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April 2013
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CE-MARKING
A Product Passport to
Enter the EU
PART 1 :
THE CE QUESTION MARK
Free Movement .........................................
1
Not Just Advantages..................................
2
Which Standards .......................................
2
Assistance .................................................
3
PART 2 :
HARMONISATION OF
NATIONAL STANDARDS IN
EU DIRECTIVES
Essential Requirements.............................
6
Harmonised Standards..............................
7
A System Modules.....................................
8
PART 3 :
MEETING REQUIREMENTS
AND ASSESSING RISKS
Conformity Assessment Procedure .........
10
Self-testing and Notified Bodies ..............
12
Risk Assessment .....................................
13
PART 4 :
KEEPING UP THE ADMIN
Step 1-6 ..................................................
14
PART 5 :
HOW TO SPELL CE
What the Mark Says ................................
19
Products That Carry the Mark .................
19
Affixing the CE-Mark................................
20
What It Looks Like...................................
20
More Important ........................................
21
Recapitulating the CBI Series
‘A Passport for Your Products’:
The Seven Steps of CE-Marking.............
22
MATRADE WORLDWIDE NETWORK
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23
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