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Businesses that have invested in money, resources, and time in order to improve both the quality and the safety of their products need a form of certification to give them the proper visibility to their consumers and the rest of the market. Quality and safety certifications are clear marks of guarantee that the product is made and manufactured conforming to proper safety requirements. A certification for manufacturers is considered to be a protection tool against liability and damage concerns. According to Presidential Decree 224, manufacturers can be held responsible for the outcome of faulty products, unless they can prove it to be a coincidental case. Because of all these concerns, the CE mark was developed. This is a type of mandatory mark for conformity, assuring that the product has undergone the necessary testing and/or corrections in order to pass the requirements of the EC directives. Also known as “European Conformity”, the CE mark is usually needed in the European Economic Area. This mark is an indicator that the product has complied with the EU legislation provisions, enabling it to move around the European market. By having the CE proof, the manufacturer declares full responsibility on all the requirements needed by the product to ensure its safety. Other essential requirements considered for this marking include health, protection, and environmental requirements. When considering on acquiring a CE proofing, some of the conformity assessment tasks include basic testing, surveillance, inspection, auditing, certification, registration, and accreditation. All these information are gathered and kept in a technical file, and are submitted to the corresponding authorities upon request. The CE proofing documents or the declarations of the conformity include information about the manufacturer, the essential product characteristics, any European performance data and standards, the legal binding signature on the side of the organization, and if possible, the identification of the Notified Body. CE proofing is vital for manufacturers that mass produce products such as medical devices, hot water boilers, lifts, machinery, personal protective equipment, recreational craft, pyrotechnics, pressure equipment, measuring instruments, gaseous fueled appliances, telecommunications terminal equipment, toy safety, pressure vessels, environment noise emission, and more.
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