CE Marking

CE marking signifies conformity by the manufacturer of the product to all current obligations dictated by the applicable community or agency directives. When a CE mark is affixed to a product, it is a declaration by the natural or legal person that has affixed or been responsible for the affixing of the CE marking that the product:

• conforms to all applicable provisions; and
• that it has been subject to the appropriate conformity assessment procedures.

Member states are not permitted to restrict the sale or putting into service of CE marked products, in the market unless they can justify the restriction due to the noncompliance of the product.
The CE marking is mandatory and must be affixed before any product subject to it is paced on the market and put into service, save where specific directives require otherwise.
Where products are subject to several directives, which all provide for the affixing of the CE marking, the marking indicates that the products are presumed to conform to the provisions of all these directives.
A product may not be CE marked, unless it is covered by a directive providing for its affixing.
CE Marking and other Marks:
CE marking on a product is the only marking which signifies conformity by the manufacturer to all the current obligations required by the applicable directives. Member States cannot introduce any reference to another conformity marking into their national regulations that would signify conformity with objectives that relate to the CE marking.
A product may bear additional markings and marks, provided that they:

• fulfill a different function from that of the CE marking
• are not liable to cause confusion with it, and
• does not reduce its legibility and visibility.

For more information, please see our adobe acrobat reader PDF format CE brochure.

The CE mark (an acronym for the French Conformite Europeene) certifies that a product has met EU health, safety, and environmental requirements, which ensure consumer and workplace safety. All manufacturers in the European Union (EU) and abroad must meet CE mark requirements where applicable in order to market their products in Europe. For a list of countries that require the CE mark, see: CE Mark Countries. Once a manufacturer has earned a CE mark for its product, it may affix the CE mark to its product, and then the product may be marketed throughout the EU without having to undergo further modifications in each member state. As 10 new accession countries, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe became EU members on May 1, 2004, the CE mark now provides product access to 25 countries with a population of 430 million.
Unfortunately, there is no comprehensive list of the products that require a CE mark. Therefore, it is the manufacturer’s responsibility to determine if a product requires a CE mark. The New Approach Directives are documents that contain the legislation issued by the European Commission on the requirements that need to be met and procedures that must be followed in order for a particular product to be CE mark certified and to be sold in the EU.
The CE marking should not be confused with a label such as the GS mark or the TUV mark: only in special cases has a product with CE marking been tested by an independent testing and certification agency! The conformity declaration and the CE marking are by no means equivalent to (voluntary) testing and certification by an impartial body

As an Independent testing agency, LabTest Certification Inc. provides you with a fast and cost effective method for compliance for the CE Marking. With our expert product engineers, we make the route o the European Union a painless travel for you and your product. LabTest can provide you with:

Technical File Preparation

• Certificate of Compliance
• Draft Declaration of Conformity for your to complete
• TUV GS Mark Certification for brand recognition
• CUE Mark (Canada, USA and the EU) with a single test program

Further information

• List of european directives which provide for CE-marking
• Guide to the Implementation of Directives Based on New Approach and Global Approach
  This Guide is intended to contribute to better understanding of Directives based on the New Approach and the Global Approach, and to their more uniform and coherent application across different sectors and throughout the Single Market.

List of CE Mark Countries

New Approach Directive: (From http://www.newapproach.org/)

Directives & Standards
Directive reference	Subject of directive	Info about directive	Standards activities	References harmonised standards
90/396/EEC	Appliances burning gaseous fuels
00/9/EC	Cableway installations designed to carry persons
89/106/EEC	Construction products
89/336/EEC	Electromagnetic compatibility
94/9/EC	Equipment and protective systems in potentially explosive atmospheres
93/15/EEC	Explosives for civil uses
95/16/EC	Lifts
73/23/EEC	Low voltage equipment
98/37/EC	Machinery safety
2004/22/EEC	Measuring instruments
90/385/EEC	Medical devices: Active implantable
93/42/EEC	Medical devices: General
98/79/EC	Medical devices: In vitro diagnostic
92/42/EEC	New hot-water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fluids (efficiency requirements)
90/384/EEC	Non-automatic weighing instruments
94/62/EC	Packaging and packaging waste
89/686/EEC	Personal protective equipment
97/23/EC	Pressure equipment
99/5/EC	Radio and telecommunications terminal equipment
94/25/EC	Recreational craft
87/404/EEC	Simple pressure vessels
88/378/EEC	Toys safety

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