The Conformit Europenne (CE) Mark is defined as theEuropean Unions (EU) mandatory conformity marking for regulating the goodssold within the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1985. The CE markingrepresents a manufacturers declaration that products comply with the EUs New ApproachDirectives. These directives not only apply to products within the EU but alsofor products that are manufactured in or designed to be sold in the EEA. Thismakes the CE marking recognizable worldwide even to those unfamiliar with theEEA.
A CE mark is a symbol that must be affixed to manyproducts before they can be sold on the European market. The mark indicatesthat a product:
Is fit for its purpose and will not endanger lives orproperty.