV (Conformity Assessment) with additions to Article 25 (Conformity assessment procedure for machinery and related products):
You can open and download the full text of the amendment via the following link:
Regulation (EU) 2024/2748 of 8 November 2024
What changes will Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 of 24 July 2026 bring to the Machinery Regulation?
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 on the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (the Digital Omnibus Regulation on AI) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 24 July 2026. The amendments primarily concern the AI Act 2024/1689, as well as Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and the new Machinery Regulation.
With regard to AI-enabled machinery, there may be overlaps between the AI Act and the MR. To simplify the existing legal framework for such machines for manufacturers, the Machinery Regulation is being moved from Annex I, Part A, to Part B of the AI Act, in order to adopt a sector-specific approach and to exempt the MR from the direct application of the AI Act.
It is also stated that, subsequently, essential health and safety requirements for AI systems will be included in Annex III of the MR. The Commission is therefore called upon “to adopt delegated acts amending Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, taking into account the relevant requirements set out in Chapter III, Section 2, and Articles 17, 19, 72 and 73 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.” These delegated acts are to be published by 2 August 2028 at the latest. A separate standardisation request for AI-enabled machinery is envisaged to implement these new requirements.
Below you will find the amendments to the MR in detail:
(1) in Article 8, the following paragraphs are added:
'The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 47 of this Regulation to amend Annex III to this Regulation by adding health and safety requirements in respect of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that are classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council(*)due to the fact that they are a safety component in a product covered by this Regulation, or they are themselves a product covered by this Regulation. Those requirements shall ensure that the relevant requirements set out in Chapter III, Section 2, and Articles 17, 19, 72 and 73 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 are reflected.
When adopting the delegated acts referred to in the third paragraph, the Commission shall take into account the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and ensure a level of protection consistent with that Regulation. Those delegated acts shall apply by 2 August 2028.
(2) in Article 20, the following paragraph is added:
‘10.Until harmonised standards or common specifications are referenced or adopted pursuant to this Article as regards high-risk AI systems, high-risk AI systems within the scope of this Regulation which comply with the relevant harmonised standards referenced, or common specifications adopted pursuant to Articles 40 and, respectively, 41 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 shall be presumed to be in conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex III to this Regulation as regards high-risk AI systems.’;
(3) Article 47 is amended as follows:
(a) paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:
‘2.The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6(2) and (11) and Article 7(2), shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 19 July 2023. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8, third paragraph, shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 27 July 2026. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.
3.The delegation of power referred to in Article 6(2) and (11), Article 7(2) and Article 8, third paragraph, may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.’;
(b) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:
‘6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 6(2) and (11), Article 7(2) or Article 8, third paragraph, shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.’.
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2023/1230
On the EUR-Lex website, the EU Commission offers a current consolidated version of the Machinery Regulation. In this version, the amendment documents have already been incorporated and can thus be accessed directly at the relevant section. For more information, please see our short information on consolidated versions of EU legal acts.
Tip: For Safexpert users, the amended sections are available as entries in the Knowledge Base! This allows you to view the changes to the affected sections in the margin while studying the regulation via bookmarks. You can use the knowledge base free of charge if you have a licence for the Safexpert StandardsManager. Subsequently, all changes to the regulation will be displayed directly in the PDF viewer.
Figure 1: Presentation of the changes to the Machinery Regulation in the Safexpert Knowledge Base
Footnote:*Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2024 establishing a framework of measures related to an internal market emergency and to the resilience of the internal market and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 (Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act)
Posted on: 2026-07-27 (last amendment)
Daniel Zacek-Gebele, MSc Product manager at IBF for additional products and data manager for updating standards data on the Safexpert Live Server. Studied economics in Passau (BSc) and Stuttgart (MSc), specialising in International Business and Economics. Email: daniel.zacek-gebele@ibf-solutions.com | www.ibf-solutions.com
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