CE Marking Platform Training in Skopje
On December 11, 2024, at the premises of the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia, the dedicated training day on the presentation of the CE Marking platform was held.
This training was organized by the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia, in cooperation with the Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum (WB6 CIF) and with the support of the European Commission. The event brought together 50 participants, including SMEs and relevant institutions from North Macedonia. The training was expertly led by Ms. Natalija Jovičić Zarić, Head of Management Systems at Simplify outsourcing d.o.o., and supported by Ms. Sashka Velkov, Associate at the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia and member of the Thematic Group on Quality Infrastructure.
Present at the event were Mr. Mihajlo Donev, Project Manager at the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia, and Mr. Dušan Stokić, Head of the Center for Environment, Technical Regulations, Quality and Social Responsibility at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, and coordinator of the Thematic Group on Quality Infrastructure, provided valuable expertise that enriched the training.
The CE Marking platform is an online application created to help manufacturers from WB6 economies identify which European New Approach Directives are potentially applied to their products, using a set of questionnaires.
During the training session, the platform’s functionalities were explained, along with the benefits it offers in supporting SMEs from the WB6 economies by providing complete, clear, and reliable information and guidance on the compliance of their products with the regulations and rules for CE marking.
CE Marking platform is a unique informational tool primarily for companies involved in the manufacturing of industrial products at the regional level, as well as for institutions, consulting firms, and others.
The important advantage of the platform is consultative report containing detailed information and links on regulations, harmonized standards, etc., related to applicable New Approach Directives, and important for operational realization of CE marking process.
The training concluded with a question-and-answer session.
This activity was organized within the framework of the project: “EU support to WB6 CIF for the Development of a Common Regional Market.”