On October 20, 2026, Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 begins to apply. Member States must establish effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for infringements by economic operators and notify their rules and implementing measures to the Commission under Article 50(2). This is a phased enforcement milestone, not the general product-compliance date.
Impact
Impact assessment: High. Key reasons: The milestone activates the penalty framework three months before the Regulation's general application and signals the final preparation period for the new machinery-compliance regime.
Who is affected?
Machinery manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, distributors, conformity-assessment bodies, software suppliers and companies placing machinery or partly completed machinery on the EU market.
Conclusion:
Confirm applicable national penalty rules and complete product-scope, risk-assessment, technical-documentation and conformity-assessment transition work before January 20, 2027. Authority
Regulatory Authority
European Parliament and Council of the European Union
Regulatory Impact
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