International compliance - CE marking and services for machinery

We use our proven expertise and comprehensive service to support you during the CE marking process. This is required for new or modified machinery being imported or put into service in the EU.

Since 1.1.1995, manufacturers have been obliged to carry out a conformity assessment procedure on their machines. By affixing the CE mark the manufacturer confirms that plant or machinery meet all the necessary health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. All machinery imported from non-EU countries require a CE mark, irrespective of the year of construction.

If stand-alone machines that are already CE certified are joined together to form an assembly of machines (plant), the conformity assessment procedure, including CE marking, must be carried out for the plant as a whole.

Certificate of compliance with EU directives
Want to import or sell plant or machinery within the European Economic Area (EEA)? Then you will need a service partner with extensive knowledge and experience when it comes to interpreting the applicable directives and standards and actual implementation of the CE marking process. If stand-alone machines that are already CE certified are joined together to form an assembly of machines (plant), you will need to carry out the conformity assessment procedure, including CE marking, for the plant as a whole.

We will undertake the entire conformity assessment procedure on your behalf in accordance with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. This includes the following services:

• Determination and application of the relevant standards and directives
• Risk assessment
• Production of a safety concept and/or safety design
• Assessment of compliance with the Machinery Directive with regard to the essential health and safety requirements
• Implementation of the required checks, tests and measurements
• Compilation of the documents required by law for inclusion in the technical documentation
• Document archiving and management
• Optional: Assume the role of authorised representative to carry out CE marking.

• You save time and money due to our structured CE marking process
• We help you to interpret and apply standards and directives
• If required, we can take responsibility for the conformity assessment procedure as an authorised representative, confirming by our signature that the requirements of the Machinery Directive have been met
• For manufacturers outside of Europe, Pilz can act as a representative in the European market on matters relating to CE marking