CE Marking - Your Passport to Central and Eastern Europe (European Union Enlargement: Export Opportunities for U.S. Small and Medium-Sized Companies)

摘要

On May 1, 2004, the European Union (EU) will expand from 15 countries to 25. Eight of these New Member States -- the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia -- are located in Central and Eastern Europe. This report focuses on the adoption of the CE Marking system by the Central and Eastern European countries of the Slovak Republic, Hungary and Poland. Currently over 50 percent of U.S. products exported to the EU require the mandatory CE Marking. This report will provide U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) an overview of the CE Marking process; the steps required to obtain CE Marking; and progress made by the Slovak Republic, Hungary, and Poland in implementing and carrying out the CE Marking regime.