Regulation on Machinery Products

by name voted on 18.04.2023

Summary

A proposal to modernize EU machinery safety rules, specifically addressing risks from artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.

9 18.04.2023

Other

industry

public safety

social policy

administrative law

business and competition

employment and working conditions

information technology and data processing

Key points

The regulation updates safety standards to account for digital technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning.
High-risk machinery is reclassified as 'potentially high-risk' to allow for more flexible and situational safety assessments.
The scope is clarified to exclude certain motor vehicles while ensuring that autonomous mobile machinery remains covered.
New ergonomic requirements are introduced to protect operators from mental health issues and excessive cognitive workload.

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Speeches

3 Speeches in total

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Contra

Roberta METSOLA

Roberta METSOLA

PPE

0:18 min

10. Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

Ivan ŠTEFANEC

PPE

0:42 min

4.2. Machinery products ***I (vote)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Machinery products Machinery

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