Club of bologna proceedings

Sandro LIBERATORI 
The machinery directive provides for CE mark 
on the machine. For most agricultural machines 
it’s a self-certification of the manufacturer. The 
machines that come to our testing station should 
already be CE marked. What we do after certifi-
cation is of course an added value on the pro-
duct. So it’s something more than the CE mark 
and it’s voluntary, not compulsory. And what we 
do during the test - we look at the machine, we 
check the machine, its safety, performance and 
so on. Concerning safety, sometimes there are 
problems. Because the machine may be CE 
marked, but when we check the machine we see 
that not all standards are met. In this case we 
contact the manufacturer, and try to find a solu-
tion. If there is a solution, then the manufactu-
rer gets the full certification from CONAMA or 
DLG or the other institutions taking part in the 
agreement. If not, we don’t issue any certifica-
tion to the manufacturer. So we also provide a 
service, to help the manufacturer check whether 
the machine meets all existing standards.
 
Yoshisuke KISHIDA
I have one question about the European Net-
work for Testing Agricultural Machinery. Do 
you intend to expand this network to other coun-
tries such as Russia and Eastern Europe, and so 
on?
 
Sandro LIBERATORI
At the moment it’s a European Network of te-
sting stations, but in the conclusions of our re-
port Dr. Bertram said that it would of course be 
very very interesting if in the future it could be-
come a wider network of testing stations. With 
European testing stations and testing stations 
from all other countries outside Europe. 
 

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