1.What is CE certification?
The CE mark is a mandatory safety mark proposed by EU law for products. It is an abbreviation of "Conformite Europeenne" in French. All products that meet the basic requirements of EU directives and have undergone appropriate conformity assessment procedures can be affixed with the CE mark. The CE mark is a passport for products to enter the European market, which is a conformity assessment for specific products, focusing on the safety characteristics of the products. It is a conformity assessment that reflects the product's requirements for public safety, health, environment, and personal safety.
CE is a legally mandatory marking in the EU market, and all products covered by the directive must comply with the requirements of the relevant directive, otherwise they cannot be sold in the EU. If products that do not meet the requirements of EU directives are found in the market, manufacturers or distributors should be ordered to take them back from the market. Those who continue to violate relevant directive requirements will be restricted or prohibited from entering the EU market or forcibly required to be delisted.
2.Applicable regions for CE marking
EU CE certification can be carried out in 33 special economic zones in Europe, including 27 EU, 4 countries in the European Free Trade Area, and the United Kingdom and Türkiye. Products with the CE mark can freely circulate in the European Economic Area (EEA).
The specific list of 27 EU countries is:
Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden.
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⭕EFTA includes Switzerland, which has four member countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein), but the CE mark is not mandatory within Switzerland;
⭕The EU CE certification is widely used with high global recognition, and some countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia may also accept CE certification.
⭕As of July 2020, the UK had Brexit, and on August 1, 2023, the UK announced the indefinite retention of EU "CE" certification
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3.Common directives for CE certification
consumer electronics
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4. Requirements and procedures for obtaining CE certification marks
Almost all EU product directives provide manufacturers with several modes of CE conformity assessment, and manufacturers can tailor the mode according to their own situation and choose the most suitable one. Generally speaking, the CE conformity assessment mode can be divided into the following basic modes:
Mode A: Internal Production Control (Self Declaration)
Mode Aa: Internal production control+third-party testing
Mode B: Type testing certification
Mode C: Compliant with the type
Mode D: Production Quality Assurance
Mode E: Product Quality Assurance
Mode F: Product Validation
5. EU CE certification process
① Fill out the application form
② Evaluation and Proposal
③ Prepare documents&samples
④ Product testing
⑤ Audit Report&Certification
⑥ Declaration and CE labeling of products
Post time: May-24-2024
