Overview

CE certification is limited to basic safety requirements that products do not endanger the safety of humans, animals and goods, rather than general quality requirements. Coordination directives only stipulate the main requirements, and general directive requirements are standard tasks.

The "main requirements" that constitute the core of the European directives have a specific meaning in the European Community's Resolution on a new approach to technical coordination and standards (85/C136/01) of May 7, 1985. The "main requirements" that are needed for the purpose of formulating and implementing directives are that products that meet the main requirements of the relevant directives can be affixed with the CE mark, without having to determine whether the CE mark can be used according to the general quality provisions of the relevant standards.

Origin of the name CE

CE is also the abbreviation of the phrase "European Community" in many languages ​​of the European Community. It was originally abbreviated as EC from the English phrase EUROPEAN COMMUNITY. Later, because the European Community is COMMUNATE EUROPEIA in French, COMUNITA EUROPEA in Italian, COMUNIDADE EUROPEIA in Portuguese, COMUNIDADE EUROPEIA in Spanish, etc., EC was changed to CE.

CE certification applicable countries

1. The 15 member states of the European Union: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Austria

2. Three member states of the European Economic Area: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland

3. 10 countries in Eastern Europe: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Malta.

CE product certification scope

1. Power supply CE certification: communication power supply, switching power supply, charger, display power supply, LED power supply, LCD power supply, uninterruptible power supply UPS, etc.;

2. CE certification for lighting fixtures: chandeliers, track lights, garden lights, portable lights, downlights, LED street lights, light strings, table lamps, LED spotlights, LED bulbs, grille lights, aquarium lights, street lights, LED tubes, LED lamps, energy-saving lamps, T8 tubes, etc.;

3. CE certification for household appliances: fans, electric kettles, stereos, televisions, mice, vacuum cleaners, etc.;

4. Electronic CE certification: earplugs, routers, mobile phone batteries, laser pens, vibrators, etc.;

5. CE certification for communication products: telephones, wired telephones and wireless main and auxiliary units, fax machines, answering machines, modems, data interface cards and other communication products.

6. CE certification for wireless products: Bluetooth BT products, tablet computers, wireless keyboards, wireless mice, wireless readers, wireless transceivers, wireless walkie-talkies, wireless microphones, remote controls, wireless network devices, wireless image transmission systems and other low-power wireless products;

7. CE certification for wireless communication products: 2G mobile phones, 3G mobile phones, 3.5G mobile phones, DECT mobile phones (1.8G, 1.9G frequency bands), wireless walkie-talkies, etc.;

8. Machinery CE certification: gasoline engines, electric welders, CNC drilling machines, tool grinders, lawn mowers, washing equipment, bulldozers, lifts, punching machines, dishwashers, water treatment equipment, gasoline welding machines, printing machinery, woodworking machinery, rotary drilling rigs, mowers, snow blowers, excavators, printing presses, printers, cutting machines, road rollers, trowels, brush cutters, hair straighteners, food machinery, lawn mowers, etc.

9. CE certification for medical devices

Information required for CE certification

1. Name, trade name and address of the manufacturer (EU Authorized Representative (EU Authorized Agent) AR).

2. Product model and serial number.

3. Product instruction manual.

4. Safety design documents (key structural drawings, i.e. design drawings that can reflect creepage distance, clearance, number and thickness of insulation layers).

5. Product technical requirements (or enterprise standards).

6. Product electrical schematic diagram.

7. Product roadmap.

8. List of key components or raw materials.

9. Testing Report

10. Relevant certificates issued by the EU authorized certification body NB (for modes other than mode A).

11. Product registration certificate in the EU (for certain products such as Class I medical devices, ordinary IVD in vitro diagnostic medical devices).

12. CE Declaration of Conformity (DOC).

CE Certification Process

1. The applicant company fills in the application form and provides information, application form, product manual and technical documents.

2. The organization evaluates the CE certification inspection standards and CE certification inspection items and provides quotations.

3. The application company confirms the project and sends samples.

4. The laboratory arranges product testing and reviews and evaluates the completeness of technical documents.

5. After the product test meets the requirements, provide the applicant company with product test report or technical construction documents, and issue CE certificate after passing the test. 6. The applicant company signs the CE guarantee self-declaration and affixes the CE mark on the product.

CE certification agency

1. Declaration of conformity / Declaration of compliance issued by the enterprise itself. This certificate is a self-declaration and should not be issued by a third-party organization (agent or testing and certification organization). Therefore, it can be replaced by the enterprise's Declaration of Conformity in the EU format. This is a proof of the enterprise itself.

2. Certificate of compliance / Certificate of compliance: This is a declaration of compliance issued by a third-party organization (agent or testing and certification organization). It must be accompanied by technical information such as test reports (TCF). At the same time, the company must also sign a Declaration of Compliance.

3. EC Attestation of conformity: This is a certificate issued by the EU Notified Body (NB). According to EU regulations, only NB is qualified to issue the EC Type CE declaration. Only the EU Notified Body can issue the NB number.

Validity period of CE certificate

The validity period on the CE certificate ranges from 1 to 5 years.

The significance of CE marking

The CE mark is a safety certification mark that is regarded as a passport for manufacturers to open and enter the European market. CE stands for CONFORMITE EUROPEENNE.

The abbreviation CE is used as a symbol to indicate that the products with CE mark meet the essential requirements of the relevant European directives, and are used to prove that the product has passed the corresponding conformity assessment procedures and/or the manufacturer's declaration of conformity, which truly becomes a pass for the product to be allowed to enter the European Community market for sale. Industrial products that require the CE mark to be affixed to the relevant directives shall not be put on the market without the CE mark. Products that have been affixed with the CE mark and entered the market, if found not to meet the safety requirements, shall be ordered to be withdrawn from the market. Those who continue to violate the directive's provisions on the CE mark will be restricted or prohibited from entering the EU market or forced to withdraw from the market.

Consequences of not having CE certification

If Amazon finds that the product does not have CE certification, the seller will generally no longer be able to edit the product, and the seller’s product is more likely to be directly removed from the shelves.

References

• 1. Origin and meaning of the name CE: Baidu Encyclopedia [cited on 2018-03-10T16:00:00.000Z]
• 2. Amazon CE certification Amazon settled in: Sohu [reference date 2018-10-14T16:00:00.000Z]