CE, abbreviated from "Communate Europene" in French, means European Community. The European Community later evolved into the European Union (EU for short).

In the EU market, "CE" is a compulsory certification directive, which is regarded as a passport for manufacturers to open and enter the European market. Whether products produced by enterprises within the EU or products produced in other countries, if they want to circulate freely in the EU market, they must be affixed with the "CE" mark to indicate that the products meet the basic requirements of the EU's New Method for Technical Coordination and Standardization. This is a mandatory requirement of EU laws on products. All products with the "CE" mark can be sold in the EU member states without meeting the requirements of each member state, thus realizing the free circulation of goods within the EU member states. The meaning of the CE mark is that the CE abbreviation is used as a symbol to indicate that the product with the CE mark complies with the main requirements specified in the relevant European directives, and to verify that the product has passed the corresponding conformity assessment procedures and/or the manufacturer's declaration of conformity, which really becomes a pass for the product to be allowed to enter the European Community market for sale. The industrial products required by the relevant directives to be affixed with the CE mark shall not be marketed without the CE mark. The products that have been affixed with the CE mark and entered the market shall be ordered to withdraw from the market if it is found that they do not meet the safety requirements. Those that continue to violate the relevant CE mark provisions of the directive will be restricted or prohibited from entering the EU market or forced to withdraw from the market.

The CE mark indicates that the product complies with European regulations or differences. It can be claimed by the manufacturer according to EU laws and directives. Today, the CE mark is a mandatory mark for entering the European Economic Area (including the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).

Directives

The Directive is a statutory requirement for the use of certain categories of products, including basic health and safety requirements. These directives must be met before the CE mark is posted, but the manufacturer can choose the evaluation method. At present, the European Union has issued more than 20 CE directives, pasted CE marks on products and provided technical documents of the products. Only in this way can it circulate in its market.

Harmonized Standards

The easiest way to demonstrate compliance with the Directive is through the European Harmonized Standards. If a special product category complies with the harmonized standard, it also means that it complies with the corresponding directive specification.

Declaration of conformity

Many directives allow manufacturers to declare themselves. Some directives require manufacturers to submit their products to third-party certification bodies for testing and certification, or to have their quality systems audited by certification bodies.

The European Union (EU) covers 27 countries in the European region: