Fire dampers: How does the CE marking appear on the product?

Affixing the CE marking is the responsibility of the manufacturer or his agent or authorised representative established within the EEA. The way in which CE marking should be approached for a specific product is set out in the technical specifications.

The CE marking for fire dampers shall be placed on the CE marking label, which is applied on the product itself. The CE marking symbol shall also be shown on a specific document accompanying the product, with additional information on all regulated characteristics.

One of the most important aspects of the CE marking is that it includes technical information in the form of declared values. Where minimum or maximum values have been set in the standards themselves, these are not repeated in the CE marking. Similarly, classes of performance may be declared with the CE marking, with the key to the classes appearing in the standard.

Hence the CE marking is in effect a harmonised technical data sheet. Together with the standard, it gives all the information needed by specifiers and regulators to judge whether the product is suitable for a particular intended use in the country in which it is sold, according to the regulations which apply there.

Also see further reference to the future Declaration of Performance under the new European regulation 305/2011.