CE marking
The marking affixed by a provider of a high-risk AI system to indicate conformity with applicable requirements, including the EU AI Act, under Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. CE marking is the provider's declaration, not a certification issued by an external body (though for certain systems a notified-body assessment is required before the marking can be affixed). A CE mark is not a warranty of ongoing conformity; systems can change after marking.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 5 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in EU AI Act Implementation Expert.
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
The marking affixed by a provider of a high-risk AI system to indicate conformity with applicable requirements, including the EU AI Act, under Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. CE marking is the provider's declaration, not a certification issued by an external body (though for certain systems a notified-body assessment is required before the marking can be affixed). A CE mark is not a warranty of ongoing conformity; systems can change after marking.
The visible mark (Article 48) a provider affixes to a high-risk AI system to signal that conformity assessment is complete and the provider takes responsibility. For digital systems it must be accessible in digital form; where a notified body was involved, its identification number accompanies the mark.
The conformity marking affixed to a high-risk AI system (or its packaging or accompanying documentation) by the provider to indicate conformity with the EU AI Act and other applicable EU harmonisation legislation. Governed by Articles 48 and 49 and may only be affixed after the required conformity assessment procedure is completed.
The marking affixed to a high-risk AI system (or its packaging or documentation, where direct marking is not possible) indicating conformity with the Act. For Annex VII systems, the CE marking is followed by the notified body's identification number. Governed by Article 48.
The visible symbol affixed to a high-risk AI system (or its packaging or accompanying documentation) indicating that the system has completed the required conformity assessment procedure and the provider has drawn up a valid EU declaration of conformity. Governed by Article 48 and the general principles in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. Not a quality award or safety certificate; a legal market-access precondition.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- The conformity file: assembling the evidence for the system you shipped in Module 3 · The EU AI Act: The Executive Map, Certified AI Governance Professional (CAIGP)
- Third-Party AI Vendor Compliance Assessment · AI System Inventory and Classification, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- Conformity Assessment Routes (Articles 43 to 47) · Standards and Conformity Assessment, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- CE Marking and the EU Declaration of Conformity · Standards and Conformity Assessment, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- Contractual Risk Allocation with AI Vendors · Regulatory Interplay and Liability, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
Where it shows up at work
A definition is where CE marking starts. The lessons above teach it inside the competencies below, which are what job descriptions ask for and what the GAGE credential records. Every link here is drawn from the same careers map that builds a role's readiness check.
Tiers vendors by use and impact, requests evidence instead of promises, tests in the customer's context, and plans monitoring and exit.
2 lessons on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Reads and applies content provenance infrastructure: C2PA content credentials, watermarking, machine readable AI labels, and the transparency duties that now require them.
2 lessons on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Turns controls into enforceable obligations: data use, change notice, audit rights, incident duties, subcontractors, IP, exit and deletion.
One lesson on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Roles that hire for it
Each role page shows the full competency set, what the seat decides, and a readiness check against your own evidence.
- AI Vendor Risk Managerneeds it at depth
- Third-Party Cyber Risk Managerneeds it at depth
- Third-Party AI Risk Analystneeds it at depth
- Chief Information Officer, technology leadership editionneeds it at depth
- Chief Audit Executive, AI audit editionneeds working knowledge
- Chief Compliance Officer, AI compliance editionneeds working knowledge
How job descriptions say it
Postings rarely use the textbook word. These are the phrases the careers map reads as asking for the competencies above.
Where the frameworks place it: NIST AI RMF GOVERN 6 and MANAGE 3; ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A supplier controls; EU AI Act Article 50; C2PA Content Credentials.
One interview question about it
A business unit wants to buy an AI tool next week. What do you ask the vendor, what evidence do you require, and what would make you say no?
Asked of candidates for ai vendor due diligence and third-party risk. Answering it in your own words is exactly how a GAGE topic is passed, and the credential records the pass where an employer can check it.
If you come from another field
Some backgrounds already carry this competency, and the readiness check gives credit for it.
- Privacy and data protection carries it as a claim to back up: Processor and vendor review is routine privacy work.
- Cybersecurity and IT carries it as a claim to back up: Supplier security assessment is routine.
- Nonprofit program and grants oversight carries it as a claim to back up: Reviewing grant and vendor agreements for data terms is vendor review.
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.