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Regulations 7(2)(b) and 8(1)(a)
A. | Technical file for machinery This part describes the procedure for compiling a technical file. The technical file must demonstrate that the machinery complies with the provisions of the Directive. It must cover the design, manufacture and operation of the machinery to the extent necessary for this assessment. The technical file must be compiled in one or more official Community languages, except for the instructions for the machinery, for which the special provisions of Annex I (Part 1 of this Schedule), section 1.7.4.1 apply. 1. The technical file shall comprise the following: (a) a construction file including:
(b) for series manufacture, the internal measures that will be implemented to ensure that the machinery remains in conformity with the provisions of the Directive. The manufacturer must carry out necessary research and tests on components, fittings or the completed machinery to determine whether by its design or construction it is capable of being assembled and put into service safely. The relevant reports and results shall be included in the technical file. 2. The technical file referred to in point 1 of this Annex must be made available to the enforcement authorities and the competent authorities of any other EEA state for at least 10 years following the date of manufacture of the machinery or, in the case of series manufacture, of the last unit produced. The technical file does not have to be located in the territory of an EEA state, nor does it have to be permanently available in material form. However, it must be capable of being assembled and made available within a period of time commensurate with its complexity by the person designated in the EC declaration of conformity. The technical file does not have to include detailed plans or any other specific information as regards the sub-assemblies used for the manufacture of the machinery unless a knowledge of them is essential for verification of conformity with the essential health and safety requirements. 3. Failure to present the technical file in response to a duly reasoned request by the competent national authorities may constitute sufficient grounds for doubting the conformity of the machinery in question with the essential health and safety requirements. |
B. | Relevant technical documentation for partly completed machinery This part describes the procedure for compiling relevant technical documentation. The documentation must show which provisions of the Directive are applied and fulfilled. It must cover the design, manufacture and operation of the partly completed machinery to the extent necessary for the assessment of conformity with the essential health and safety requirements applied. The documentation must be compiled in one or more official Community languages. Relevant technical documentation shall comprise the following: (a) a construction file including:
(b) for series manufacture, the internal measures that will be implemented to ensure that the partly completed machinery remains in conformity with the essential health and safety requirements applied. The manufacturer must carry out necessary research and tests on components, fittings or the partly completed machinery to determine whether by its design or construction it is capable of being assembled and used safely. The relevant reports and results shall be included in the technical file. The relevant technical documentation must be available for at least 10 years following the date of manufacture of the partly completed machinery or, in the case of series manufacture, of the last unit produced, and on request presented to an enforcement authority or a competent authority of any other EEA state. It does not have to be located in the territory of an EEA state, nor does it have to be permanently available in material form. It must be capable of being assembled and presented to the relevant authority by the person designated in the declaration for incorporation. Failure to present the relevant technical documentation in response to a duly reasoned request by an enforcement authority or a competent authority of any other EEA state may constitute sufficient grounds for doubting the conformity of the partly completed machinery with the essential health and safety requirements applied and attested. |
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