CE MARKING AND TSE CERTIFICATE
CE Marking is a mark of conformity with the New Approach Directives of the EU which shows the product on which it has been affixed is safe for the purposes of environment. A product might be in the scope of more than one directive and the CE Mark affixed to the product by fulfilling the necessary requirements shows that the product is in conformity with all those directives. Conformity with the directive means meeting the essential requirements of the directive by pursuing the conformity assessment procedures specified in the directive. These essential requirements foresee the terms related to the product safety. Nevertheless, essential requirements do not indicate the terms related to the product’s performance characteristics and quality directly. Consequently CE Marking is related to the safety of the products and it aims essentially free movement of goods within the EU.

However, right along with the safety requirements foreseen in the standards which are referred to in the directives, TSE Product Certification implements the performance and quality criteria taking into account the sufficiency of the production place together. Therefore a TSE certified product provides the consumer with assurance for the purposes of performance and quality together with safety. Consequently, product certification should be appraised as an alternative for CE Marking. The continuous increase in the product certification activities other than CE Marking in all of the EU countries is the most obvious indication of this. The product certification services initiated by TSE in 1964 and carried on continuously until today are of primary importance for the manufacturers and consumers.