Used machinery: when the Machinery Regulation applies

Resale within the EU

A machine already lawfully placed on the market in the EU can be resold without a new assessment. For the operator, the requirements for the safe use of work equipment continue to apply.

Import from a third country

A used machine from outside the EU is made available on the EU market for the first time when imported. It must then comply with the Machinery Regulation like a new one: conformity assessment, technical documentation, declaration, CE marking.

After a conversion

If a used machine is substantially modified, whoever converts it is the manufacturer — for the modified part or for the whole machine.

Old declaration, new delivery?

Passing on a used machine with its original declaration under Directive 2006/42/EC does not change that declaration: it remains the document for the original placing on the market.