eunion1-8, Exercise 1: The CE mark

Model answer:

The CE mark is a declaration by the manufacturer (or importer) that the product meets the EU requirements for its type, mostly on safety, health and environmental protection; for some products an independent testing body is involved. It lets a product be sold in every member state without separate approval, so it is the single market in practice.

It is not a mark of quality and not a guarantee of European manufacture. The "China Export" story gets it wrong: the letters come from the French for "European Conformity".