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06 September 2026
Machinery Expert Group: first harmonised standard citations under the Machinery Regulation expected Q3 2026
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06 September 2026
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The Commission's Machinery Expert Group (MEG), reported by CECE on 7 May 2026, met on 27 April 2026 to review progress on implementing the Machinery Regulation, confirming that the first batch of harmonised standard citations is expected in the third quarter of 2026.
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Company with 250 or more employees
EU Institutions
Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
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SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)
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Advanced Manufacturing Organisation Types
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Machine Tool Manufacturers
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Robotics and Automation Companies
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Cybersecurity, Safety & Security, Digital Identity
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Industrial AI
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This is the detail that turns the Machinery Regulation from a headline deadline into something a manufacturer can actually plan against: the Commission intends to carry over the vast majority of existing harmonised standards from the Machinery Directive, with a gap analysis focused only on new or updated requirements such as AI-based safety functions, cybersecurity, autonomous behaviour and rollover risk, and standards with gaps will be cited with restrictions rather than rejected outright - a considerably less disruptive path than a wholesale standards rewrite. The group also reviewed progress on the multi-part Guide to the Application of the Machinery Regulation, covering substantial modification and digital documentation, and a Commission-mandated study on machinery accident data that could inform future revisions of the high-risk machinery list. The next MEG meeting is tentatively set for 22 October 2026.
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