The CE-mark (Conformité Européenne or European Conformity) is required for every electronic product that is put on the market within the European Economic Area. However, a lot of questions and misunderstanding exist around what is exactly required and who should be involved with the CE-marking process. Within this seminar, we will clarify the difference between directives and standards, explain a typical conformity assessment procedure and describe the typical format of the final Declaration-of-Conformity. It will be stressed that the CE-marking on its own is not the evidence of compliance, instead, it is the Technical Documentation that gathers all arguments for claiming compliance. Advice will be given on how to identify the relevant directives and standards needed for this Technical Documentation.

Presented by: Davy Pissoort (KU Leuven)