Glossary

Accredited laboratories are testing facilities recognized by independent bodies to perform specific compliance tests, ensuring results are accurate and accepted for CE marking documentation.

The EU framework governing the entire lifecycle of batteries, requiring sustainability, labeling, and conformity for machinery entering the European market.

The CE Mark is a mandatory certification mark indicating that machinery sold within the European Economic Area complies with all applicable EU health, safety, and environmental protection standards.

A document issued by a third party or supplier verifying compliance, distinct from the legally mandatory Declaration of Conformity required for CE marking.

A Complaints Register is a formal log used by manufacturers to track product safety complaints, ensuring post-market surveillance and ongoing regulatory compliance.

Component compliance ensures that individual parts used in machinery meet relevant EU standards, preventing regulatory failures for the final assembled product during certification.

Component-level testing involves validating individual machine parts against specific standards to ensure they meet safety requirements before integration into the final assembly.

The mandatory process of verifying that machinery meets all relevant EU requirements, ranging from self-certification to external validation by a Notified Body.

The Cyber Resilience Act is a new EU regulation mandating cybersecurity requirements for connected products, ensuring hardware and software are secure throughout their lifecycle before carrying the CE Mark.

The Declaration of Conformity (DoC) is a legally binding document signed by the manufacturer stating that a product meets all relevant EU safety, health, and environmental requirements.

EU Directives are legislative acts setting binding safety goals for member states, serving as the primary legal framework that manufacturers must meet for CE marking.

An Economic Operator in the supply chain verifying compliance of machinery already placed on the market, ensuring documentation and safety requirements are met before sale.

A collective legal term representing the manufacturer, authorized representative, importer, and distributor, each holding specific responsibilities for ensuring product compliance and safety within the supply chain.

EU legislation ensuring electronic equipment neither generates electromagnetic disturbance nor is affected by such disturbance, mandatory for CE compliance.

EMC Testing verifies that machinery neither generates excessive electromagnetic interference nor malfunctions when exposed to external interference, ensuring compliance with the EMC Directive.

EHSRs are the mandatory, high-level safety goals defined in EU Directives that machinery must legally meet to qualify for the CE Mark.

An EU Authorized Representative is a mandatory legal appointee based in the EU who acts as the primary liaison between a non-EU manufacturer and national surveillance authorities.

Foreseeable misuse refers to the use of machinery in a way not intended by the manufacturer, but which can result from readily predictable human behavior.