CE marking responsibilities for manufacturers and importers

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CE MARKING Friday, 30th may 2008, Sofia, Rodina
Hotel, Maritsa Hall
CE marking responsibilities for manufacturers
(and importers)
Tariq Nawaz Leader of UK delegation to Standing
Committee for Construction 2002-06
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Manufacturers responsibility

• A manufacturer or or his authorised
  representative established in the EEA (agent) may
  put a construction product only on the market if
  it is fit for its intended use and CE marked -
  Art. 2(1)
• The manufacturer or agent is responsible for the
  correct attestation of conformity of the product
  - Art. 13(1)
• Declarations and certificates need to be
  translated into the official language(s) of the
  destination state Annex III cl. 4.4 CPD
• It is the manufacturer or agent that takes FULL
  responsibility for affixing the CE marking

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Steps to the CE mark

• Check which standard applies to the construction
  product in question (e.g. CEN or national
  standards body website)
• Look into the list published in the Official
  Journal (European Communities) and check whether
  the CE mark is already mandatory
• Study the standard which is applicable for the
  given product with regard to
• Clauses relevant for the CE-marking (indicated in
  Annex ZA)
• System of Attestation of Conformity

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Elements of attestation of conformity

• Factory production control (FPC)
• Testing of samples taken at the factory by the
  manufacturer in accordance with a prescribed test
  plan
• Initial type testing (ITT)
• Initial inspection of the factory and the FPC
• Continuous surveillance, assessment and approval
  of the FPC
• Audit-testing of samples taken at the factory, on
  the market or on the construction site

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Attestation of Conformity Tasks
M... Manufacturer NB ... Notified Body
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Summary of conformity attestation

• System 1 Product certification with audit
  testing.
• System 1 Product certification without audit
  testing.
• System 2 Certification of the system of factory
  production control with continuous
  surveillance.
• System 2 Certification of the system of factory
  production control without surveillance
• System 3 Initial type testing by notified bodies
• System 4 No involvement of notified bodies

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Preparing for CE marking

• Approach a Notified Body for assistance, if
  necessary or just for consultation
• Perform an Initial Type Test according to the
  standard
• Implement a Factory Production Control system
  (FPC) as specified in the standard
• Get together all required documents

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Declarations and certificates

• The manufacturer has delivered a declaration
  ofconformity and, in addition
• in case of attestation system 1 and 1, that the
  certification body has delivered a certificate of
  conformity for the product
• in case of attestation system 2 and 2, that the
  certification body has delivered a certificate
  for the production control

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Affixing of the CE Mark

• The CE mark
• covers all relevant directives
• replaces all national mandatory markings
• confusion with other markings (only voluntary
  marks are allowed in addition) must be avoided

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Affixing of the CE Mark

• The CE marking must be affixed visibly, legibly
  and indelibly, with the form as described in
  Council Directive 93/68/EC and Council Decision
  93/465/EC, and must be easily accessible for the
  market surveillance authorities
• The CE marking must be affixed, in this order of
  priority
• on the product itself
• on label attached to it
• on its packaging or
• on the accompanying commercial documents