EU CE marking
What is the mandatory / voluntary for EU CE marking?
For EU CE marking, mandatory / voluntary is compulsory for most products covered by the New Approach Directives, verified against its source on 2026-08-11.
Do all products sold in EU require CE marking? No. CE marking is compulsory for most products covered by the New Approach Directives. Products not covered under a New Approach Directive do not require CE marking. It is illegal to place a CE mark on a product that is not covered by a directive.
— nist.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11
- Designation
- CE marking verified
- Market / system
- EU verified
- Mandatory / voluntary
- compulsory for most products covered by the New Approach Directives verified
- Meaning
- CE marking is not a third-party approval. It is a manufacturer's self-declaration of conformity with applicable EU law per blog.promise.legal
What blog.promise.legal says
CE marking is not a third-party approval. It is a manufacturer's self-declaration of conformity with applicable EU law
— blog.promise.legal, retrieved 2026-08-11
Sources
- nist.govhttps://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/compliance-faqs-ce-marking
- blog.promise.legalhttps://blog.promise.legal/fcc-certification-ce-marking-connected-devices-hardware-startups/