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Guidance for new Pressure Equipment Directive
Today the new Pressure Equipment Directive came fully into force, requiring manufacturers of pressure equipment and assemblies to update their CE marking. The Directive was previously in a transitional period, but as of the 19th July 2016 all of the requirements of the new Directive (2014/68/EU) have now come into force. The changes are more […]
June 20, 2016
CE marking and the Chinese Export logo
At the CE Marking Association we receive a lot questions from manufacturers and importers trying to learn more about the CE mark and one question that regularly crops up is about the Chinese Export mark, so we thought we would share our opinion on the matter. A client recently told us that they had heard […]
June 13, 2016
New Radio Equipment Directive comes into force
The new CE Marking Directive for Radio Equipment has, as of the 13th June 2016, come into force. The new Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) applies to ‘radio equipment’ defined as a product, which intentionally emits and/or receives radio waves (electromagnetic waves of frequencies lower than 3 000 GHz) for the purpose of radio communication and/or […]
May 30, 2016
Harmonised Standards updated in May 2016
When a manufacturer goes through the CE marking process, they will usually apply the relevant European harmonised standards to help them meet the legal requirements set out within the Directives. Where the standards are being used for items in series production, it is important to keep up to date with the latest standard, as they […]
April 22, 2016
New Construction Product Standards
The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) first came into force in the UK back in 2013, however the conformity process has a unique requirement when compared to all other CE marking Directives. Whilst the Regulation sets out a scope (or its subject matter), the requirement to affix a CE mark is down to whether the products are […]
