european-union consumer-protection
Is CE marking necessary for product used by myself?
<p>I have made a device to take and print pictures during parties and social meetings, as part of my job (party organizer). </p>

<p>If I sell this device, it would fall under "<em>Low Voltage Electronic Device</em>" and would require CE-marking.</p>

<p>But I'm not selling it, just using it myself during the parties I'm organizing to take pictures of people attending.<br>
Is CE-marking necessary for such a use case? </p>

<p>If you're using something you've made and not placing it "on the market", you do not appear to be a "manufacturer" as defined in paragraph 3.1 of <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C:2016:272:FULL&amp;from=EN" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2016/C 272/01</a>.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"The manufacturer is any natural or legal person who manufactures a
  product or has a product designed or manufactured, and places it on
  the market under his own name or trademark."</p>
</blockquote>

<p>That said, it's worth considering that the places you use your equipment may have other requirements, particularly if you are offering a service for payment. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_appliance_testing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Portable Appliance Testing</a> is likely to apply for UK venues, and venues in other EU nations may have similar requirements.</p>
