CE Marking

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CDG provides consultancy for notified CE Mark services in India.Many products require CE marking before they can be sold in the EU.
CE marking indicates that a product has been assessed by the manufacturer and deemed to meet EU safety, health and environmental protection requirements. It is required for products manufactured anywhere in the world that are then marketed in the EU.

When is CE marking mandatory?
CE marking is only obligatory for products for which EU specifications exist and require the affixing of CE marking.Some products are subject to several EU requirements at the same time. You must make sure that your product complies with all the relevant requirements before affixing the CE marking to it. It is forbidden to affix the CE marking to products for which EU specifications do not exist or do not require the affixing of CE marking.

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 directivesMeets all the requirements of the relevant recognized European harmonized performance and safety standardsIs fit for its purpose and will not endanger lives or property.The presence of CE marking further indicates that appropriate technical documentation supporting the use of the mark is available and can be provided by the manufacturer, importer, or person responsible for placing the product on the EU market upon request.

How do you affix the CE marking?
The CE marking must be visible, legible and indelible.The CE marking must consist of the initials "CE", both letters should have the same vertical dimension and be no smaller than 5mm (unless specified differently in the relevant product requirements).If you wish to reduce or enlarge the CE marking on your product, you should respect the proportions of the two letters. As long as the initials remain visible, the CE marking can take different forms (for example colour, solid or hollow).If the CE marking cannot be affixed to the product itself, you can affix it to the packaging if there is any, or to any accompanying documents. If your product is subject to several EU directives/regulations which require a CE marking to be affixed, the accompanying documents must indicate that your product conforms to all applicable EU directives/regulations.

Our CE-marking Conformity Sssessment Services include:
1.Advice on the CE-marking process
2.Conformity assessment
3.Verification of design
4.Type approval
5.System audit and approval
6.File and document assessment
7.Production supervision and sample testing
8.CE audits and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing
9.Training
10.Risk analysis and assessment
11.Technical files
12.User manual and instruction card assessment
13.Issuing your EC declaration of conformity
14.Issuing your certificate of verification
15.Contact us today to find out how our CE-marking services can help you reach the EU market.
Any organization manufacturing or selling products in the EU should be aware of its obligations when it comes to demonstrating conformity to requirements and directives:The CE Mark must be affixed to demonstrate conformity with the provisions of the directives.In the event of a challenge, a report from a CDG may be submitted showing conformity of the equipment. This allows the manufacturer working with CDG to show conformity with the safety objectives.

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CDG provides consultancy for CE Marking in India.What is CE Certification/ CE Mark?If you want to trade in the EU, CE-marking is a mandatory conformity mark required for a wide variety of products.
CE-marking indicates that your products comply with stringent EU product safety directives. However, achieving compliance can be a complex process. As a notified body for nearly all EU product safety directives, our CE-marking conformity assessment services provide you with the expertise you need to achieve compliance.European Economic Area (EEA) is second largest market in the world.
CE marking signify that products sold in the EEA have been assessed to meet high safety, health, and environmental protection requirements. CE marking is a part of the EU’s harmonisation legislation, which is mainly managed by Directorate-General for Internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

7 Steps to get CE Certification
• Determine which directive(s) are applicable to your product• Fulfill the essential requirements• Establish a monitoring system• Establish an accident reporting system• Declaration of Conformity• Save the documentation for 10 years after a product has been placed on the market.

1. It is compulsory only for most of the products covered by the New Approach Directives. Not all products must have CE marking.2.CE marking does not indicate that a product have been approved as safe by the EU or by another authority. It does not indicate the origin of a product either.3.Real tests and data are very important. The EU market has strict penalties for false and deliberate deception.The European Union CE and the US FCC wireless certification are  accepted by many countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America. They are important documents for local compliance, which can save unnecessary test cost and turnaround time.
Service Procedure
1. Provide us with product pictures, product brochures/manuals
2. Determine your needs???test report purpose/ test itmes/ standards???
3. Receive the testing/compliance service proposal and quotation 
4. Sign contract and make payment
5.Send samples (please contact us for address info.)
6.Informed project opening and test TAT(turn around time) via email
7.Testing 
8.Draft report for your confirmation
9. Formal reports endorsed by ILAC - CNAS (electronic version) 
10.Sample Discard or Return.
Product We Test• Personal protective equipment (PPE)• Active implantable medical devices• Medical devices• In vitro diagnostic medical devices• Electrical and electricity products• WIFI, Bluetooth, wireless, Radio, equipment• IT/AV multimedia products• Household appliancesPPE protects its intended user against one or more hazards.
Exposure to hazards may lead to injury.  3 Categories have been defined, depending on the degree of the riskcategory I = less serious injuries
category II =  summarizing the remaining degrees of seriousness of injuries. (so no Cat I or III)
category III = very serious injuries leading to irreversible harm to health and/or death).

