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The following articles are the most recent articles relating to product legislation. If you would like to discuss any of the following topics in further detail with a technical members of staff, then please contact us on 01564 792349.
New Construction Product Standards
The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) first came into force in the UK back in 2013, however the conformity process has a unique requirement when compared to all other CE marking Directives. Whilst the Regulation sets out a scope (or its subject matter), the requirement to affix a CE mark is down to whether the products are […]
April 20, 2016
Members Question: Can declarations cover more than one product?
The CE Marking Association offers membership to companies who want support on CE Marking on a regular basis. Members are invited to ask questions and when there is a question that might be of interest to a wider audience, we like to publish them in our news section. Some of the details may have been altered for confidentiality reasons. […]
New CE Directives Are Coming into Force
UPDATE: The new Directives have now come into force – New Declarations should now be quoting the new Directives. The date for when the new 2016 CE marking Directives are coming into force is fast approaching and now is the time to make sure that you are prepared for the changeover. From the 20th April 2016, the new […]
April 15, 2016
New Risk Assessments Guidance for Electrical Products
As part of the new Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU), manufacturers are required to include an ‘adequate analysis and assessment of the risk(s)’ for their equipment within the technical files. What this really means is that a Risk Assessment should be undertaken as part of the conformity process. Product Risk Assessments have been around for a […]
Revised ‘Blue Guide’ for CE Marking
The ‘Blue Guide’ is a publication by the European Commission that offers CE Marking information and advice on the implementation of EU product Directives. The original document had a blue front cover, which gave birth to the informal name, and covered many of the older versions of the EU Directives. It was updated in 2014 […]
