I read in !emc-pstc that Barker, Neil <[email protected]>
wrote (in <[email protected]>) about
'CE Marking of Shipping Cartons' on Thu, 20 Nov 2003:

>Strictly speaking, customs are not the enforcing authority for CE 
>marking and should not be looking for anything, although they may act as 
>a first line filter in some member states. 

Customs are required to prevent products not in 'free circulation' from
crossing national borders within the EC. While a CE mark is not the only
criterion for 'free circulation', its absence *requires* customs to seek
some other assurance of 'free circulation' status.
-- 
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