Is your documentation ready for the Machinery Regulation?
Answer 10 short questions and find out instantly where you stand – with a traffic-light rating per area and concrete next steps.
- 10 questions
- approx. 3 minutes
- instant result
- no sign-up
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Will you place new machinery or assemblies on the EU market from 20 January 2027?
What matters is the date of placing on the market – not when it was designed.
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Have you checked whether your products fall under the high-risk categories in Annex I?
For some categories, a notified body becomes mandatory.
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Does your risk assessment cover cybersecurity and safety-related software?
Protection against corruption is now an essential requirement.
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Are your templates for instructions and the EU declaration of conformity adapted to the Machinery Regulation?
Annexes are renumbered and some content is extended.
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Do you have a strategy for digital instructions (access, download, print, paper on request)?
Digital is allowed – but only under clear conditions.
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Is it ensured that instructions stay available online for at least 10 years?
At least 10 years or the expected lifetime of the machinery.
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Is every machine shipped clearly linked to its documentation revision?
Crucial for market surveillance, service and spare parts.
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Can you translate documentation for all target markets efficiently and consistently?
The language is determined by each member state.
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Do you have a process for substantial modifications, retrofits and conversions?
Whoever substantially modifies machinery is the manufacturer.
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Does your documentation update automatically when the design changes?
Updating by hand is the most common source of errors.
Where you stand per area
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About the check
Who is the readiness check for?
For manufacturers of machinery, partly completed machinery and assemblies placing products on the EU market from 20 January 2027 – especially engineering, technical writing, product management and management.
Does the check replace a legal review?
No. The check gives you a quick orientation of where you stand. It does not replace legal advice or a conformity assessment.
What happens to my answers?
The evaluation runs directly in your browser. Only if you request the report are your answers sent to us together with your contact details.