My first job started on April 14th 2001 at a TIC company in the Netherlands. Professional in selling CE certification the CE mark I would say that time. They were an experienced telecom testing laboratory. Leased line technology (PSTN) was there focus. Telecom equipment connected to the network should comply to each country law. Until April 8th. 2000 it was mandatory to have the telecom equipment tested by a governmental designated test laboratory and certification body. This monopoly position changed from one to the other day. The New Approach was devastating for the established order in the TIC industry.
It was just 1 year the Directive 1999/5/EC came in force when I started my job. The (R&TTE) Radio & Telecom Terminal Equipment Directive came into force on the 8th. of April 2000. Under the so called “New Approach” legislation. Of course free movement of goods was a fundamental objective of the single European market. The mechanism in place to achieve this aim where based on prevention of new barriers to trade. In addition mutual recognition and technical harmonization ‘New Approach’ directives came in effect. This process allowed products legally manufacturer of marketed in one country to move freely throughout all member states of the EU. The success of the European standardization system in removing technical barriers to trade have played a vital role in ensuring fee movement of goods between the member states. Moreover that was the time when the market really opened. When would globally a same regulations harmonization be achieved so that one single approval can result in 1 global approval? This would be less positive for our Approval Service.
The European Commission directives defined the “essential requirements”. Correspondingly these are described as:
The New Legislative Framework is the modernization of the New Approach for marketing of the products and adopted on July 9th. 2008. Moreover the start of renewing directives and regulations.
On June 13th. 2016 the modernization of the R&TTE directive came in force. The RED 2014/53/EU (Radio Equipment Directive).
CE Mark
The CE Mark is the indication that your product meet the ‘Essential Requirements’ of all applicable directives and that the products have been subject to a conformity assessment procedure provides for in the directives. You use the Harmonized standards or other. In addition test reports to these standards are showing you meet the essential requirements are always included in your Technical Construction File.
CE Certification
You must label the end product with the CE mark when meeting the essential requirements. The CE certificate is as a matter of fact an undefined piece of paper when following the European directives and regulations. In the years I have seen a lot of so called “CE certificates” which are nothing more then a declaration issued by some kind of external party. As a matter of fact the directives are not familiar with the term “CE Certificate” however they are familiar with the “EU-Type examination certificate”.
The EU country local notifying authority is appointing the Notified Body who can issue the “EU-Type examination”. The nando website shows the list of appointed Notified bodies. These listed Notified Bodies can issue the “EU-type examination” to there designated scope. Notified bodies only come in place when NOT having used harmonized standards (OR you explicitly request this service) when showing compliance with the essential requirements. Showing compliance to the market and a showing a higher level of Impartiality is for many manufacturers a reason to request this service with the EU Type examination as outcome.
Being sure you have received a true “EU-type examination” check the link above.
A lot of test laboratories these day’s offer so called CE certificates. These documents are not the document you think they are and can not replace the “Declaration of Conformity”.
Not only the CE mark but also the EC Declaration of conformity (DoC) is compulsory. Responsibility lays at the manufacturer or the authorized representative in the community. A procedure, in which they declare that the product placed on the market complies with all the relevant requirements of the appropriate directive. This form needs to be provided with every product and in users language. Also this document is NOT a CE Certificate! Together with with the Technical construction file this needs to be filed for 10 years from last date of placing on the market.
Summary with regard to CE Certification and CE mark.
As the integration of IoT modules into e.g. consumer electronics, Industry, Education and healthcare are increasing it is nowadays common that for product marketing compliance to more than one regulation, the directive is required. An example is IoT in Healthcare. This is certainly not the easiest combination.
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