About CECheck
CECheck is an independent, free reference on CE marking under EU law. It exists to answer one family of questions accurately: which EU harmonisation acts apply to a product, what those acts actually require, and how the conformity assessment behind the CE mark works. It sells nothing, certifies nothing, and takes no position beyond what the legal texts and the Commission's published guidance support.
Editorial method
Every page is written from primary sources: the consolidated legal texts on EUR-Lex, the Official Journal of the European Union (including the summary lists of harmonised standard references), and the European Commission's published guidance — above all the Blue Guide on the implementation of EU product rules. Where a point rests on guidance rather than on the binding text, the page says so. Where the legal position is unsettled or in transition, the page states the uncertainty rather than resolving it by assertion.
Each page carries a "last reviewed" date and a legal-status note recording that its citations were checked against EUR-Lex at that date. Statements of law are tied to identifiable provisions — an article, an annex, an Official Journal reference — so that readers can verify them at the source rather than take the site's word for it.
What CECheck is not
- Not legal advice. The site describes the rules in general terms. Applying them to a specific product, contract, or dispute is a matter for the consolidated text and, where the stakes warrant it, a qualified specialist.
- Not a consultancy. CECheck offers no compliance services, testing, certification, or representation, and does not broker or refer such services.
- Not sponsored. No page carries paid placement, affiliate links, or content supplied by test houses, Notified Bodies, or consultancies.
Scope of coverage
The site aims to cover every EU harmonisation act that mandates CE marking — from the Machinery Regulation and the Low Voltage Directive to the Marine Equipment Directive — together with the horizontal framework (Regulation 765/2008, Decision 768/2008, the New Legislative Framework) and the adjacent law that shapes how CE marking works in practice: the General Product Safety Regulation, market surveillance under Regulation 2019/1020, the UK's recognition of CE marking, and emerging instruments such as the AI Act and the Digital Product Passport. The full page list is on the sitemap.
Update policy
EU product law is currently in one of its busiest transitions in decades: the General Product Safety Regulation 2023/988 has applied since 13 December 2024, the Construction Products Regulation 2024/3110 applies from 8 January 2026, the Toy Safety Regulation 2025/2509 entered force on 1 January 2026, and the Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 begins applying on 20 January 2027. Pages are re-reviewed when the acts they describe change — new or repealed legislation, amended transition dates, or updated harmonised standard listings — and the review date on each page is updated accordingly. The current transition timeline is maintained at 2025–2026 changes.