The definition of machine covers
1° An assembly fitted with or intended to be fitted with a drive system other than directly applied human or animal power, consisting of linked parts or components, at least one of which is movable and which are joined together for a specific application;
2° An assembly referred to in 1° which is missing only components for connection to the site of use or for connection to sources of power and movement;
3° An assembly mentioned in 1° and 2°, ready to be installed and which cannot function in its current state until it has been mounted on a means of transport or installed in a building or structure;
4° An assembly of machines mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° or an assembly of partly completed machinery as defined in article R. 4311-6, which, in order to achieve the same result, are arranged and controlled so that they function as a single unit;
5° An assembly of linked parts or components, at least one of which is mobile, which are joined together to lift loads and whose sole motive force is directly applied human force.