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Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX XIIU.K.Correlation table(1)

Directive 98/37/ECThis Directive
Article 1(1)Article 1(1)
Article 1(2)(a)Article 2(a) and (b)
Article 1(2)(b)Article 2(c)
Article 1(3)Article 1(2)
Article 1(4)Article 3
Article 1(5)—
Article 2(1)Article 4(1)
Article 2(2)Article 15
Article 2(3)Article 6(3)
Article 3Article 5(1)(a)
Article 4(1)Article 6(1)
Article 4(2), first subparagraphArticle 6(2)
Article 4(2), second subparagraph—
Article 4(3)—
Article 5(1), first subparagraphArticle 7(1)
Article 5(1), second subparagraph—
Article 5(2), first subparagraphArticle 7(2) and (3)
Article 5(2), last subparagraph—
Article 5(3)Article 7(4)
Article 6(1)Article 10
Article 6(2)Article 22
Article 7(1)Article 11(1) and (2)
Article 7(2)Article 11(3) and (4)
Article 7(3)Article 11(4)
Article 7(4)Article 11(5)
Article 8(1), first subparagraphArticle 5(1)(e) and Article 12(1)
Article 8(1), second subparagraphArticle 5(1)(f)
Article 8(2)(a)Article 12(2)
Article 8(2)(b)Article 12(4)
Article 8(2)(c)Article 12(3)
Article 8(3)—
Article 8(4)—
Article 8(5)—
Article 8(6)Article 5(4)
Article 8(7)—
Article 8(8)—
Article 9(1), first subparagraphArticle 14(1)
Article 9(1), second subparagraphArticle 14(4)
Article 9(2)Article 14(3) and (5)
Article 9(3)Article 14(8)
Article 10(1 to 3)Article 16(1) to (3)
Article 10(4)Article 17
Article 11Article 20
Article 12Article 21
Article 13(1)Article 26(2)
Article 13(2)—
Article 14—
Article 15Article 28
Article 16Article 29
Annex I — Preliminary observation 1Annex I — General Principles point 2
Annex I — Preliminary observation 2Annex I — General Principles point 3
Annex I — Preliminary observation 3Annex I — General Principles point 4
Annex I, Part 1Annex I, Part 1
Annex I, Section 1.1.Annex I, Section 1.1.
Annex I, Section 1.1.1.Annex I, Section 1.1.1.
Annex I, Section 1.1.2.Annex I, Section 1.1.2.
Annex I, Section 1.1.2(d)Annex I, Section 1.1.6.
Annex I, Section 1.1.3.Annex I, Section 1.1.3.
Annex I, Section 1.1.4.Annex I, Section 1.1.4.
Annex I, Section 1.1.5.Annex I, Section 1.1.5.
Annex I, Section 1.2.Annex I, Section 1.2.
Annex I, Section 1.2.1.Annex I, Section 1.2.1.
Annex I, Section 1.2.2.Annex I, Section 1.2.2.
Annex I, Section 1.2.3.Annex I, Section 1.2.3.
Annex I, Section 1.2.4.Annex I, Section 1.2.4.
Annex I, Section 1.2.4., paragraphs 1 to 3Annex I, Section 1.2.4.1.
Annex I, Section 1.2.4., paragraphs 4 to 6Annex I, Section 1.2.4.3.
Annex I, Section 1.2.4., paragraph 7Annex I, Section 1.2.4.4.
Annex I, Section 1.2.5.Annex I, Section 1.2.5.
Annex I, Section 1.2.6.Annex I, Section 1.2.6.
Annex I, Section 1.2.7.Annex I, Section 1.2.1.
Annex I, Section 1.2.8.Annex I, Section 1.1.6.
Annex I, Section 1.3Annex I, Section 1.3
Annex I, Section 1.3.1.Annex I, Section 1.3.1.
Annex I, Section 1.3.2.Annex I, Section 1.3.2.
Annex I, Section 1.3.3.Annex I, Section 1.3.3.
Annex I, Section 1.3.4.Annex I, Section 1.3.4.
Annex I, Section 1.3.5.Annex I, Section 1.3.5.
Annex I, Section 1.3.6.Annex I, Section 1.3.6.
Annex I, Section 1.3.7.Annex I, Section 1.3.7.
Annex I, Section 1.3.8Annex I, Section 1.3.8.
