With the CE mark must assure manufacturers that their Goods, the EU health and safety requirements. Some company that can’t do that, leave out the sign. Others have come up with a special Trick.
Hanover (dpa/tmn) – When the CE becomes mandatory-sign on products, it is not a seal of an objective verifier. The manufacturer promise that the product complies with all necessary standards and buyers need to have confidence in it.
Now, in particular, manufacturers from the far East, tried but failed to bypass even this simple assurance, warns the consumer advice centre lower Saxony, Germany. It devices, such as Wi-Fi, amplifier, circuit breaker, socket adapter, or network, were surfaced parts with fake CE marking, the look at first glance like the familiar characters.
Who look-but a closer look will recognize the difference In a Counterfeit version, the C and the E are too close to each other. In the other variant of the middle line in the E is too long. With these false and unlawfully affixed marks to meet the expectations of the buyer, the primary, ultimately, the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its product.
consumer should be aware of in addition to the correct CE mark on the company name and address of the manufacturer, rates the consumer advocate. Only with the totality of this information a product can be sold in the European Union. The consumer advocates advise to give traders based in Europe when you purchase the software.
cheap electronics threaten in the worst case, life and limb, but also other devices interfere. The Federal network Agency therefore recommends Betticket to take only the devices that are sold in addition to a correct CE marking is mounted, the German type of plug and operating instructions in the German language. A warning sign for substandard, potentially dangerous electronics in comparison to competitors striking a lower price. The European Commission informs consumers about the alert system, RAPEX, from unsafe products.
information about the VZ lower Saxony
page of the RAPEX alert system
