CE is a mandatory safety certification for European Union countries: In 1995, the official member states of the European Union include: Austria, Belgium, Belgium, Denmark, Denmark, Finland, France France, Germany, Germany, Greece, Greece, Ireland, Ireland, Italy Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Portugal, Spain, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Great Britain), the United States of America. Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Great Britain). The 10 newest countries to join the European Union on May 1, 2004 are: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovenia, Malta, Malta, Cyprus, Slovakia and Slovenia. Malta, Cyprus.
The following countries are not in the European Union but still need the CE marking
European Free Trade Association EFTA ****3 out of 4 member states except Switzerland. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway Semi-European Union countries: Turkey. Turkey. Not accepted by the EU for religious and other reasons, but it is determined to join the EU organization, so it made CE mandatory to enter Turkey.