Ceramic tiles have been detained for export to Europe because of CE Certification(2009/12/28)

According to the Ministry of Commerce news, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, has a ceramic enterprises exported to Finland, a group of ceramic tiles for failing to do CE certification, has been detained by the Finnish Customs. Foshan, Inspection and Quarantine National Key Laboratory of building and sanitary ceramics in tight circumstances, in strict accordance with CE certification requirements and processes of the enterprise ceramic tiles were tested, and issued a CE declaration of conformity, so that the business remain in Finnish port of ceramic tile smooth customs clearance and avoid economic losses of enterprises.

It is understood that the firm exported to Finland, the current total of three kinds of ceramic tile size, and the company only exports the largest quantity of 600mm ?�� 600mm Specifications Product handled a CE certification, the other two specifications of products without going through CE certification circumstances, for direct export of Finland. This year, the financial crisis, the EU issued policy requires EU countries to strengthen the customs of the CE certification of verification of imported products do not meet regulatory requirements will be allowed to import. Poland also requires companies to reflect each batch of imported ceramic tiles are required to provide the original CE certificate.

European Building Directive (89/106/EEC) explicitly provides for the protection of buildings and the safety of consumers, from December 1, 2005, the access to the EU market of ceramic tiles must pass the CE certification, in the product packaging Gasch CE tag. The coordination of ceramic tile CE certification standards EN14411: 2006, the standard specifications for ceramic tile division, the series divided into different areas of the test items and CE certification is valid and so on are clearly defined.
(by China Leiyuan, 2009/12/28)