CE is a safety certification mark, which is regarded as Manufacturing+ A passport for merchants to open and enter the European market.
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CE certification, that is, it is only limited to the basic safety requirements of products that do not endanger the safety of human beings, animals and goods, rather than the general quality requirements. The coordination directive only stipulates the main requirements, and the general directive requirements are standard tasks.
CE constitutes the "main requirements" at the core of the European Directive. In the Resolution of the European Community on New Methods for Technical Coordination and Standards (85/C136/01) of May 7, 1985, there is a specific meaning for the "main requirements" that need to be used for the purpose of formulating and implementing the Directive. Products that meet the main requirements of relevant directives can be attached with the CE mark, Instead of judging whether the CE mark can be used according to the provisions of relevant standards on general quality.
Origin of name
CE is also the abbreviation of the phrase "European Community" in many languages of the European Community. Originally, the English phrase EUROPEAN COMMUNITY was abbreviated as EC. Later, because the European Community was COMMUNITE EUROPEIA in French, COMMUNITA EUROPEA in Italian, COMUNIDADE EUROPEIA in Portuguese, and COMUNIDADE EUROPE in Spanish, it was changed to CE.
Applicable country
The 15 member states of the EU: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Austria;
Four member countries of the European Economic Agreement: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland;
10 countries in Eastern Europe: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Malta.
Issuing authority
1. The Declaration of Conformity/Declaration of Compliance issued by the enterprise itself is a self declaration and should not be issued by a third party agency (intermediary or testing certification agency). Therefore, it can be replaced by an enterprise's Declaration of Conformity in the EU format;
2. Certificate of compliance;
3. EC Attestation of conformity, a certificate issued by the notified body of the European Union (NB for short). According to EU regulations, only NB is qualified to issue CE declaration of EC Type.
Meaning of CE mark
The product with CE mark has passed the corresponding conformity assessment procedure and/or the manufacturer's declaration of conformity, complies with the relevant EU directives, and is used as the sales permit for the product to enter the European Community market. The industrial products with the CE mark required by the relevant directive shall not be marketed without the CE mark. The products with the CE mark on the market shall be ordered to withdraw from the market if they are found not in conformity with the safety requirements. Those who continue to violate the relevant provisions of the directive on the CE mark will be restricted or prohibited from entering the EU market or forced to withdraw from the market. The CE mark is not a quality mark, but a mark representing that the product has complied with European standards and directives on safety/health/environmental protection/hygiene. All products sold in the EU must be marked with the CE mark.
CE certification advantages
The laws, regulations and harmonized standards of the European Union are not only numerous, but also very complex in content. Therefore, it is a wise move to save time and effort and reduce risks to obtain the help of the designated institutions of the European Union;
Obtaining the CE certification issued by the EU designated agency can maximize the trust of consumers and market supervision agencies;
Can effectively prevent those irresponsible allegations;
In case of litigation, the CE certificate of the EU designated agency will become the technical evidence with legal effect;
Once punished by EU countries, the certification authority will share the risk with the enterprise, thus reducing the risk of the enterprise.
CE certification risk
The risk of being detained and investigated by the customs;
Risks investigated and dealt with by market supervision institutions;
Risk of being accused by peers for competitive purposes.
