Certain products sold in the European Union can only be sold if these are certified, or come with a manufacturer issued deflection. This guide provides an overview of key product certificates and declarations required in the European Union.
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Planning to import or manufacture phone cases for the EU market? In this guide, we explain what you must know about the General Product Safety Regulation, REACH, and other compliance requirements relevant to phone cases.
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Kitchen appliances imported or manufactured for sale in the European Union must meet various regulations and directives. This guide serves as an introduction to several EU regulations and directives related to both electrical and non-electrical kitchen appliances.
Electrical Kitchen Appliance Examples
Non-Electrical Kitchen Appliances
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Products manufactured in or imported to the EU are subject to various labelling requirements. This guide serves as an overview to a wide range of labelling requirements, covering consumer products and goods used for industrial or commercial purposes.
Note: You can find a guide dedicated to packaging recycling symbols here.
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Manufacturers of bathroom and sanitary products looking to supply their products in the European Union must follow the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation 2011 (CPR 2011) and the applicable harmonised standards that are published under the regulation.
This guide only lists requirements that are relevant for bathroom and sanitary products that are subject to harmonised standards under CPR 2011. Manufacturers of such products must comply with CE marking, declaration of performance, technical documentation, instructions, and other requirements under the CPR 2011.
Here are examples of bathroom and sanitary products that are relevant to this guide:
Note that we do not cover other directives and regulations that may apply to bathroom and sanitary products, such as the REACH Regulation.
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Product registration in the EPREL (European Product Registry for Energy Labelling) database is mandatory for certain energy-related products in the European Union.
In this guide, we list the product categories that must be registered in the EPREL database. We also explain how the process of registering on the EPREL works and address some key questions surrounding the topic of EPREL registration.
Manufacturers and importers of energy-related products such as certain household appliances and space heaters must consider whether an energy label is required. This guide lists the product categories that require the energy label.
Additionally, this guide addresses common questions related to the Energy Labelling Framework Regulation and its regulations related to the energy label.
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Importers and manufacturers of roofing products and related accessories looking to supply their products in the European Union must comply with the requirements under the Construction Products Regulation 2011 (CPR 2011).
This guide is limited to products that are covered by harmonised standards under the CPR 2011. These products are subjected to requirements such as those related to the declaration of performance, technical documentation, instructions, CE marking, and testing.
Roofing
Here are the roofing products we found that are subject to harmonised standards under the CPR 2011:
Other roofing products
Here we list the accessories for roofing we found that are subject to harmonised standards under the CPR 2011:
Note that in this guide, we do not cover other regulations or directives that may be relevant for roofing products and accessories of roofing.
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Companies interested in supplying adhesives for use in construction works in the European Union must follow the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation 2011 (CPR 2011).
This guide is limited to requirements under the CPR 2011 for companies whose adhesives are covered by harmonised standards, which are subject to specific requirements. For instance, requirements relate to instructions, CE marking, and declaration of performance.
Here are examples of adhesives that are subject to harmonised standards under the CPR 2011:
Note: The guide does not cover other regulations that may be relevant for adhesives, such as the REACH Regulation.
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Importers and manufacturers of construction products interested in supplying their products in the EU must comply with the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation 305/2011.
This guide lists all the harmonised standards that we could find under the Construction Products Regulation 305/2011, ordering them by type of construction product (e.g. fire detection and fire alarm systems or glass in building products). It also lists examples of covered products, based on the titles of the relevant harmonised standards.
Note that, according to the regulation, products that are covered by harmonised standards must be CE marked.
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