CSA International can help you test and certify your qualified products to European and other international standards.

CE Marking for Europe
CB Scheme
Other National Standards

CE Marking for Europe

CE Marking

The CE Marking is mandatory for marketing your products within Europe. The CE Mark indicates to European Authorities that your claims of product compliance meet the applicable Directives.

CE Marking is your product's "passport" to 18 European countries, including:

European Union (EU): Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

EFTA members: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.

Not only can CSA help you verify your claims for the CE Marking you need - we are also equipped to evaluate a wide range of products to many of the European Directives.

These products include the following:

• Gas Appliances
• Hospital Beds
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
• Machinery
• Equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
• Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Equipment
• Information Technology Equipment
• Laboratory Equipment
• Pressure Equipment
• Scientific Equipment
• Lifts
• Test and Measurement Equipment

Applicable Directives:

Name of Directive	Directive	Mandatory Date
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)	89/336/EE	January 1996
Machinery	98/37/EC	January 1997
Low Voltage	73/23/EEC	January 1997
ATEX	94/9/EC	July 2003
Pressure Equipment	97/23/EC	May 2002
Gas Appliances	90/396/EC	January 1996
Medical Devices	93/42/EEC	June 1998
Lifts	84/528/EEC	July 1999

CSA can...

• Evaluate your product to the appropriate European Union Directives and issue the Letter of Attestation
• Arrange for validation of the test results by a Notified Body or Competent Body, if required.
• Help you to prepare a Declaration of Conformity.
• Help you to prepare a Technical File.

For more information contact your local CSA International office.

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CB Scheme

Its goal is to reduce the trade barriers caused by different certification criteria in different countries. For more information about the 43 countries in the CB SCheme please visit: http://www.cbscheme.org/

CSA International was the first North American certification body to participate in the Scheme. Today we issue CB Test Reports and Test Certificates for the following product categories:

IEC 60065, Audio/Video
IEC 60257, Installation Protective Equipment
IEC 60335 Series, Appliances, Gaming Machines
IEC 60342, Fans
IEC 60491, Electronic Equipment
IEC 60570, Track Lighting
IEC 60598 Series, Luminaires
IEC 60601 Series, Medical Equipment
IEC 60670, Electrical Enclosures
IEC 60691, Fuse Links
IEC 60730 Series, Controls for Appliances
IEC 60742, Safety Isolating Transformers
IEC 60745 Series, Portable Tools
IEC 60920, Ballasts
IEC 60922, Ballasts
IEC 60928, Ballasts
IEC 60950, Information Technology
IEC 61010 Series, Laboratory, Measurement and Control Equipment
IEC 61029 Series, Bench Tools
IEC 61965, Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT's)
CSA International makes it easy for you to enjoy the benefits of certification through the CB Scheme.

For more information on the CB Scheme contact your local CSA International office or network partner.

Here is how it works:

1. You submit samples to us.
2. We test your product to the requirements of CB member countries and issue a CB Test Certificate and Test Report for qualified products.
3. We help you submit the CB Test Certificate and Test Report to the appropriate National Certification Body, for product certification in that country.

For more information on the CB Scheme contact your local CSA International office or network partner.

CSA International can also help you with CE Marking for products sold in Europe that must comply with the applicable European Union Directive(s).

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Other National Standards

For more information, contact your local CSA International office or network partner.

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