CE Marking Association

Whilst the CE mark is not solely a safety mark, safety does play an important role. An example of this is CE marking explosives and pyrotechnical articles. Clearly such items will have the potential to cause harm, however if stored, transported and used safely, then no-one should be put at risk, which is the role of the CE mark.

Directive (2013/29/EU) applies to pyrotechnical articles, meaning any article containing explosive substances (or an explosive mixture) designed to produce heat, light, sound, gas or smoke (or combination of such effects) through self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions.

There Directive also sets out some exclusions:

articles intended for use (in accordance with national law) by the armed forces, the police or fire departments
equipment fall within scope of Marine Equipment Directive (2014/90/EU) or the Explosives for Civil Uses Directive (2014/28/EU)
articles intended for use in the aerospace industry
percussion caps specifically for toys (in scope of the Safety of Toys Directive)
fireworks, which are built by a manufacturer for own use and approved for use (by the Member State)
ammunition (meaning projectiles and propelling charges and blank ammunition used in portable firearms, other guns and artillery)

Conformity Requirements

Conformity requirements are defined in Article 8 of the Directive

Further Guidance

How Can We Help?

The CE Marking Association is unable to carry out assessments under the Pyrotechnical Articles Directive, however we are able to help as below

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For more support on CE Marking under the Pyrotechnic Articles Directive, or to find out how we can help you, please contact us as below:

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