Details
CE (MD)
Purpose of Certification
CE (MD — Machinery Directive) certification aims to demonstrate compliance with Essential Health & Safety Requirements related to the design and manufacture of machinery in order to improve machinery safety.
Certification Overview
This is a certification scheme demonstrating conformity with standards required under the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC). Depending on the product, a Declaration of Conformity (DoC) or Certificate of Conformity (CoC) from a Notified Body must be obtained before CE marking and placing the product on the market.
Target Products
General industrial machinery * DoC
- Machinery
- Interchangeable equipment
- Safety components
- Lifting accessories
- Chains, ropes and webbing
- Removable mechanical transmission devices
- Partly completed machinery
High-risk machinery (Annex IV) * CoC
- Lifts
- Circular saws and similar machinery
- Presses
- Plastic/rubber injection moulding machines
- Safety components, etc.
Required Documents
- Application form
- Business registration certificate (English)
- Product specification or user manual and other product description documents
- Mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, hydraulic/pneumatic diagrams and other documents describing product operation
- Label and other marking information
- Guidelines or standards related to essential health and safety requirements
- (If required) Other documents as requested
Remarks
Validity Period
For CoC procedures, review of technical documentation and related materials is conducted in accordance with Notified Body (NB) regulations.
Marking Requirements
After obtaining DoC or CoC, CE marking may be applied and the product placed on the market in accordance with the Machinery Directive.
