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Restricted claim

“CE certified”

Is “CE certified” allowed under the EU Green Claims Directive (2024/825)?

High-risk claim Legal requirement as feature

Why it is restricted

CE marking is mandatory for the product categories that require it, and it is a manufacturer's declaration, not a certification. Marketing it as a quality feature is doubly misleading.

Say this instead

Leave the CE mark where the law requires it and keep it out of your selling points.

In English

  • “CE-zertifiziert”
  • “certifié CE”
  • “CE-gecertificeerd”
  • “certificado CE”
  • “certificato CE”
  • “CE-sertifitseeritud”
  • “CE-sertifioitu”
  • “CE-certifierad”

Legal basis

Directive 2005/29/EC, Annex I point 10a, inserted by Directive 2024/825 (requirements imposed by law on ALL products within the relevant product category, presented as a distinctive feature — the prohibition only bites where the duty covers the whole category, which this scan does not determine)

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