Paragraph 2: Quasi-machines

The manufacturer, importer or any other person responsible for placing partly completed machinery on the market shall ensure, before it is placed on the market, that: 1° The relevant technical documentation; 2° The assembly instructions ; 3° The declaration of incorporation.

The relevant technical documentation shall specify the technical rules set out in Annex I at the end of this Title which are applied to partly completed machinery. It shall cover the design, manufacture and operation of the partly completed machinery to the extent necessary to assess conformity with these technical rules. This technical documentation shall be available or may be made available at short notice.

The assembly instructions for partly completed machinery shall contain a description of the conditions to be fulfilled for its proper incorporation into the final machinery without compromising health and safety. It shall be written in the official language of the European Community accepted by the manufacturer of the machinery into which the partly completed machinery is to be incorporated.

The manufacturer, importer or any other person responsible for placing partly completed machinery on the market shall draw up and sign a declaration of incorporation in which he declares the technical rules set out in Annex I at the end of this Title which are applied to the partly completed machinery, specifies that the documentation provided for in Article R. 4313-8 has been compiled and, where appropriate, indicates the other…

The assembly instructions and the declaration of incorporation accompany the partly completed machine until it is incorporated into the final machine, and form part of the technical file for that machine.