Hi Scott, Don’t I wish I could. At this point I’d need a well-tuned crystal ball. I don’t believe that the UK is quite sure where things will go.
Since the UK is no longer a member of the EU, none of the law relating to the Machinery Regulation (MR) applies. For EU Members, the MR does not need to be transposed into national law like the directives did. It simply comes into force, and the members are expected to enforce it as written. But of for the UK? It’s anybody’s guess. They could stay with the MD since it’s already transposed into the The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, UK SI 2008 No. 1597. They could modify UK SI 2008 No. 1597. They could lift the entire MR and adopt it as a new UK regulation. We’ll have to wait and see. As we get closer to the mandatory date they should start to tell people what they have in mind. My concern is that the new MR is considerably modernized, including clauses on AI and cybersecurity, and the former MD Annex IV list is gone, replaced with a more rational means of identifying dangerous machinery. If the UK stays with UK SI 2008 No. 1597, then they will be sliding backward compared to their closest neighbours. On the other hand, if they get a grip and decide to rejoin the EU as they likely should, then the new MR will come into force on the day they join. We shall see. Get your popcorn ready. It’s gonna be a wild ride I think. Best, Doug Nix [email protected] +1 (519) 729-5704 > On Jul 13, 2023, at 21:04, Scott Xe <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Dear Doug, >> >> Regarding the UK implementation part in your article, can you elaborate the >> details of the UK implementation after the end of the transition date of >> 31/12/2024? >> >> Thanks and regards, >> >> Scott >> >> On Thu, 6 Jul 2023 at 00:59, <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> Thanks, Doug! >>> >>> >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Doug Nix <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 2:24 AM >>> To: Scott Xe <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Subject: Re: [PSES] EU Machinery Regulation official version >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Scott, >>> >>> >>> >>> If you are using the EM Machinery Regulation for CE Marking then, yes, of >>> course it does. See articles 23 and 24 of the regulation. >>> >>> >>> >>> Doug Nix >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> +1 (519) 729-5704 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 4, 2023, at 12:45, Scott Xe <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Dear Doug, >>> >>> >>> >>> Many thanks for your brief and useful information! I wonder if this >>> regulation still requires a DoC. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Mike Sherman at: [email protected] Rick Linford at: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> _________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1
