EU-UK Joint Committee adds machinery approval rule to Windsor Framework
Machinery compliance teams must apply EU 2025/14 under the Windsor Framework
Change
The EU-UK Joint Committee added Regulation (EU) 2025/14 on approval and market surveillance of non-road mobile machinery to Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework.
Why it matters
The decision brings the machinery approval and market-surveillance regulation into the Windsor Framework’s Annex 2 machinery category. Manufacturers, importers and market-surveillance teams handling covered non-road mobile machinery for Northern Ireland must treat Regulation (EU) 2025/14 as part of the applicable Windsor Framework rule set.
Implications
- — Machinery manufacturers placing covered non-road mobile machinery on the Northern Ireland market must align approval files with Regulation (EU) 2025/14 under the Windsor Framework.
- — Importers and distributors handling covered machinery for Northern Ireland must update compliance checks to reflect Regulation (EU) 2025/14 in Annex 2.
- — Market-surveillance teams must apply the added Union act when assessing covered non-road mobile machinery circulating on public roads.
Who is affected
- — Manufacturers of non-road mobile machinery for the Northern Ireland market
- — Importers and distributors of covered machinery under the Windsor Framework
- — Market-surveillance authorities handling machinery compliance
What to watch
- — Decision adoption date: February 2, 2026
- — Entry into force: February 3, 2026
- — Annex 2 point 14 covering construction products, machinery, cableways and personal protective equipment
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