The EU Commission is having an independent study conducted to assess the possibility of digitalising conformity assessment certificates with a central database for all CE-marked products. This would also include certificates for recreational boats under the RCD.

The specific objectives of an IT solution would be to:

• Ensure product safety by making market surveillance easier and thus reducing fraud in conformity assessments;
• Trim the bureaucracy of managing CE-marking for all economic actors by reducing paperwork;
• Support customs control; and,
• Enable consumers and retailers to access reliable data about a product’s CE marking.

A survey is being conducted to assess the data needs of the relevant stakeholders including notified bodies, manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters. The deadline is 31^st May. We encourage to forward this message to your members. Find the survey here: https://rpaltd.co.uk/ce-mark-database/