The CE mark stands for “Conformité européenne” (European Conformity) and is a manufacturer’s mark indicating that:

• a product designed and manufactured in accordance with the health, safety and other directives of the European Union that are relevant to that product and which provide for the affixing of the CE mark on it,
• proper conformity assessment performed

The European Union market requires that products that are marketed and placed on the market must meet essential safety requirements or technical requirements. The largest number of consumer products and industrial products that fall under the new approach directives must have the CE mark. With this, the manufacturer confirms that his product meets all the requirements given in the directives related to that product, as well as that the conformity assessment procedure has been carried out.

Advantages of having a CE mark on a product:

• possible free movement of goods on the market of the European Union,
• no additional national examinations.

The CE mark must be affixed to:

• all new products, manufactured in the EU or third countries,
• second-hand (used) products imported from third countries,
• products that are already on the European Union market, but have been significantly modified, so they can be considered new products.