CE certification is a necessary document for Chinese products to be legally sold in the European Union. The CE certificates issued by various certification bodies and intermediary companies dazzle Chinese enterprises and foreign buyers. Below, we will teach you how to verify CE certification.
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What is the EU classification for portable gas stoves?
The applicable regulations for portable gas stove are Regulation (EU) 2016/426 Appliances burning gaseous fuels.The test standard is EN 17476:2021+A1:2022
CE certification mode for portable gas stoves
According to (EU) 2016/426 Appliances burning gaseous fuels regulations, portable gas stove must obtain Module B (type inspection certification) + Module C2 (internal quality control + random inspection of product random inspection) or Module D (quality control of production process) certificate, for legal sale in the EU.
In simple terms, one must choose Module B + Module C2 or Module B + Module D.
How to Verify CE Certification？
We can go to the database query on the official website of the issuing agency. As long as the EU CE certification is compliant, it can be found on the agency’s official website.
Here we take our portable gas stove certification as a reference. We commissioned Intertek Italia SpA to help us with the certification of our (EU) 2016/426 Appliances.
The query page of the Intertek website is https://certs.intertek.com.cn/en/home/index. Just enter the certificate registration number in the circled red box, and the result will be flashed immediately.
What kind of certification body can engage in CE certification of Portable gas stove?
Only certification notified bodies authorized by the European Commission (EU) 2016/426 regulatory mask products Module B, Module C2 and/or Module D are authorized to engage in CE certification activities of portable gas stove.
Any certification announcement agency without regulations, certification announcement agencies without Module B, C2, and/or D qualifications, and intermediary agencies that are not certification announcement agencies, have no authority to conduct CE certification activities for gas stove.
At present, it is possible that a large number of unqualified certification bodies and intermediaries use companies’ lack of understanding of EU regulations, misleading companies to make wrong choices, and issuing a large number of invalid CE certificates. This makes enterprises face a problem in exporting to the EU Enormous business and legal risks.
There are four steps to confirm whether a certification company is a formal CE certification agency and can perform CE certification activities on portable gas stove.
Step 1: Check the official website of the European Union for information about the notified body
Attach here the website and the our CE certificate of portable gas stove(as sample) to be queried.
All certification notified bodies with the authorization of the European Commission are publicized on this website. You can query the information and authorized scope of the notified body according to the certification notified body number.
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/single-market-compliance-space/#/notified-bodies/free-search
The Body numner of INTERTEK is NB 2575.
Step 2: Check whether the certification notified body has Regulation (EU) 2016/426 authorization
The scope of authorization of each certification notified body is different. Without the authorization of Regulation (EU) 2016/426, it cannot to perform CE certification activities of protective masks, and the certificates issued by it are not in compliance with EU laws.
If the institution is authorized by the Regulation (EU) 2016/426, the scope of its qualifications is shown below:
Step 3: Check whether the certification notified body has a small category of Cooking appliances
There are sixteen categories of product authorizations under the regulations, and the scope of authorization of each certification announcement body is also different. Without the small category of cooking appliances, even the certification notified body cannot engage in CE certification activities of portable gas stove.
For the query method, click the “PDF” link on the right side of the authorization on the official website to check whether there is a small category of cooking appliances authorization, as shown in the red box in the figure below:
Step 4: Check whether the certification notified body can be authorized by Module B, C2 or D
The certification notified body is only entitled to issue Module B, C2 and / or D certificates if it has complete qualifications. The authorization display is shown in the red box in the figure below:
Manufacturers can only enter the EU market legally after obtaining a Module B + Module C2 certificate or a Module B + Module D certificate.
If the certification notified the body only has the authorization of some Module B, C2 or D, then it has no right to issue certificates without accreditation, and the company holds its certificate and cannot legally sell in the EU market.
Which CE certificates are on the market that do not comply with EU regulations?
There are many CE certificates in circulation on the market today, and it is difficult for companies to judge which are legal and which do not comply with EU law. The following shows the CE certificates of portable gas stove that do not comply with EU regulations, hoping to help everyone master the method of identification.
The following certificates are from the Internet and are based on comments from relevant EU regulations.
A Chinese intermediary company, not a European Union certification notified body, cannot issue CE certificates for portable gas stoves, which have no legal effect!