What it Does or Does not do:
- Does NOT necessarily make a product safer or better than another “unmarked” product
- DOES set minimal standards which creates a “baseline” for safety
- DOES increase “time to market” of new, upgraded, improved or modified products
To date the Dive Rite Optima CE rating is moving forward toward approval. Although this means little to the end user it will greatly facilitate end user availability of whole units and parts in the European Union countries.The CE Mark is a symbol that indicates a product complies with the “essential requirements” of the European laws or Directives (directives are the mechanism by which European-wide legislation is enacted). The CE mark is not a quality mark. It indicates conformity to the legal requirements of the European Union (EU) Directive with respect to safety, health, environment, and consumer protection.The CE Markings Directive (93/68EEC) was adopted on 07-22-1993. The CE-Directive gives a detailed description of the initials “CE” and the ways that conformity may be acquired. Conformity may be acquired by meeting emission standards, both radiated and conducted, and immunity standards consisting of radio frequency radiated and conducted susceptibility, electrostatic discharge, power line surges and fast transients, voltage dips and interruptions, and power-frequency magnetic field.All products offered for sale within the entire EU must have the mark or they cannot be sold.The CE mark provides a visible declaration by the manufacturer that the product complies with all applicable Directives (there may be more than one applicable Directive). The conformity of the product may be proven by following a testing and/or certification procedure as outlined in the Directive technical requirements.The mark is affixed to the product/packaging/manuals by the manufacturer after demonstrating compliance.Policing of conformance is performed by the responsible authority in each EU country by performing market surveillance of equipment and documentation. Deviations detected with market surveillance will lead to sanctions such as warnings, sales bans, fines or imprisonment.