F2 Labs offers onsite, and occasionally remote, CE marking Training for your company.
Recently, I conducted our CE marking Training for a client of ours in the U.S. As I always do, I found the youngest people in the room and told them, “You can make yourself very valuable to your organization if you pay attention today and tomorrow.” Usually, everyone pays attention, and I always make myself available, after the training, to discuss the topics with the engineers, quality managers, salespeople, and others interested in the topic.
One of the participants from this engagement contacted me a few days after I held training in his company’s conference room with some questions. I saved the email because (1) I was impressed with the questions and (2) I knew it could be a useful blog article for others working through these issues. Below is his email, and my responses are in bold.
Peter,
A couple more questions as I work on this regulatory plan for our product.
- This might be more of a clarification. The following below directives are on your reference sheet, but I do not think they are required for CE mark per the guidance on the EC website (https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/goods/new-legislative-framework_en)
- General Product Safety Regulation (EU)2023/988 – aka GPSR
PJ 20250918: This is not a CE marking Directive, but you must comply with it if you have an electronic device not in scope of the LVD, MD, or RED. Also, there is no marking for the GPSR, and it is not listed on the declaration of conformity, but it is required.
3. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2012/19/EU – aka WEEE
PJ 20250918: WEEE is not a CE marking Directive, but it may be required. We do not provide support for this. Our suggestion is to contact Helmut Minor of Envenance – helmut.minor@envenance.com. He is an excellent resource and offers what you need – a WEEE Compliance Scheme.
The WEEE Marking is not the CE, WEEE uses a crossed-out wheelie bin.
4. Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 – aka REACH
PJ 20250918: REACH is what the Waste Framework Directive and SCIP use for criteria. There is nothing for you to do under REACH.
5. Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC – aka WFD and or SCIP
PJ 20250918: WFD and SCIP require reporting to the SCIP database for substances classified as SVHCs (substances of very high concern) under REACH.
SVHC list (revises at least twice per year, always adds substances: https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table)
SCIP database: Link
To do it without me you need IUCLID6 and know how to use it: IUCLID6
6. Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (Link)
PJ 20250918: No harmonised standards yet, too new
Question: Am I looking at the website wrong, are these needed for CE marking as well? Or are they just on your sheet as additional European regulations?
PJ 20250918: See below.
- The following regulations are on the EU website I linked above, but not on your sheet, are they needed for CE marking?
- Emissions from non-road mobile machinery (Regulation (EU) 2016/1628) – maybe N/A since we are not machinery? correct
PJ 20250918: Neither of those are concerned with your equipment.
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I started and presently conduct all F2 Labs CE marking Training classes offered by F2 Labs. My email address is pjolles@f2labs.com.
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