CE marking indicates that a product has been assessed by the manufacturer and deemed to meet EU safety, health and environmental protection requirements.

The letters CE or BCE in conjunction with a year mean after or before year 1. CE is an abbreviation for Common Era. It means the same as AD (Anno Domini) and represents the time from year 1 and onward. BCE is short for Before Common Era. It can be used instead of BC (Before Christ) and stands for the time before year 1.

abbreviation for Common Era, used for the period of time beginning with the year 1 of the calendar used today in many parts of the world, esp. in Europe and North and South America: The last Roman legions left Britain in 410 C.E. C.E. is also an abbreviation for Christian era.