CE
Definition:
CE mark
REF:
http://www.ce-marking.org/
General
CE directives require that each equipment sold in the European Market is
designed and manufactured to assure Safety, Health and Environmental
Protection. Since January 1997, using the CE Marking indicates that the
equipment complies with the requirements of all relevant directives.
Certification of equipment for CE marking is best being done by independent
agencies and CE specialists.
Electromagnetic Emission
CE directive for electromagnetic emissions of equipment is established to ensure
that the equipment will not disturb other equipment, as well as
radio and telecommunication. The Directive also assures that the equipment
is immune to interference and will not be disturbed by radio emissions
when used as intended.
11 Principle Elements of the Safety Objectives
1. General conditions
a) The essential characteristics, the recognition and observance of which will
ensure that electrical equipment will be used safely and in applications for
which it was made, shall be marked on the equipment, or, if this is not
possible, on an accompanying notice.
b) The manufacturers or brand name or trade mark should be clearly printed on
the electrical equipment or, where that is not possible, on the
packaging.
c) The electrical equipment, together with its component parts should be made in
such a way as to ensure that it can be safely and properly assembled
and connected.
d) The electrical equipment should be so designed and manufactured as to ensure
that protection against the hazards set out in points 2 and 3 of this
Annex is assured providing that the equipment is used in applications for which it
was made and is adequately maintained.
2. Protection against hazards arising from the electrical equipment
Measures of a technical nature should be prescribed in accordance with point 1,
in order to ensure:
a) that persons and domestic animals are adequately protected against danger of
physical injury or other harm which might be caused by electrical
contact direct or indirect;
b) that temperatures, arcs or radiation which would cause a danger, are not
produced;
c) that persons, domestic animals and property are adequately protected against
non-electrical dangers caused by the electrical equipment which are
revealed by experience;
d) that the insulation must be suitable for foreseeable conditions.
3. Protection against hazards which may be caused by external influences
on the electrical equipment
Technical measures are to be laid down in accordance with point 1, in order to
ensure:
a) that the electrical equipment meets the expected mechanical requirements in
such a way that persons, domestic animals and property are not
endangered;
b) that the electrical equipment shall be resistant to non-mechanical influences
in expected environmental conditions, in such a way that persons
domestic animals and property are not endangered;
c) that the electrical equipment shall not endanger persons, domestic animals
and property in foreseeable conditions of overload.