Annex I, Section 1.3.8 AAnnex I, Section 1.3.8.1.
Annex I, Section 1.3.8 BAnnex I, Section 1.3.8.2.
Annex I, Section 1.4.Annex I, Section 1.4.
Annex I, Section 1.4.1.Annex I, Section 1.4.1.
Annex I, Section 1.4.2.Annex I, Section 1.4.2.
Annex I, Section 1.4.2.1.Annex I, Section 1.4.2.1.
Annex I, Section 1.4.2.2.Annex I, Section 1.4.2.2.
Annex I, Section 1.4.2.3.Annex I, Section 1.4.2.3.
Annex I, Section 1.4.3.Annex I, Section 1.4.3.
Annex I, Section 1.5.Annex I, Section 1.5.
Annex I, Section 1.5.1.Annex I, Section 1.5.1.
Annex I, Section 1.5.2.Annex I, Section 1.5.2.
Annex I, Section 1.5.3.Annex I, Section 1.5.3.
Annex I, Section 1.5.4.Annex I, Section 1.5.4.
Annex I, Section 1.5.5.Annex I, Section 1.5.5.
Annex I, Section 1.5.6.Annex I, Section 1.5.6.
Annex I, Section 1.5.7.Annex I, Section 1.5.7.
Annex I, Section 1.5.8.Annex I, Section 1.5.8.
Annex I, Section 1.5.9.Annex I, Section 1.5.9.
Annex I, Section 1.5.10.Annex I, Section 1.5.10.
Annex I, Section 1.5.11.Annex I, Section 1.5.11.
Annex I, Section 1.5.12.Annex I, Section 1.5.12.
Annex I, Section 1.5.13.Annex I, Section 1.5.13.
Annex I, Section 1.5.14.Annex I, Section 1.5.14.
Annex I, Section 1.5.15.Annex I, Section 1.5.15.
Annex I, Section 1.6.Annex I, Section 1.6.
Annex I, Section 1.6.1.Annex I, Section 1.6.1.
Annex I, Section 1.6.2.Annex I, Section 1.6.2.
Annex I, Section 1.6.3.Annex I, Section 1.6.3.
Annex I, Section 1.6.4.Annex I, Section 1.6.4.
Annex I, Section 1.6.5.Annex I, Section 1.6.5.
Annex I, Section 1.7.Annex I, Section 1.7.
Annex I, Section 1.7.0.Annex I, Section 1.7.1.1.
Annex I, Section 1.7.1.Annex I, Section 1.7.1.2.
Annex I, Section 1.7.2.Annex I, Section 1.7.2.
Annex I, Section 1.7.3.Annex I, Section 1.7.3.
Annex I, Section 1.7.4.Annex I, Section 1.7.4.
Annex I, Section 1.7.4.(b) and (h)Annex I, Section 1.7.4.1.
Annex I, Section 1.7.4.(a) and (c) and (e) to (g)Annex I, Section 1.7.4.2.
Annex I, Section 1.7.4.(d)Annex I, Section 1.7.4.3.
Annex I, Part 2Annex I, Part 2
Annex I, Section 2.1.Annex I, Section 2.1.
Annex I, Section 2.1., paragraph 1Annex I, Section 2.1.1.
Annex I, Section 2.1., paragraph 2Annex I, Section 2.1.2.
Annex I, Section 2.2.Annex I, Section 2.2.
Annex I, Section 2.2., paragraph 1Annex I, Section 2.2.1.
Annex I, Section 2.2., paragraph 2Annex I, Section 2.2.1.1.
Annex I, Section 2.3.Annex I, Section 2.3.
Annex I, Part 3Annex I, Part 3
Annex I, Section 3.1.Annex I, Section 3.1.
Annex I, Section 3.1.1.Annex I, Section 3.1.1.
Annex I, Section 3.1.2.Annex I, Section 1.1.4.
Annex I, Section 3.1.3.Annex I, Section 1.1.5.
Annex I, Section 3.2.Annex I, Section 3.2.
Annex I, Section 3.2.1.Annex I, Section 1.1.7. and 3.2.1.
Annex I, Section 3.2.2.Annex I, Sections 1.1.8. and 3.2.2.
Annex I, Section 3.2.3.Annex I, Section 3.2.3.
Annex I, Section 3.3.Annex I, Section 3.3.
