CE marking

The designation CE is the French abbreviation for both "Communauté Européenne" and "Conformité Européenne" and indicates conformity with applicable EU directives.

By applying the CE marking to a product, the manufacturer confirms that the product conforms to the applicable European directives. The CE marking is not a seal of quality unless arrangements have expressly been defined and put in place for independent bodies to check whether the product is in compliance with the directives.

A four-digit number added to the CE marking indicates involvement of a notified body in the conformity assessment procedure (also see Declaration of Conformity).