The safety and environmental requirements that products must meet under the CE marking system are set forth in 23 “New Approach” Directives (European "Laws").

Over fifty percent of all U.S. exports to the European Union are covered by the CE marking system.

If you manufacture, distribute and/or make available in Europe any of the following products, the CE marking system covers you. The directives also contain regulatory requirements for various products attributes such as product noise emissions.

Under the 22 categories in the CCC catalogue, 156 subcategories of products are mandated to have CCC certificates and to bear CCC mark. More product categories may be added into the catalogue in the future.