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Standards and CE Mark

Official EU website for CE mark and other regulatory information by sector:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/policy_en.htm

References to harmonized standards which give presumption of conformity to the essential requirements of EU CE mark directives:
http://www.newapproach.org/Directives/Default.asp

List of notified bodies which have been accredited by EU member states to test and certify for compliance with CE mark directives:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/legislation/nb/notified_bodies.htm

List of conformity assessment bodies qualified to test and certify products subject to the U.S./EU Mutual Recognition Agreements:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/international/indexb1.htm

For information about EU standards policy:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/standards_policy/index.htm

Other useful sites:

http://www.eotc.be (European Organization for conformity assessment)
http://www.cenelec.be (European Electrical and Electrotechnical Standardization Body)
http://www.cenorm.be (European Standardization Body)
http://www.cenelec.org/Cenelec/Homepage.htm (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)
http://www.ansi.org (American National Standards Institute)
http://www.etsi.org (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)
http://www.europa.eu.int/business (for business info)
http://www.useu.be (USEU website)
http://www.sce.doc.gov ("Showcase Europe" - for coordinated European market research, counseling and events)
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/ncsci/export-eu.htm
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/admin3.htm
http://www.ita.doc.gov/

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