Unlike ISO or ISI, CE Certification is not a quality marking. The purpose of the CE Marking is to ensure and maintain EU health, safety and environmental protection legislation. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the manufacturer to verify that the products comply with the CE or European Conformity before placing them in the market. Let’s discuss it in detail and get to know all the aspects of CE Marking and certification.
What is CE Certification?
The CE Marking or Online CE Certification is a conformity marking consisting of the letters “C” and “E” which stands for Conformité Européenne, French for European Conformity within the European Economic Area (EEA)[1]. Furthermore, by affixing CE Marking to the products, the manufacturer has assessed its conformity to the European Union health, environmental protection and safety legislation. Additionally, it confirms that the product complies with the relevant requirements of the EU. Moreover, every manufacturer/ producer should ensure that their product is in unison with such requirements before placing or launching them in the market. Moreover, in some cases, you need to get your product examined by a designated third-party conformity assessment body.
The image given below provides guidelines to you on how to differentiate between a fake and real CE marking.
Who needs CE Certification?
All producers, manufacturers and distributors have to take CE Certification, who wants to sell their products in the European Economic Area (EEA). By affixing the CE marking, the manufacturer declares that their products meet the requirements of the EC Directives applicable to them. The CE marking legislation has harmonized the product requirements throughout the Europe continent. Additionally, it means that once the manufacturer starts affixing the CE marking on their products, those products have access throughout all the countries of the European Union. Also, such manufacturers can circulate their products freely between these countries without having to obtain any additional requirements or certifications.
Not all products sold or traded in the European Union have to be CE marked. Such items which are within the field of applicability of one or more selected groups of European Union technical regulations must be CE marked. The products that have to be sold or manufactured in the European Economic Area need to have CE marking mandatorily. Some of the products that need to be CE marked are namely;