CE marking rules from Product awareness program

1. 5 things you should
know about
the CE mark

2. Responsibility pays off
1. CE mark means that all EU legal requirements for that
particular product are met.
In other words every EC legislation that
applies to this product has been
followed.
To any question that arise in
consumer’s mind: has this product
been properly tested? has anyone
assessed its safety? - the answer is
CE. CE = yes, product has all the
necessary tests, safety assessments
and certificates required by the
Community law applicable for this
specific kind of products.

3. Responsibility pays off
2. Product with CE mark can be legally sold within
whole EU community.

4. Responsibility pays off
It is the manufacturer who places the mark
and it’s the producer who takes
responsibility for the product’s compliance
and safety.
CE mark shall be affixed visibly, legibly and
indelibly to the product or to its data plate.
The general rule is that it shall be at least
5mm high. What if product’s size or nature
doesn’t allow such affixing? It needs to be
affixed at least on the packaging + any
accompanying documents.
3. CE mark is affixed by the producer himself.

5. Responsibility pays off
4. CE is meant only for certain product categories.
The CE marking shall be affixed only to
products to which its affixing is required
by specific Community legislation, and
shall not be affixed to any other product.
You won’t find the marking on: foodstuff,
chemicals, pharmaceuticals and
cosmetics. Whereas if you don’t find in
on your laptop, wristwatch or your child’s
toy - you shall be alerted.

6. Responsibility pays off
There’s plenty of fake CE marks.
To make sure you have the right one -
check out the form as presented in
Annex II to the 765/2008 Regulation.
5. Watch out for fake CE marks!

7. Responsibility pays off
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