X00M - Various products and goods
Machinery
Flail-type cutting equipment consisting of several connected metal parts intended for portable hand-held brush cutters
Order on machinery
The Order implements Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on machinery (the Machinery Directive), as amended, and Commission Decision 2012/32/EU requiring Member States to prohibit the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
The Order lays down requirements for economic operators putting machinery and partly completed machinery into circulation or making them available on the market. In addition, flail-type cutting equipment intended for portable hand-held brush cutter is prohibited.
Moreover, the Order lays down language requirements in connection with communication with the control authority and lays down sanctions for breaches of the regulations.