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What is CE Marking
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The CE mark
(for Conformite Europeen) is a symbol applied
to finished products and machinery which meet
applicable European directive. For electrical
and electronic finished products, these
include low voltage and, where relevant,
Electromagnetic compatibility directive (EMC)
directive. |
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Directives
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a) Appliances
burning gaseous fuels-90/396/EEC.
b) Cableway Installations designed to carry
persons-00/9/EC.
c) Construction products-89/106/EEC.
d) Electromagnetic compatibility-89/336EEC.
e) Equipment and protective systems in
potentially explosive environment-94/9/EC.
f) Explosives for civil use-93/15/EC.
g) Lifts-95/16/EC.
h) Low voltage equipment-73/23/EEC.
i) Machinery safety-98/37/EC.
j) Medical devices: Active
implantable-90/385/EEC.
k) Medical devices: General-93/42/EEC.
l) Medical devices: In-vitro
diagnostic-98/79/EC.
m) New hot water boilers fired with liquid or
gaseous fluids (efficiency
requirements)-92/42/EC.
n) Non-automatic weighing
instruments-90/384/EEC.
0) Packaging and packaging waste-94/62/EC.
p) Personnel protective equipment-89/686/EEC.
q) Pressure equipment-97/23/EC.
r) Radio and telecommunications terminal
equipment-99/5/EC.
s) Recreational craft-94/25/EC.
t) Simple pressure vessels-87/404/EEC.
u) Toys Safety-88/378/EEC. |
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Essential Requirements
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Essential
requirements lay down the necessary elements
for protecting the public interest. |
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Essential
requirements are mandatory. Only products
complying with essential requirements may be
placed on the market to put into service. |
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Essential
requirements must be applied as a function of
the hazards inherent to a given product. |
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Harmonized Standards
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Harmonised standards are European
standards, which are adopted by European
standard organizations, prepared in accordance
with the General Guidelines agreed between the
Commission and the European standards
organizations, and follow a mandate issued by
the Commission after consultation with the
Member States |
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Harmonised standards
in the meaning of the New Approach are deemed
to exist when the European standards
organizations formally present to the
Commission of the European standards
elaborated of identified in conformity with
the mandate. |