CE marking

Not to be confused with Consumer electronics or Council of the European Union.

CE marking
Effective regionEuropean Economic Area, Turkey[1] and United Kingdom
Effective since1993
Product categoryVarious
Legal statusMandatory
WebsiteCE Marking homepage
CE marking example
CE marking example on a mobile phone charger

The presence of the logo The letters C and E in a stylised ligature. The E is a lunate epsilon, shaped like a letter C with a horizontal bar. (from French, "conformité européenne" meaning "European conformity")[2] on commercial products indicates that the manufacturer or importer affirms the goods' conformity with European health, safety, and environmental protection standards.[3]: 58  It is not a quality indicator or a certification mark.[4] The CE marking is required for goods sold in the European Economic Area (EEA); goods sold elsewhere may also carry the mark.

The CЄ mark indicates that the product may be traded freely in any part of the European Economic Area, regardless of its country of origin. It consists of the CE logo and, if applicable, the four digit identification number of the notified body involved in the conformity assessment procedure.

  1. ^ "Turkey - Standards for Trade". 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "CENELEC FAQs". Cenelec.eu. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Blue Guide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies. "CE Telephone". Retrieved 12 September 2020.