CE marking / CE certificate
The CE marking is a legally required mark that is affixed to a product by the manufacturer, importer, or an authorized EU representative appointed by them. It certifies that the product meets the requirements of the relevant EU harmonization legislation and ensures that the manufacturer assumes responsibility for the product's conformity with these regulations. The CE marking is not a quality assessment but indicates that the product complies with legal requirements for safety, health protection, and environmental protection. If a notified body was involved in the assessment, their identification number is additionally provided on the product.
Product Groups:
The following product groups are subject to European directives or regulations based on the "New Approach" principles for CE marking:
- Environmentally designed energy-related products
- Electrical equipment
- Simple pressure vessels
- Toys
- Construction products
- Electromagnetic compatibility of equipment
- Personal protective equipment
- Non-automatic weighing instruments
- Active implantable medical devices
- Gas appliances
- Hot water boilers
- Explosives for civil use
- Pyrotechnic articles
- Medical devices
- Equipment and protective systems for use in explosive atmospheres
- Recreational craft
- Lifts
- Pressure equipment
- Machinery
- In vitro diagnostic devices
- Telecommunications terminal equipment
- Radio equipment
- Cableways for passenger transport
- Measuring instruments
- Environmental noise emissions
- Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)
- Batteries and accumulators
UKCA:
With the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on February 1, 2020, the UKCA marking was introduced as a national alternative to the CE marking for the British market. Since then, different transitional provisions for the CE marking apply in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.