About the tool

An independent read of one machine against the actual Regulation.

Machinery Regulation Check takes what you tell us about a machine and maps it to the specific articles and annexes of the EU Machinery Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, that decide its fate: scope, high-risk classification, conformity route and documentation. Every determination names the article or annex it rests on.

What this is

The Regulation runs to well over a hundred articles and several annexes, and most of it will not apply to any given machine. Machinery Regulation Check exists to answer three questions quickly and precisely for one machine: is it in scope, does it fall in a high-risk Annex I category that forces a notified body, and which conformity route and documentation set must be in place before 20 January 2027?

You describe the machine, your operator role, and whether harmonised standards fully cover its risks. A rules engine screens those answers against the Regulation and returns a determination: whether the machine is machinery in scope, whether it sits in Annex I Part A, Part B or neither, the conformity route with its Article 25 reference, the documents you must hold, and a dated action checklist. It is built for the large base of EU industrial manufacturers who self-certify under the Machinery Directive today and need to know whether that still works.

Who it is for

Manufacturers of machinery or related products placing them on the EU market.
Importers bringing machinery into the EU who must verify the manufacturer's conformity work.
Distributors making machinery available on the market.
Authorised representatives acting for a manufacturer under a written mandate.
Integrators and modifiers who assemble or change machinery and may become the manufacturer of the result.

The honest framing

This matters, so we state it plainly. Machinery Regulation Check produces decision-support: a fast, cited read of how the Regulation appears to apply to the machine you describe, based on the answers you give. It is built to focus your effort and to point your team at the right articles first.

It is not legal advice, and it is not an official conformity assessment, type-examination or certification. It does not create a professional-client relationship and cannot substitute for advice from qualified counsel or the work of a notified body. Scope and final classification are yours to confirm against the Regulation and, where the route requires it, with a notified body.

Machinery Regulation Check is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the European Union, the European Commission, any national authority or any notified body. We cite Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 as a public source so that you can verify every determination for yourself.

Why every determination is cited. A read you cannot check is just an opinion. Every determination in your report names its article or annex (Art. 25, Annex I, Annex III...) so you or your compliance manager can open the source text in EUR-Lex and read it in a minute.