(...) Many products placed on the EU market have CE marking affixed to them.
This marking is the visible symbol showing that the manufacturer has taken all necessary measures to ensure that the product complies with the applicable safety legislation.
It plays a crucial part in the New Legislative Framework for the EU internal market for goods which entered into force at the beginning of 2010.
The New Legislative Framework provides for the appropriate control of testing laboratories and certification bodies, and more importantly sets out a Union policy on surveillance of products on the market and of effective controls of products from third countries.
European product legislation was revolutionised by the “New Approach” introduced in 1985.
This New Approach has become a role model for Better Regulation.
The Legislation sets out the levels of protection that must be achieved and does not pre-judge the choice of technical solutions to achieve the levels.
Today, the so called New Approach directives cover a large proportion of products marketed in the EU in more than 20 industrial sectors, including electro-technical products, machinery, radio/telecoms equipment, toys, medical devices, construction products and high-speed rail systems.
It is estimated that the trade in products covered by the major New Approach sectors is in excess of €1500 billion per year.
Most products covered by this legislation have CE marking affixed to them, which is the visible symbol that indicates that a product complies with all the applicable safety legislation. (...)
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