1) Scope & legislation
Identify applicable EU legislation, intended use, and any borderline issues. This determines obligations, timelines, and whether a Notified Body is required.
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We help you map what applies, prepare a workable compliance plan, and build an evidence chain that survives a market surveillance request - from scope to Declaration of Conformity.
Identify applicable EU legislation, intended use, and any borderline issues. This determines obligations, timelines, and whether a Notified Body is required.
Choose harmonised standards where available and build a clear mapping to essential requirements. This is where many "template" technical files break.
Risk analysis must match the product and the real use conditions. Testing and calculations should trace back to the risks and requirements you claim compliance with.
Build a technical file that can survive a market surveillance request: consistent identifiers, controlled revisions, traceability and matching evidence.
Your legal statement of compliance - it must be correct, complete and aligned with the exact legislation, standards and product identifiers used on labels and packaging.
Selecting the right body is often a long process (scope, designation, capacity, timelines), but it determines the speed, cost and predictability of your certification project.
Many product categories allow manufacturer self-assessment against harmonised standards - no third party required. Others - certain construction products, higher-risk PPE categories, some machinery - require independent conformity assessment. We confirm which route applies to your product as part of the scope check, and help you choose a Notified Body that covers your sector.
If you tell us your product type and target EU countries, we can propose a compliance route, a document list and a timeline.
Request a scope checkWhen CE marking needs a Notified Body and when the manufacturer can self-certify: LVD, EMC, RED, machinery, PPE, toys and construction products compared, and how to check a Notified Body in NANDO.
What a CE marking technical file must contain - product description, drawings, risk assessment, harmonised standards, test reports - how long to keep it and who must be able to provide it to EU authorities.
How to get CE marking for a product in 6 steps: identify the EU legislation, check the requirements, choose the conformity assessment route, test, compile the technical file, sign the EU Declaration of Conformity.
Tell us where your company is based, your product sector and how far your documentation is. Before any engagement, we send you a proposed compliance route.