What is CE certification?
The "CE" mark is a safety certification mark and is regarded as a passport for manufacturers to open and enter the European market. All products affixed with the "CE" mark can be sold in the EU member states without meeting the requirements of each member state, thus realizing the free circulation of goods within the EU member states.
In the EU market, the "CE" mark is a required certification mark. Products produced in other countries that are products produced by domestic enterprises must be freely circulated in the EU market. The "CE" mark is affixed as a defense that the product meets the basic requirements of the EU directives . This is a mandatory requirement of EU law on products.
The word CE is abbreviated from the French "CommunateEuroppene", which means the European Community. The European Community later evolved into the European Union (EU).
In recent years, in the products sold in the European Economic Area (European Union, European Free Trade Association member countries, except Switzerland), the use of the CE mark has increased. The requirements expressed by a series of European directives such as environmental protection and consumer protection.

The significance of the CE mark is: the use of CE as a symbol to indicate that the product affixed with the CE mark meets the main requirements of the relevant European directives (EssentialRequirements), and is used to verify that the product has passed the corresponding conformity assessment procedures and/or the manufacturer's declaration of conformity, It has truly become a passport for products to be allowed to enter the European Community market.
The relevant directives require industrial products to be affixed with the CE mark. Those without the CE mark shall not be sold on the market. Products that have been affixed with the CE mark and enter the market shall be withdrawn from the market if they are found to not meet the safety requirements. Those who continue to violate the relevant CE mark provisions of the directive will be restricted or prohibited from entering the EU market or forced to withdraw from the market.
European Union (European Union), referred to as the European Union (EU), its member states include Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, 27 member states including Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia.
The 4 member states of the European Free Trade Association EFTA:Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
The size of the CE mark
The CE mark, product name, trademark, European agent and importer’s address on the manufacturer’s product must be pasted or printed on the product body or other packaging in a clear and easy-to-read style.
If the volume is too small or the product is composed of small parts, the relevant information can be printed on the product packaging or catalog. The European market has packaging regulations for the size of the CE mark, find the CE marking for reference (https://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/ce-marking_en).
The content of the label should include warnings and precautions printed in the local market text. The manufacturer or authorized agent, importer name, trademark, and address.


Relevant directives under the CE marking directive:
1. Machinery Directive | 2006/42/EC |
2. Low Voltage Directive | 2014/35/EU |
3. EMC Directive | 2014/30/EU |
4. Medical Devices Directive | 93/42/EEC |
5. Personal Protective Equipment Directive | 89/686/EEC |
6. Construction Products Regulation | Regulation(EU)No 305/2011 |
7. Pressure Equipment Directive | 201/68/EU |
8. RoHS | Directive 2011/65/EU |
9. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive | 2012/19/EU |
10. ATEX Directive | 2014/34/EU |
11. Toy Directive | 2009/48/EC |
12. Radio Equipment Directive | 12014/53/EU |
13. Recreational Craft Directive | 94/25/EC |
14. Active Implantable Medical Devices Directive | 90/385/EEC |
15. Explosive for Civil Use Directive | 93/15/EEC |
16. Noise Emission in the Environment Directive | 2000/14/EC |
17. Gas Appliances Directive | 2009/142/EC |
18. Lifts Directive | 1995/16/EC |
19. Pyrotechnic Directive | 2007/23/EC |
20. Measuring instruments (MID) | 2014/32/EU |
For more information for CE certification of our products, please contact us.
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