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How to Get CE Certification: Step-by-Step Guidance
The CE marking process can be complex. Read our 6-step guide below, or book a free 30-minute consultation with our experts to get a custom certification plan for your product.
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Getting CE Certification In 6 Steps
From confusion to compliance in weeks, not months.
Step 1: Identify Requirements
Determine applicable directives and harmonized standards
Every product category must comply with specific EU directives and harmonized standards. This step identifies which regulations apply to your product, from electrical safety to electromagnetic compatibility, establishing the foundation for your entire CE marking journey.
Identify all applicable EU directives
Determine relevant harmonized standards
Understand conformity assessment procedures required
Step 2: Risk Assessment
Conduct thorough gap analysis and compliance evaluation
A comprehensive assessment evaluates your product against all applicable requirements, identifying any gaps in documentation, design, or safety features. This analysis reveals exactly what needs to be addressed before you can legally place your product on the European market.
Evaluate current compliance status
Identify gaps in documentation and design
Create action plan for compliance
Step 3: Labels & User Manuals
Ensure documentation meets all regulatory requirements
Product labels, packaging, and user manuals must comply with specific EU formatting and content requirements. This includes mandatory warnings, proper CE mark placement, technical specifications, and instructions in the appropriate languages for your target markets.
Review and correct product labels
Update user manuals with required information
Ensure proper CE mark size and placement
Step 4: Lab Testing & Auditing
Complete necessary testing with accredited laboratories
Depending on your product category, you'll need testing for safety, EMC, or performance standards. Accredited laboratories conduct these tests and issue certificates that become essential components of your technical documentation. Some products also require third-party audits or notified body involvement.
Develop testing plan for applicable standards
Coordinate with accredited testing laboratories
Obtain certificates and test reports
Step 5: Technical File
Compile complete documentation proving compliance
The Technical File is your comprehensive compliance dossier containing design documentation, risk assessments, test reports, certificates, and technical specifications. This file must be maintained for at least 10 years and made available to authorities upon request.
Gather all technical documentation and drawings
Compile test reports and certificates
Organize risk assessments and conformity evidence
Step 6: Declaration of Conformity
Issue formal declaration authorizing product placement
The Declaration of Conformity is the legal document where you formally declare that your product meets all applicable EU requirements. Once signed, you can affix the CE mark to your product and legally sell throughout the European Economic Area.
Draft Declaration of Conformity document
Sign declaration with authorized representative
Affix CE mark to product and packaging
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CE certification is a maze. That’s why brands & manufacturers trust EdgeComply to achieve European compliance fast and with confidence."
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CE Marking (including UKCA)
Our certification experts handle the entire certification process for your—from determining directives and test coordination to compiling regulatory paperwork.
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Robust compliance documentation—compiled by seasoned specialists
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