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Selling machinery in France from 2027
Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies in the same way across the EU, but each country decides languages, penalties and who enforces. Machinery manufacturers in France: about 4,211 (Eurostat 2022). Here is what we found.
National law under discussionTo be verified
- National law
- France's EU-adaptation bill is still before Parliament (tabled in the Senate on 10 November 2025).(To be verified)
- Penalties
- Today €10,000 per worker concerned (€30,000 for repeat offences). The new bill adds a fine of up to €50,000 for failing to cooperate with the authorities.(To be verified)
- Mandatory languages
- French is mandatory (Toubon Act).
- Who enforces
- Labour inspectorate, customs and DGCCRF (to be verified).(To be verified)
Data collected on 2026-10-22 from public sources. We did not always find the official text: check it in the national gazette and with your CE consultant before relying on it.
What it means in practice
- Fines are multiplied by the number of workers concerned, so the exposure grows with the size of the customer.
How TARGA helps
- Set France among the delivery countries of a serial number and TARGA warns you if a mandatory language is missing (French).
- The manual is composed for the configuration of each serial number and translated with AI plus human review, using your glossary.
- The QR page picks the language from the visitor's browser and says whether it shows the original or a translation.
- Published versions stay online for at least 10 years, and paper copy requests arrive with their one-month deadline.
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