Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Second-hand machines which were subject to the technical rules of design and construction set out in Annex I to Article R.4312-1 when they were put into service as new remain subject to the rules of this Annex. Machinery which was not subject to these rules when it was put into service when new is subject to the technical rules for use defined in Chapter IV of Title II.

Used agricultural or forestry tractors and their technical units, systems or components are subject to decree no. 2005-1236 of 30 September 2005 on the rules, requirements and procedures applicable to agricultural or forestry tractors and their equipment.

Second-hand lifting accessories, lifting cables, chains and straps, regardless of when they were put into service when new, are subject to the technical design and construction rules set out in Annex I to Article R. 4312-1.

Second-hand safety components, whatever their date of entry into service when new, are subject to the technical rules of design and construction set out in Annex I to Article R. 4312-1. However, protective structures conforming to decree no. 90-490 of 15 June 1990 and other safety components conforming to a model which has been the subject of a technical examination certificate or a type examination certificate issued in accordance with…

Provided it complies with the obligations laid down in Article L. 4311-1, second-hand equipment may, if it complies with the regulations governing second-hand equipment in force in the Member State of the European Community from which it originates, undergo only the operations mentioned in that same article. In this case, the certificate of conformity provided for in article R. 4313-15 shall indicate precisely the references of the regulations applied.If necessary,…