EU country and CE Marking

In May 2004, the European Union expanded to 25 countries representing 22 different languages.

Three additional countries (indicated with a * below), although not officially part of the European Union, comprise what is know as the European Economic Area (EEA).

Switzerland** is not an EU member nor a signatory of the EEA, but has incorporated the MDD and IVDD into their national law. All require CE marking for Medical Devices and IVD.

They include:
AUSTRIA
LIECHTENSTEIN*
BELGIUM
LITHUANIA
CYPRUS
LUXEMBOURG
CZECH REPUBLIC
MALTA
DENMARK
NORWAY*
ESTONIA
POLAND
FINLAND
PORTUGAL
FRANCE
SLOVAKIA
GERMANY
SLOVENIA
GREECE
SPAIN
HUNGARY
SWITZERLAND **
ICELAND*
SWEDEN
IRELAND
THE NETHERLANDS
ITALY
UNITED KINGDOM
LATVIA

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