Common Directives Applicable For the CE Mark


An important indicator of a product’s compliance with EU legislation, CE marking enables free movement of your products inside the European market.

A small sign affixed on your product declares its conformity with all legal requirements needed to get the CE marking.

Getting your products certified will make sure that you are legally able to sell these across the EEA, in 27 member states in the European Free Trade Association countries such as Turkey, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein—as well as the rest of EU.

Ensure Free Movement of Your Goods

CE marking directives cover a number of manufacturing concerns and products. The most recent CE marking directives include:
  • Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment 99/5/EC
  • Those new Approach Directives that do not require CE Marking are:
    • Packaging and Packaging Waste 94/62/EC
    • High Speed Rail Systems 96/48/EC
    • Construction Products 89/106/EEC
    • Machinery 98/37/EC (amended 98/79/EC)
    • Lifts 95/16/EC

It is important to understand that CE marking is different things for different manufacturers. It is a good idea to call us at G&M Compliance to understand the fundamentals of these directives that apply to your business specifically. Other CE marking directives include:
  • Refrigeration Appliances 96/57/EC
  • Medical Devices 93/42/EEC Potentially Explosive Atmospheres 94/9/EC
  • Recreational Craft 94/25/EC
  • In Vitro Diagnostics 98/79/EC
  • Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments 90/384/EEC (amended 93/68/EEC)


When it comes to CE marking, you can count on us at G&M Compliance to provide the consultation, testing and certification services you need. Our job is to help companies like yours take control of the CE marking process. The end-result includes reduced costs and faster CE markings for your products.

Get In Touch With G&M Compliance

We can help you ensure that your products satisfy the specific requirements of the CE marking directives that applies to you.

We provide product safety design evaluations as well as all the help you’ll ever need to get CE markings done right.

There are more than 20 directives for the types of products that require the CE Marking, and G&M Compliance can help you with a number of prominent ones.

This includes CE Marking for medical devices, machineries, radio equipment, low voltage items, and items causing or being affected by electromagnetic interference.

Businesses in need of CE Marking of their products can contact us at (714) 628-1020 to get more information on the requirements or to put in a quote request.