CE marking

BSI can help you gain easier access into the European market by ensuring your product meets all the CE mark requirements.  If you manufacture or import products which fall into the scope of one or more of the New Approach Instructions you will then need professional guidance on how to meet all the essential requirements of these instructions. 

The New Approach Instructions will provide a range of compliance routes for your product and show you, usually in a modular format, the available routes to compliance. The essential requirements of the New Approach Instructions differ from instruction to instruction and product to product.

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CE marking itself is not about quality, nor is it intended to convey any meaning to specifiers, purchasers or end users who are, after all, reasonably entitled to assume that what they buy from a reputable source is legal.

CE marking and European Instructions

The letters CE on a product are intended for regulatory surveillance authorities. They represent the manufacturer's claim that the requirements of all relevant European Instructions have been satisfied. Many products are covered by these Instructions and for some, such as toys, it is a legal requirement to mark the product accordingly.

CE marking on a product, its packaging or accompanying information indicates that the minimum levels of quality and health & safety have been met. CE marking provides for the product to move freely throughout the European Single Market.

CE marking may simply involve testing carried out by the manufacturer or it may involve intervention of an independent third party, depending on the product and the Instruction concerned. Purchasers may need to check the CE marking accompanying information to ascertain that the product is appropriate for their needs.

In summary

In summary then, the CE marking indicates that the manufacturer has met the minimum legal requirements for their products in regard to health and safety under European Instructions. CE marking is therefore, intended to be a quality mark.