General product safety · European Union

CE Marking — European Conformity Marking Compliance

CE Marking — European Conformity Marking is issued by European Commission and has applied since 1993-01-01. It applies to products sold in EU, EEA, UK. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.

Authority: European Commission
Jurisdiction: European Union
Regions: EU, EEA, UK
Effective: 1993-01-01
Evidence renewal: every 1825 days
Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/ce-marking_en

What CE Marking — European Conformity Marking covers

CE Marking — European Conformity Marking is a general product safety requirement in European Union. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.

Product categories affected

electronics
medical packaging
baby kids

Keywords that trigger a check

electronics
electrical
toy
machinery
medical device
construction
PPE
pressure vessel
radio
lifts
recreation craft

Who it applies to

Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in EU, EEA, UK, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.

Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Market withdrawal, fines €10M-€30M, product recall

Supplier requirements and compliance evidence

Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.

Document
EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC)
Technical Documentation / Technical File
Notified Body Certificate (for high-risk categories)
CE marking on product and packaging
Instructions in local language

Certification types recorded for this regulation

CE declaration of conformity
notified body cert

How Complyra checks CE Marking — European Conformity Marking

When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If CE Marking — European Conformity Marking applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.

Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.

Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.