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What is CE Marking
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| The CE mark (for
Conformite Europeen) is a symbol applied to finished
products and machinery which meet applicable
European directive. For electrical and electronic
finished products, these include low voltage and,
where relevant, Electromagnetic compatibility
directive (EMC) directive. |
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Directives
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a) Appliances burning
gaseous fuels-90/396/EEC.
b) Cableway Installations designed to carry
persons-00/9/EC.
c) Construction products-89/106/EEC.
d) Electromagnetic compatibility-89/336EEC.
e) Equipment and protective systems in potentially
explosive environment-94/9/EC.
f) Explosives for civil use-93/15/EC.
g) Lifts-95/16/EC.
h) Low voltage equipment-73/23/EEC.
i) Machinery safety-98/37/EC.
j) Medical devices: Active implantable-90/385/EEC.
k) Medical devices: General-93/42/EEC.
l) Medical devices: In-vitro diagnostic-98/79/EC.
m) New hot water boilers fired with liquid or
gaseous fluids (efficiency
requirements)-92/42/EC.
n) Non-automatic weighing instruments-90/384/EEC.
0) Packaging and packaging waste-94/62/EC.
p) Personnel protective equipment-89/686/EEC.
q) Pressure equipment-97/23/EC.
r) Radio and telecommunications terminal
equipment-99/5/EC.
s) Recreational craft-94/25/EC.
t) Simple pressure vessels-87/404/EEC.
u) Toys Safety-88/378/EEC. |
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Essential Requirements
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| Essential
requirements lay down the necessary elements for
protecting the public interest. |
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| Essential
requirements are mandatory. Only products complying
with essential requirements may be placed on the
market to put into service. |
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| Essential
requirements must be applied as a function of the
hazards inherent to a given product. |
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Harmonized Standards
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| Harmonised standards
are European standards, which are adopted by
European standard organizations, prepared in
accordance with the General Guidelines agreed
between the Commission and the European standards
organizations, and follow a mandate issued by the
Commission after consultation with the Member States |
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Harmonised standards in the
meaning of the New Approach are deemed to exist when
the European standards organizations formally
present to the Commission of the European standards
elaborated of identified in conformity with the
mandate. |
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