Description

Products that need a CE marking

Not all products sold in the EU need to bear CE marking. CE marking applies to products, ranging from electrical equipment to toys and from civil explosives to medical devices. Such products fall under one or more Directives which determine the specific requirements that the product must meet in order to be CE marked. The full list of these product categories is below:

active implantable medical devices
appliances burning gaseous fuels
cableway installations designed to carry persons
eco-design of energy related products
electromagnetic compatibility
equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
explosives for civil uses
hot-water boilers
household refrigerators and freezers
in vitro diagnostic medical devices
lifts
low voltage
machinery
measuring instruments
medical devices
noise emission in the environment
non-automatic weighing instruments
personal protective equipment
pressure equipment
pyrotechnics
radio and telecommunications terminal equipment
recreational craft
safety of toys
simple pressure vessels