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region||European Economic Area| The CE marking or formerly EC
mark, is a mandatory conformity marking for products sold in the
European Economic Area (EEA) since 1993. The CE marking is the
manufacturer's declaration that the product meets the
requirements of the applicable EC directives. The actual meaning
of "CE" has been disputed. It is often taken to be an
abbreviation of Conformité Européenne, meaning "European
Conformity". However, "CE" originally stood for "Communauté
Européenne", "Comunidad Europea", "Comunidade Europeia" and
"Comunità Europea", meaning "European Community". In former
German legislation, the CE marking was called "EG-Zeichen"
meaning "European Community mark". According to the European
Commission, the CE logo has become a symbol for free
marketability of industrial goods within the EEA. Existing in
its present form since 1993, the CE marking indicates a
product's compliance