Relevant exporting enterprises should pay attention to the new EU Machinery Directive

China Industrial Network News has increased the number of products exported by Chinese companies to the European Union. China has replaced the United States as the EU’s largest trading partner since 2006. However, in recent years, the EU has stepped up supervision of China’s export products for various reasons. , Embodied in the new EU Machinery Directive implemented at the end of last year.

The EU stipulates that all mechanical and safety components that fall within the scope of the Machinery Directive must be properly assessed for compliance with the EU market. The Machinery Directive has been revised three times so far and the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC was published in 2009. Began on December 29, replacing the original Machinery Directive 98/37/EC.

The new directive contains some new requirements and changes. Due to the inability of China's machinery export enterprises to adapt and follow up in a timely manner, many products cannot enter the EU market and cause a lot of losses. It has to be said that this is a very serious situation for China's machinery enterprises. The test.

The main products involved in the new Machinery Directive include: agricultural machinery (such as tractors), food machinery (such as mixers), hand-held machinery (such as hand-held grinders), electric tools (such as scrapers), machine tools, lifts, etc. Compared with the directives, new directives have seen some new requirements and significant changes in the scope of application, the boundaries of other directives, market surveillance, safety components, basic health and safety requirements, and conformity assessment procedures.

The National Institute for Certification, Accreditation, and Certification (CCAI) believes that the export of EU mechanical products from China is hindered for two reasons: First, many mechanical export companies (including testing organizations) do not really understand the EU's new directive on machinery. Second, many companies require intermediary agencies to conduct consultations and certifications, but these intermediary agencies do not really understand the requirements of the European Union themselves, and many CE-certified products are also hampered in the EU.

Therefore, in order to reduce export obstacles and avoid trade risks, both machinery companies and related organizations should pay attention to the new directives and actively respond to them from the perspective of practical application and technology. Both companies and testing agencies should carefully interpret the new directives and analyze the new and old directives. The difference is that we must truly understand the internal requirements of the new directive; companies should review their own products in a timely manner, if necessary, to rectify products and technical documents to meet the requirements of the new directive.