CE Mark Help and Information

By placing the CE Mark on your products, you as the manufacturer are declaring your products conformity to any relevant EU requirements for that product category.

Before placing the CE mark on your product you must ensure:

Your product conforms to all relevant EU wide requirements
Determine whether you can self-declare the conformity or if you need assistance from a Notified Body Opinion
You have complied the appropriate technical documentation.
Draft and sign the EU declaration of conformity for your product.

Above all, your products CE Mark must be:

Visible
Legible
Indelible (irremovable)

Your CE Mark must contain the “CE” letters in identical vertical dimensions.

The marking should be no smaller than 5mm in size.

The colour and form of the mark may be as you desire, providing the proportions of the “CE” lettering remain the same as the original versions.

If you cannot place the CE mark on your product, for whatever reason, you should affix it to any packaging or accompanying documentation, such as your technical file.

The CE mark graphic can be downloaded from the European Commission’s Website

If you as the manufacturer have the facilities to perform the necessary conformity assessments of your products and you do not require assistance from a Notified Body, then you will not incur any fees for declaration of your products conformity to EU requirements.

For those who cannot perform the relevant assessments, they will need the inclusion of a Notified Body, of which costs can vary for their services depending on the nature of the product and the conformity assessment required.

Cranage Veritas is an EU Notified Body and can provide you with a Notified Body Opinion regarding your products conformity to EU requirements.

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CE marking is not required on products sold outside of the EEA (European Economic Area), or for products where there are no relevant EU requirements in existence.

The CE Mark is a mandatory requirement for most products covered by the New Approach Directives, it is strictly forbidden to affix the CE mark to any product that does not require it.

To check what products need CE marking you can find the full list of relevant requirements, directives and regulations on the European Commission’s website.

If you are unsure to what requirements apply to your products, or need further assistance with your CE mark process, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our team of regulatory specialists.