CE marking is one of the requirements on particular products

CE marking is one of the requirements on particular products like machinery and medical products by the European Union. In our discussion this week, we will discuss what CE marking is.

Please respond to all of the following prompts in the class discussion section of your online course:

Use the following resources to find out what the CE marking certification is regarding machinery, and how it affects the import/export business for U.S. companies trading with European countries.

www.cemarking.net

www.ce-mark.com

www.ce-mark-us.com

Solution

The CE marking is

Some of the products are given below as illustration, which need CE marking:

Persons that bear a responsibility for CE and the CE compliance of products are:

Assigning of an European Union (EU) Authorized Representative by American and Canadian machinery manufacturers has been clarified

Effective December 29,2009 all non-European based machinery manufacturers are required to identify a \'person\' or \'entity\' established in the European Union who is authorized to keep the manufacturer\'s technical file or have quick access to it. The Authorized Representative must have received a written mandate (agreement) from the manufacturer before its name appears on the Declaration of Conformity along with the name and address of the manufacturer.

The term \'Authorized Representative does not describe a sales and marketing function, it describes a CE compliance/regulatory affairs function only.

The EU Commissions is strengthening its surveillance and enforcement of the CE mark program and requires that the first point of contact is the manufacturer\'s European Authorized Representative.