# Guides: Machinery Regulation and digital instructions for use

> Practical guides to the Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230: digital instructions for use, QR codes, paper copies, declaration of conformity, importers.

- [Digital instructions for use under the Machinery Regulation – the guide](https://manualpass.eu/en/digital-instructions-for-use/index.md): Digital instructions for use under the Machinery Regulation: Article 10(7) conditions, paper on request, language, EU DoC, technology, step-by-step setup.
- [Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 – documentation obligations](https://manualpass.eu/en/machinery-regulation/index.md): Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 from 20 Jan 2027: timeline, obligations of manufacturers, importers and distributors, instructions, EU DoC and an SME roadmap.
- [Paper copy of the instructions for use on request – deadline, costs, process](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/paper-instructions-on-request/index.md): Machinery Regulation Article 10(7): when you must supply instructions for use on paper free of charge, the one-month deadline, a practical workflow.
- [Instructions for use via QR code – how to implement it correctly](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/instructions-for-use-qr-code/index.md): A QR code on the rating plate instead of a paper binder? What the Machinery Regulation requires, which mistakes get expensive and how to do it right.
- [Providing the EU declaration of conformity digitally – obligations and practice](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/digital-eu-declaration-of-conformity/index.md): Digital EU declaration of conformity under the Machinery Regulation: content, 10 years online, signature, versions. With a checklist.
- [Obligations of importers and distributors under the Machinery Regulation](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/machinery-regulation-importer-obligations/index.md): Importing machinery from third countries: what importers and distributors must check, keep and provide under Regulation 2023/1230 – with a checklist.
- [Checklist: documentation under the Machinery Regulation by 20 January 2027](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/machinery-regulation-checklist/index.md): 15 points to compliant documentation: instructions for use, EU DoC, QR code, paper requests, language, archive. With legal references, printable.
- [10-year availability: securing instructions for use and EU DoC long term](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/instructions-10-year-availability/index.md): Online for at least 10 years – and retained for 10 years. We separate the two obligations clearly and show how to secure them technically.
- [Language of instructions for use in the EU – rules and practice](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/instructions-for-use-language/index.md): Which language must instructions for use be in for the destination country? Machinery Regulation rules, original instructions, translation, digital.
- [From the Machinery Directive to the Machinery Regulation – what changes for documentation?](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/machinery-directive-vs-machinery-regulation/index.md): What changes in 2027 for instructions for use, the declaration of conformity and archiving? The differences for your documentation at a glance.
- [Consumer machinery: which safety information must be supplied on paper](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/consumer-safety-information-paper/index.md): For non-professional users, safety information must be supplied on paper. What exactly that includes and what may remain digital.
- [Authoring system, portal or PDF platform – what do SMEs need?](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/ccms-vs-pdf-publishing/index.md): CCMS, content delivery portal or lean PDF platform: what small machine builders really need for the Machinery Regulation – with criteria.
- [Digital product passport for machinery – status 2026 and how it differs from digital instructions for use](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/digital-product-passport-machinery/index.md): Does your machinery need a digital product passport? DPP (ESPR) vs. digital instructions for use, status of the working plan, battery passport, to-dos.
- [Cyber Resilience Act for machine builders – reporting, support period and user information](https://manualpass.eu/en/guides/cyber-resilience-act-machinery/index.md): CRA (EU) 2024/2847 for machines with controls and data connections: reporting since 11 Sep 2026, support period, user information, deadlines.