Territorial markings
The CE mark offers certain assurances about the quality of machinery manufactured in Europe, but cheaper unmarked products from outside the EU are equally readily available and companies can be left confused about where they stand when it comes to risk management, as Miles Stone explains
The CE mark is a familiar, mandatory conformity mark found on much equipment and many products placed on the single market in the European Economic Area. The majority of marks are affixed by the
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