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Manufacturers shall ensure that the partly completed machinery is accompanied by the assembly instructions set out in Annex XI. The assembly instructions may be provided by the manufacturer in digital format. When the assembly instructions are provided in digital format, the manufacturer shall: (a) mark on the partly completed machinery, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access the digital assembly instructions; (b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the person who incorporates the partly completed machinery to print and download the assembly instructions and save them on an electronic device so that he or she can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the partly completed machinery; this requirement also applies where the assembly instructions are embedded in the software of the partly completed machinery; (c) make them accessible online for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the partly completed machinery. However, at the request of the person who incorporates the partly completed machinery at the time of purchase, the manufacturer shall provide the assembly instructions in paper format free of charge within one month. The assembly instructions shall be in a language which can be easily understood by the person who incorporates the partly completed machinery, as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be clear, understandable, and legible.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-26