What Is the ISO CE Certificate and How Is It Obtained?

The CE certificate signals that a product meets the European Union's health, safety, and environmental requirements. Without it, certain product groups cannot legally be placed on the European market. Below you will find what is at stake when CE marking is missing, and the product groups for which it is mandatory.

What Is at Stake When a Product Has No CE Mark

• Human health
• Human safety
• Safety of life and property
• Environmental protection
• Energy efficiency

Products That Must Carry the ISO CE Certificate

• Lifts
• Toys
• Cableways
• Fluorescent lamps
• Low-voltage equipment
• Electromagnetic compatibility products
• Machinery
• Vessels
• Construction products
• Non-automatic weighing instruments
• Gas-burning appliances
• Personal protective equipment
• Medical devices
• Radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment
• Equipment that emits noise
• Transportable pressure equipment
• Household electric refrigerators and freezers
• Measuring instruments
• In vitro diagnostic medical devices
• Pressure equipment
• Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
• Active implantable medical devices
• Explosives for civil use
• Packaging and packaging waste
• Simple pressure vessels
• Recreational craft (yachts)