WHAT IS CE MARKING ? Quality Glossary Definition: Conformitè Europëenne Mark ( CEMark ) The Conformitè Europëenne (CE) Mark is defined as the European Union’s (EU) mandatory conformity marking for regulating the goods sold within the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1985. The CE marking represents a manufacturer’s declaration that products comply with the EU’s New Approach Directives. These directives not only apply to products within the EU but also for products that are manufactured in or designed to be sold in the EEA. This makes the CE marking recognizable worldwide even to those unfamiliar with the EEA. HOW DOES THE CE MARK WORK? A CE Mark is a symbol that must be affixed to many products before they can be sold on the European market. The mark indicates that a product: Fulfills the requirements of relevant European product directives Meets all the requirements of the relevant recognized European harmonized performance and safety standards Is fit for its pu

Internationally ACCREDITED Accreditation is a formal, independent verification that a program or institution meets established quality standards and is competent to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks. Conformity assessment tasks may include, but are not limited to, testing, inspection, or certification. Typically, governmental regulatory agencies such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) require accreditation to verify the technical competence of organizations like laboratories, inspection bodies, and certification agencies. Organizations responsible for public safety and welfare such as building departments, hospitals, schools, and police and fire departments also seek accreditation to demonstrate their competence and reliability. Accreditation has been used for over 50 years as the definitive means of evaluating organizations and is now utilized by all the world’s maj