Annex I, Section 3.3.1.Annex I, Section 3.3.1.
Annex I, Section 3.3.2.Annex I, Section 3.3.2.
Annex I, Section 3.3.3.Annex I, Section 3.3.3.
Annex I, Section 3.3.4.Annex I, Section 3.3.4.
Annex I, Section 3.3.5.Annex I, Section 3.3.5.
Annex I, Section 3.4.Annex I, Section 3.4.
Annex I, Section 3.4.1., paragraph 1Annex I, Section 1.3.9.
Annex I, Section 3.4.1., paragraph 2Annex I, Section 3.4.1.
Annex I, Section 3.4.2.Annex I, Section 1.3.2.
Annex I, Section 3.4.3.Annex I, Section 3.4.3.
Annex I, Section 3.4.4.Annex I, Section 3.4.4.
Annex I, Section 3.4.5.Annex I, Section 3.4.5.
Annex I, Section 3.4.6.Annex I, Section 3.4.6.
Annex I, Section 3.4.7.Annex I, Section 3.4.7.
Annex I, Section 3.4.8.Annex I, Section 3.4.2.
Annex I, Section 3.5.Annex I, Section 3.5.
Annex I, Section 3.5.1.Annex I, Section 3.5.1.
Annex I, Section 3.5.2.Annex I, Section 3.5.2.
Annex I, Section 3.5.3.Annex I, Section 3.5.3.
Annex I, Section 3.6.Annex I, Section 3.6.
Annex I, Section 3.6.1.Annex I, Section 3.6.1.
Annex I, Section 3.6.2.Annex I, Section 3.6.2.
Annex I, Section 3.6.3.Annex I, Section 3.6.3.
Annex I, Section 3.6.3(a)Annex I, Section 3.6.3.1.
Annex I, Section 3.6.3(b)Annex I, Section 3.6.3.2.
Annex I, Part 4Annex I, Part 4
Annex I, Section 4.1.Annex I, Section 4.1.
Annex I, Section 4.1.1.Annex I, Section 4.1.1.
Annex I, Section 4.1.2.Annex I, Section 4.1.2.
Annex I, Section 4.1.2.1.Annex I, Section 4.1.2.1.
Annex I, Section 4.1.2.2.Annex I, Section 4.1.2.2.
Annex I, Section 4.1.2.3.Annex I, Section 4.1.2.3.
Annex I, Section 4.1.2.4.Annex I, Section 4.1.2.4.
Annex I, Section 4.1.2.5.Annex I, Section 4.1.2.5.
Annex I, Section 4.1.2.6.Annex I, Section 4.1.2.6.
Annex I, Section 4.1.2.7.Annex I, Section 4.1.2.7.
Annex I, Section 4.1.2.8.Annex I, Section 1.5.16.
Annex I, Section 4.2.Annex I, Section 4.2.
Annex I, Section 4.2.1.—
Annex I, Section 4.2.1.1.Annex I, Section 1.1.7.
Annex I, Section 4.2.1.2.Annex I, Section 1.1.8.
Annex I, Section 4.2.1.3.Annex I, Section 4.2.1.
Annex I, Section 4.2.1.4.Annex I, Section 4.2.2.
Annex I, Section 4.2.2.Annex I, Section 4.2.3.
Annex I, Section 4.2.3.Annex I, Sections 4.1.2.7. and 4.1.2.8.2.
Annex I, Section 4.2.4.Annex I, Section 4.1.3.
Annex I, Section 4.3.Annex I, Section 4.3.
Annex I, Section 4.3.1.Annex I, Section 4.3.1.
Annex I, Section 4.3.2.Annex I, Section 4.3.2.
Annex I, Section 4.3.3.Annex I, Section 4.3.3.
Annex I, Section 4.4.Annex I, Section 4.4.
Annex I, Section 4.4.1.Annex I, Section 4.4.1.
Annex I, Section 4.4.2.Annex I, Section 4.4.2.
Annex I, Part 5Annex I, Part 5
Annex I, Section 5.1.Annex I, Section 5.1.
Annex I, Section 5.2.Annex I, Section 5.2.
Annex I, Section 5.3.—
Annex I, Section 5.4.Annex I, Section 5.3.
Annex I, Section 5.5.Annex I, Section 5.4.
