In the past, EC countries had different requirements for imported and sold products, and products manufactured according to one country's standards probably could not be listed in other countries. As part of efforts to eliminate trade barriers, CE certification came into being.

Therefore, CE certification represents European consistency.

In fact, CE certification is also the abbreviation of the word "EC" in many EC languages. Initially, the English phrase "European Community" was abbreviated as EC. Later, the European Community was changed to CE because it was a French-speaking European Community, an Italian-speaking European Community, a Portuguese-speaking European Community and a Spanish-speaking European Community.

Extended data:

International situation:

Among the goods sold in the European Economic Area (except Switzerland, a member of the European Union and the European Free Trade Association), the CE mark is used more and more, and the goods affixed with the CE mark show that they meet the requirements expressed in a series of European directives such as safety, hygiene, environmental protection and consumer protection.

Mark certification:

CE certification mark is not issued by any official organization, certification body or testing laboratory, but is made and pasted by the manufacturer or his agent in one (or more) of the above eight ways.

Some products specified by the EU authorities can only be labeled with the CE mark after obtaining the CE certificate of announcement number issued by the official EU agency (announcement number agency).

Recipient:

The recipients of CE certification marks are the national regulatory agencies in charge of market product safety control in EC member countries, not consumers. When the product is labeled with CE certification mark, the authorities in charge of sales safety supervision in member States should assume that the product meets the main requirements of the directive and can circulate freely in the European Community market.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia -CE (EU CE Directive)