It was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and the regulation will take effect from January 14, 2027. Until January 13, 2027, the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC remains in effect. The new regulation aims to adapt EU law to emerging technologies in machinery products. Technological advancements in digitalization, machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and software that updates automatically without human intervention, along with many other technological challenges, have compelled the adaptation of European Union law to new realities.