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Article R4311-6 of the French Labour Code

Any product meeting the following definition is subject to the rules set out in articles R. 4313-7 to R. 4313-11 for the placing on the market of partly completed machinery:

An assembly which almost constitutes a machine, but which cannot on its own ensure a defined application.

Part-machinery is only intended to be incorporated into or assembled with other machinery or other partly completed machinery or equipment with a view to constituting a machine mentioned in 1° of Article R. 4311-4-1.

A drive system is a partly completed machine.

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Article R4311-6

Est soumis aux règles des articles R. 4313-7 à R. 4313-11 prévues pour la mise sur le marché d’une quasi-machine tout produit répondant à la définition suivante :


Ensemble qui constitue presque une machine, mais qui ne peut assurer à lui seul une application définie.


Une quasi-machine est uniquement destinée à être incorporée ou assemblée à d’autres machines ou à d’autres quasi-machines ou équipements en vue de constituer une machine mentionnée au 1° de l’article R. 4311-4-1.


Un système d’entraînement est une quasi-machine.

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