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When selling products in Europe, you have to determine whether it requires a CE Marking, the formal name for CE certification.
Several European laws mandate certain products carry the CE Marking.

What does CE stand for? 
CE stands for conformité européenne, which is French for European Conformity. When a product has a CE Marking, it is a symbol that the product complies with the applicable laws. If the laws apply to your product, you can’t sell the product or put it in service anywhere in Europe without the CE Marking.The CE Marking looks like the image above, a stylized letter C and E. It is the EU market’s way of regulating goods sold in Europe and has been in place since 1985.The CE mark, is the short form of Conformité Européenne, meaning “European Conformity” and is a European Union regulatory community sign.
It symbolizes the compliance of the product with all essential requirements relating to safety, public health, consumer protection.With CE mark on your product, you can sell it in the European Union (EU) and in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.Every EU country is responsible for enforcing CE marking by banning products and levying fines on non-compliance.The CE mark is required on specific product categories sold within the EU and European Economic Area (EEA). Some products sold outside the EEA may also have the marking if, they were manufactured in, and designed for the EEA. The CE marking consists of the CE logo, and sometimes, the four digit identification code for the notified body that have assessed the product.Steps to Certify/ Register Products with CE in IndiaThe first step towards getting a CE mark is to decide a product and model that is to be certified with CE mark.

The process of CE marking is product and model specific. The CE marking process varies if the design of product varies in general.Once you have decided the product, the second step is to identify CE marking directives applicable in the product decided. Some of the directive names are Machinery directive, low voltage directive LVD, Electromagnetic compatibility EMC directive, PED pressure equipment directive, Lift directive, Construction machinery directive, Toys directive, Medical devices directive etc.
Next step is to identify harmonic standards applicable in the products to be CE mark as required.Moving ahead, you should conduct a risk analysis of requirements of Directive/ standards and products to be CE certified to validate compliance against those directives/ standards.Next, get the product to be CE marked, tested (in-house /outside) as per the requirement of Directive/ harmonic standard.Some products can be CE marked through self-certification. However, this is not the case with every product. Some products can be marked by involving CE mark with CDG. For the products where self-declaration is not recommended, CE making certification/ registration agencies shall be involved right from the designing of the product starts.
After the preparation of TCF (Technical Construction File) for the product being CE marked, it is forwarded to Certification Agency that is involved in CE certification/registration for review.

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CE marking is a certification mark indicating compliance with health, safety and environmental protection standards for products sold in the European Economic Area (EEA).

CE marking is also found on products sold outside the EEA, manufactured or designed for sale in the EEA.What is CE certification?CE certification is a process that gives CE marking authority over a product. Ideally, this should start early as a product development phase, as it is good to know some CE requirements development for product safety, user health, and the environment. However, it is possible to issue EC certificates for ready-to-use products. Products that have CE certification must comply with European safety regulations. They can then be freely traded within the European Economic Area (EEA).
The letters 'CE' appear on many products traded on the extended Single Market in the European Economic Area (EEA). They signify that products sold in the EEA have been assessed to meet high safety, health, and environmental protection requirements.CE marking indicates that a product has been assessed by the manufacturer and deemed to meet EU safety, health and environmental protection requirements. It is required for products manufactured anywhere in the world that are then marketed in the EU.

Why CE Marking is required? 
CE Marking is a mandatory requirement for products to be sold in the European Economic Area (EEA). CE marked products shall meet the set of regulations published by the European Union (EU) known as directives such as Machinery Directive (MD)-2006/42/EC, Low Voltage Directive (LVD) - 2014/35/EU, Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC) - 2014/30/EU, Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) - 2015/863. To comply with these directives one can take help of harmonised standards published in the “Official Journal of European Union”. By complying with relevant directives and harmonised standards one can make sure that his product is safe for user and environment and can ensure free movements of his products in the European Union.The responsibility of affixing the CE marking on the products lies on the organisation placing it on the European Market. It can be Manufacturer himself, his authorised representative, importer, distributor or any other person or an organization.The European Commission refers to the CE Marking of products as a "passport" that can allow a manufacturer to freely circulate their products within the European marketplace. The marking applies only to products regulated by the European Commissions' health, safety, and environmental protection legislation (product directives).

How to obtain CE marking?
Identify the EU requirements for your product. ...Check whether your product meets the specific requirements. ...Check whether your product must be tested by a Notified Body. ...Test your product. ...Compile the technical dossier. ...Affix the CE marking and draft a declaration of conformity.CE marking allows you to sell your product in the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA). By implementing the requirements you may also find that your product is safer and more reliable; therefore reduce the risk of customer dissatisfaction.
CDG facilitates CE Marking certification of it's clients. We provide CE marking consultancy.