1991/0343(SYN)

CE Mark Directive Amending Product Conformity Directives

MODIFICATION OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) CONCERNING THE AFFIXING AND USE OF THE CE MARK OF CONFORMITY ON INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INTO A PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING COUNCIL DIRECTIVES 87/404/EEC (SIMPLE PRESSURE VESSELS),88/378/EEC (SAFETY OF TOYS), 89/106/EEC (CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS),89/336/EEC (ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY),89/392/EEC (MACHINERY),89/686/EEC (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT),90/384/EEC (NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS),90/385/EEC (ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE

Stage: In force, reached 30 Aug 1993
In force: In force · CELEX 31993L0068
Transposition deadline: 1 Jul 1994
Procedure: Directive · Cooperation procedure
Last activity: 30 Aug 1993

4 entries · record as of 12 Oct 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council, 6 Oct 1997.

18 Nov 1992
- EP position at first reading
2 Dec 1993
- EP position at first reading
23 Oct 1996
- Adoption of amendments to the Council’s first reading position by the EP
6 Oct 1997
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council

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Directive 93/68/EEC harmonizes CE marking rules across 12 product directives, covering toys, machinery, construction products, electrical equipment and more. It standardizes the mark's design, notified body identification numbers and duties, and bans misleading markings. Member States must withdraw non-conforming products from the market. The directive is in force.

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