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5. Conclusion
The Machinery Directive in force today is a complex legal instrument, but a pragmatic one. Risks have been exhaustively considered, and the technical means are rarely suggested, but almost always left to the manufacturer's choice. The result is a remarkable degree of design freedom, albeit within the framework of the various mechanisms described above. What's more, the Machinery Directive takes a practical approach, always conceiving risk as a possibility. The risk assessment exercise consists in weighting this risk in order to determine its acceptability, or to establish the need for subsequent measures.
For many manufacturers, harmonized standards will play a fundamental role in guiding technical choices, while guaranteeing compliance with the essential requirements of the Machinery Directive. They act as a translation tool between a legal text and the technical...
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Bibliography
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Regulations
Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys, known as the Toys Directive
Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices
Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC
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