"CE" is a kind of safety certification mark is seen for manufacturers to open and to enter the European market passport.CE on behalf of the European unification (conformite Europeenne). Those labeled "CE" logo products can be in the EU domestic sales, there is no need to comply with the requirements of each member country, so as to realize the free circulation of goods in the EU member states within the scope. In simple terms CE certification is the product into a mandatory certification of the European market.

CE certification is a European directive core of "main demand", in the new method of the EC May 7, 1985 85/C136/01, < technology coordination and standard resolution > on the need to develop and as instruction purpose of the implementation of the "main demand" has a specific meaning, which is restricted to products that do not endanger human, animals and goods safety aspects of the basic safety requirements, rather than general quality requirements, coordination of instruction only provides main requirements, general instructions are the standard task. The product conforms to relevant instructions regarding the main requirement, can attach a CE mark without according to a standard of quality in general provisions ruled could use the CE mark.

Therefore the accurate meaning is: CE mark is safe and qualified mark but not the quality mark.

The CE of the word is from the French "communate Europpene" abbreviation, is the meaning of the European community. The European Community later evolved into the European Union (EU).