Annex I, Section 5.6.Annex I, Section 5.5.
Annex I, Section 5.7.Annex I, Section 5.6.
Annex I, Part 6Annex I, Part 6
Annex I, Section 6.1.Annex I, Section 6.1.
Annex I, Section 6.1.1.Annex I, Section 4.1.1.(g)
Annex I, Section 6.1.2.Annex I, Section 6.1.1.
Annex I, Section 6.1.3.Annex I, Section 6.1.2.
Annex I, Section 6.2.Annex I, Section 6.2.
Annex I, Section 6.2.1.Annex I, Section 6.2.
Annex I, Section 6.2.2.Annex I, Section 6.2.
Annex I, Section 6.2.3.Annex I, Section 6.3.1.
Annex I, Section 6.3.Annex I, Section 6.3.2.
Annex I, Section 6.3.1.Annex I, Section 6.3.2., paragraph 3
Annex I, Section 6.3.2.Annex I, Section 6.3.2., paragraph 4
Annex I, Section 6.3.3.Annex I, Section 6.3.2., paragraph 1
Annex I, Section 6.4.1.Annex I, Sections 4.1.2.1., 4.1.2.3. and 6.1.1.
Annex I, Section 6.4.2.Annex I, Section 6.3.1.
Annex I, Section 6.5.Annex I, Section 6.5.
Annex II, Parts A and BAnnex II, Part 1,Section A
Annex II, Part C—
Annex IIIAnnex III
Annex IV.A.1 (1.1. to 1.4)Annex IV.1 (1.1. to 1.4)
Annex IV.A.2Annex IV.2
Annex IV.A.3Annex IV.3
Annex IV.A.4Annex IV.4 (4.1 and 4.2)
Annex IV.A.5Annex IV.5
Annex IV.A.6Annex IV.6
Annex IV.A.7Annex IV.7
Annex IV.A.8Annex IV.8
Annex IV.A.9Annex IV.9
Annex IV.A.10Annex IV.10
Annex IV.A.11Annex IV.11
Annex IV.A.12 (first and second indent)Annex IV.12 (12.1 and 12.2)
Annex IV.A.12 (third indent)—
Annex IV.A.13Annex IV.13
Annex IV.A.14, first partAnnex IV.15
Annex IV.A.14, second partAnnex IV.14
Annex IV.A.15Annex IV.16
Annex IV.A.16Annex IV.17
Annex IV.A.17—
Annex IV.B.1Annex IV.19
Annex IV.B.2Annex IV.21
Annex IV.B.3Annex IV.20
Annex IV.B.4Annex IV.22
Annex IV.B.5Annex IV.23
Annex V, Section 1—
Annex V, Section 2—
Annex V, Section 3, first subparagraph, point (a)Annex VII, Part A, Section 1, first subparagraph, point (a)
Annex V, Section 3, first subparagraph, point (b)Annex VII, Part A, Section 1, first subparagraph, point (b)
Annex V, Section 3, second subparagraphAnnex VII, Part A, Section 1, second subparagraph
Annex V, Section 3, third subparagraphAnnex VII, Part A, Section 3
Annex V, Section 4(a)Annex VII, Part A. Section 2, second and third subparagraphs
Annex V, Section 4 (b)Annex VII, Part A. Section 2, first subparagraph
Annex V, Section 4(c)Annex VII, Part A, Introduction
Annex VI, Section 1Annex IX, Introduction
Annex VI, Section 2Annex IX, Sections 1 and 2
Annex VI, Section 3Annex IX, Section 3
Annex VI, Section 4, first subparagraphAnnex IX, Section 4, first subparagraph
Annex VI, Section 4, second subparagraphAnnex IX, Section 7
Annex VI, Section 5Annex IX, Section 6
Annex VI, Section 6, first sentenceAnnex IX, Section 5
Annex VI, Section 6, second and third sentencesArticle 14(6)
Annex VI, Section 7Annex IX, Section 8
Annex VII, Section 1Annex XI, Section 1
Annex VII, Section 2Annex XI, Section 2
Annex VII, Section 3Annex XI, Section 3
Annex VII, Section 4Annex XI, Section 4
Annex VII, Section 5Annex XI, Section 5
Annex VII, Section 6Annex XI, Section 6
Annex VII, Section 7Annex XI, Section 7
Annex VIII—
Annex IX—
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