CE / Machinery Regulation Transition
CE / Machinery Regulation — 20 January 2027 Transition Programme
Machinery manufacturers face a fixed date: 20 January 2027. We carry your existing technical file into the new Machinery Regulation structure, renew the risk assessment and, where required, manage the notified body process.
Promise
We carry your existing technical file into the new Machinery Regulation structure, renew the risk assessment and, where required, manage the notified body process.
What is it?
20 January 2027 is a fixed date. On that date the previous Machinery Directive ceases to apply and the Machinery Regulation applies alone. There is no parallel period.
The Regulation does not merely change references; it changes the headings that must be assessed. The effect of a software update on a safety function, the safety consequence of cyber vulnerabilities, operator safety during remote access and systems exhibiting learned behaviour — none of these were addressed in the older files.
Why is it necessary?
A company continuing with the old file structure is outside the EU market on 20 January 2027. There is no transition period and no possibility of retrospective correction.
Notified body involvement is mandatory for higher-risk machinery, and their capacity is tightening because of the transition. Failing to apply early can mean losing market access even where the file is ready.
What do we promise?
- We provide a gap map of your existing file against the new Regulation, across eight headings with a weighted score
- We produce a traceable risk assessment covering the nine life-cycle stages
- We address separately the five new headings the Regulation introduces
- We deliver an indexed, version-controlled technical file with a consistent chronology
- Where required, we manage notified body selection and the application in a single channel
Who is it for?
All manufacturers shipping machinery, machinery components, lifting equipment, safety components or partly completed machinery to the EU.
How do we work?
- 1Existing file audit and gap score
- 2Scope and Annex I determination; notified body decision
- 3Renewal of the risk assessment to the recognised methodology
- 4Rebuilding the technical file
- 5Instruction manual content review and language matrix
- 6Notified body coordination (where required)
- 7Closing the 20 January 2027 transition checklist
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