EU Machinery Requirements
The J1600 is CE marked, and Directive 2006/42/EC — the Machinery Directive — heads its compliance list. This page explains what the directive requires and how the J1600's standards list fits into it.
What the Machinery Directive requires
Directive 2006/42/EC sets the essential health and safety requirements that machinery must meet before it can be placed on the market in the European Union. For a manufacturer this means:
- performing a risk assessment and designing the machine to meet the essential requirements;
- compiling a technical file that documents conformity;
- issuing an EU Declaration of Conformity;
- affixing the CE marking.
Machinery designed to harmonized standards — European standards published in the Official Journal of the EU — benefits from a presumption of conformity with the requirements those standards cover.
The J1600's conformity basis
The harmonized standards in the J1600's compliance list address the machinery requirements from complementary angles:
| Standard | Role |
|---|---|
| EN ISO 12100:2010 | General risk-assessment and risk-reduction method |
| EN ISO 13849-1:2023 | Reliability of safety-related control functions (Performance Levels) |
| EN ISO 3691-1:2015+A1:2020 | Safety of self-propelled industrial trucks — manual mode |
| EN ISO 3691-4:2023 | Safety of driverless industrial trucks — autonomous mode |
The Machinery Directive is one of several EU acts in the compliance list; the others cover electromagnetic compatibility, radio equipment, hazardous substances, and batteries. See EMC, RED, RoHS and Battery Regulations.
CE marking and documentation
The CE marking on the J1600 states conformity with the applicable EU legislation. The formal document behind it is the CE Declaration of Conformity.
The J1600's compliance list comes from the preliminary January 2026 product documentation and is subject to change. No declaration numbers or notified-body information are published here; use current product documentation for deployment decisions.