What is CE Mark?
What is the aim of CE Mark?
- Fulfilling the requirements of EU’s product directives.
- Meeting the quality and safety standards that are particular to Europe.
- Ensuring that the products donot endanger life or property.
Why is the CE Mark important?
When your product has CE mark affixed, it acts as a proof of your compliance to all the relevant EU requirements. It must be noted that those products that do not have CE marking, are not allowed for circulation in the European markets, according to EU requirements. In addition to that, certain actions are taken to prohibit their sale in the territories. As for example, there was a recent incident where Chinese toys were prohibited for sale in UK, as it contained high levels of toxins that could endanger lives of children.
It is very important for the manufacturers and importers to undertake measures for compliance to the safety provisions, document every action, and design their processes in accordance with the provisions of the directives. Certain directives have extensive safety objectives, but they give flexibility to the manufacturers for processes that can be implemented for achieving those objectives.
In the case of more than one CE mark directives that can be applied for the product, the manufacturer can choose among them as per their organization’s requirements. This marking indicates the conformity with only those directives that has been applied by the manufacturer. In the case where manufacturer does not mention the particular directives that has been applied by them, it is assumed that the CE marking is the declaration of conformity for all applicable directives.