Division 1.7.3 Marking of machinery

All machinery must be marked visibly, legibly and indelibly with the following minimum particulars:

• the business name and full address of the manufacturer and, where applicable, his authorised representative,

• designation of the machinery,

• the CE Marking (see Annex III),

• designation of series or type,

• serial number, if any,

• the year of construction, that is the year in which the manufacturing process is completed.

It is prohibited to pre-date or post-date the machinery when affixing the CE marking.

Furthermore, machinery designed and constructed for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere must be marked accordingly.

Machinery must also bear full information relevant to its type and essential for safe use. Such information is subject to the requirements set out in section 1.7.1.

Where a machine part must be handled during use with lifting equipment, its mass must be indicated legibly, indelibly and unambiguously.