CE marking to Laminated flooring – EN 14041
CE stands for Conformité Européenne, "European conformity" in French. It is a mandatory conformity mark on many products placed on the European market. Then what is CE mean for the manufacturer and trader who put Laminate flooring into European market?
The CE marking certifies that a product has met safety, environmental protection, health and consumers protection required by Construction Products Directive (CPD 89/106/EEC) and related standards (European harmonized standard EN 14041), moreover, it could avoid technical barriers reasonably to trade freely in European market and open other international market.
From 1 January 2007 on, all the laminate flooring which would put into European market should meet related directive and standard, tested, certified and affix CE mark.
CE marking to laminate flooring - Directive and Harmonized Standard
A．European Directive：Construction Products Direction (CPD 89/106/EEC)
B．European harmonized standard：
- EN 14041: Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings - Essential characteristics
CE marking to laminate flooring - EN 14041- Requirement
> Reaction to fire – EN 13501-1
> Content of pentachlorophenol
> Emission of formaldehyde – EN 717-1
> Water-tightness – EN 13553
> Slip resistance – EN 13893
> Thermal conductivity if necessary – EN 12664
> Electrical resistance if necessary – EN 1815
CE marking to laminate flooring – Procedure:
1. Identify the type of product and submit the application
2. Identify Applicable "DIRECTIVES", Laminate flooring is a construction products, so it must subject to the Construction Products Directive (CPD 89/106/EEC)
3. Identify Applicable "Standard", Laminate flooring should subject to the standard EN14041.
4. European Union Notified Body test one sample of the product under the system 3
5. Obtain the test report and certificate awarded by European Union Notified Body
6. Sign the EC "Declaration of Conformity"
7. Affix "CE Mark" on the product
8. Trade in European market freely
The range of products under Harmonized Standard EN 14041：
> CE marking to Resilient flooring
> CE marking to Textile flooring Covering
> CE marking to Carpet
> CE marking to Laminated flooring
> CE marking to Plastic flooring
> CE marking to PVC flooring covering
> CE marking to Rubber flooring covering
> And so on
CE marking to laminate flooring – References
> EN 717-1: Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde release by the chamber method
> EN 13501-1: Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using test data from reaction to fire tests
> EN 9239-1: Reaction to fire tests for floorings -- Part 1: Determination of the burning behavior using a radiant heat source
> EN 11925-1: Reaction to fire tests -- Ignitability of building products subjected to direct impingement of flame -- Part 1: Guidance on ignitability
> EN 6356: Textile floor coverings -- Assessment of static electrical propensity -- Walking test
> EN 10965: Textile floor coverings -- Determination of electrical resistance
CE marking to other flooring covering – Related Standard
> CE marking to laminate flooring: EN 14041
> CE marking to resilient flooring: EN 14041
> CE marking to plastic flooring: EN 14041
> CE marking to rubber flooring: EN 14041
> CE marking to solid wood flooring: EN 14342
> CE marking to engineered wood flooring: EN 14342
> CE marking to bamboo flooring: EN 14342
> CE marking to engineered bamboo flooring: EN 14342
> CE marking to sport flooring:: EN 14904
> CE marking to natural stone flooring: EN 12058
> CE marking to man-made stone flooring: EN 15285
> CE marking to ceramic tile: EN 14411