 | The TÜV Rheinland GS Mark has its roots in the German equipment safety law. The literal translation of "GS" stands for "safety-tested" in German. Typically, the safety aspects of a product are evaluated, tested and certified in conjunction with the issuance of this Mark. The TÜV Rheinland GS Mark is a voluntary test mark. It is attached to a product to indicate that a third party has tested the product for safety and that continuous production control is maintained. In the past decade, members of the European Union have become accustomed to seeing the mark on consumer products. |
The TÜV Rheinland GS Mark demonstrates the following:
·A representative sample of the product has been evaluated, tested an approved for safety.
·The production line is inspected on an annual basis.
·TÜV Rheinland GS Mark also provides a marketing advantage since it is a voluntary mark.
In contrast to the TÜV Rheinland GS Mark, CE Marking is the manufacturer's self-declaration and does not prove compliance to all applicable directives. For most products sold in the EU, the use of CE Marking and a Declaration of Conformity are mandatory.
With the exception of some high risk products, most products can be self-declared by the manufacturer to meet the Essential Requirements. While the CE Marking permits a product's access to the EU, it is not an approval, certification or quality mark; nor is a marketing tool. CE Marking is a "mark' that is only a declaration of the supplier's own responsibility. While enabling products to be placed on the European market, it allows for the free movement of goods and permits the withdrawal of nonconforming products. | | |
 EN-13138-1 | The CE mark is a mandatory European marking for certain product groups to indicate conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European Directives. The letters 'CE' are an abbreviation of Conformité Européenne, French for European conformity. The CE mark must be affixed to a product if it falls under the scope of the approx. 20 so called 'New Approach' Directives. Without the CE marking, and thus without complying with the provisions of the Directives, the product may not be placed in the market or put into service in the fifteen member states of the European Union and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
| However, if the product meets the provisions of the applicable European Directives, and the CE mark is affixed to a product, these countries may not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing in the market or putting into service of the product. Thus, CE marking can be regarded as the products trade passport for Europe.
The CE mark is not a quality-mark. First, it refers to the safety rather than to the quality of a product. Second, most quality markings are voluntary opposite to the CE marking, which is mandatory for the products it applies to. CE indicates conformity with mandatory European safety requirements. European conformity is certified by following clear and understandable procedures, the so-called ‘conformity assessment procedures’.
Why CE marking?
The European CE certification procedure has been mainly set up to:
·Harmonize all varying national regulations for consumer and industrial products in European Member States, so that the Single Market is encouraged.
·Bring about cost savings for producers.
·Enhance the safety of products.
·Supply public bodies with a uniform procedure that can be checked.
With the help of the conformity assessment procedures, the authorities can ascertain that the products that are placed on the market comply with the requirements as stated in the regulations of the directives. The CE marking is consequently largely for the benefit of the authorities. However, safe products are also necessary for the end user in the work or consumer environment. Delphin Discs have СЄ certification EN-13138-1 and EN13138-2. |
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