The exact meaning of CE is that CE mark is a safety qualified mark rather than a quality qualified mark.
It is regarded as a passport for manufacturers to open and enter the European market. All products with the "CE" logo can be sold in the territory of the EU member states if they do not meet the requirements of the member states, thus realizing the free circulation of goods in the territory of the EU member states.
Which products need CE certification?
Electrical and electronic products, building materials, household goods, medical products, toys, mechanical equipment, wireless products, vehicles, safety protection and labor protection products, amusement equipment, hardware bathroom, gas appliance, pressure equipment, elevator equipment, measuring instruments testing equipment and many other fields all need ce certification when exporting to the EU. In the EU market, the "CE" mark is a compulsory certification mark. Whether products produced by enterprises within the EU or products produced by other countries want to circulate freely in the EU market, they need to be labeled with "CE" to show that the products meet the basic requirements of the EU's "New Method of Technical Coordination and Standardization" directive. This is a mandatory requirement for products under EU law.
In the past, European countries had different requirements for imported and sold products, and goods manufactured according to one country's standards probably could not be listed in other countries. As part of efforts to eliminate trade barriers, CE came into being. Therefore, CE stands for obedient Europe.
The meaning of CE mark
The significance of ce mark is that CE abbreviation, as a symbol, indicates that the product with CE mark meets the essential requirements of relevant European directives, and is used to confirm that the product has passed the corresponding conformity assessment procedures and/or the manufacturer's conformity declaration, and truly becomes a passport for the product to enter the European market.
Industrial products with CE mark are required by relevant directives, and those without CE mark shall not be put on the market for sale. Products with CE mark that have been put on the market and are found not to meet the safety requirements shall be ordered to withdraw from the market. Those who continue to violate the relevant CE mark provisions of the directive will be restricted or prohibited from entering the EU market or forced to withdraw from the market.
CE mark is not a quality mark, but a mark representing that the product conforms to European series standards and directives such as safety/health/environmental protection/hygiene. All products sold in the EU must be marked with CE mark.
Certification mode and certification institution of ce certification
(1) Conformity statement/conformity statement independently issued by the enterprise. This certificate is a self-declaration, and is not issued by a third-party institution (intermediary or testing and certification institution). Therefore, it can be replaced by an enterprise conformity statement in the EU format.
(2) Certificate of conformity/certificate of conformity is a declaration of conformity issued by a third-party organization (intermediary or testing and certification institution), which must be accompanied by technical data such as test report TCF, and the enterprise should also sign the declaration of conformity.
(3)EC conformity certification, which is a certificate issued by an EU certification body. According to EU regulations, only NB is qualified to issue EC-type CE statements.