To better clarify the difference between EU certifications issued in the mandatory scope and documents issued on a voluntary basis, we invite you to read the article published in October 2022 on the magazine Mercato e Consumatori – a periodical providing information on the activities of the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy regarding market protection and consumer policies.

The article, titled “Compliance Certificates: When a ‘Certificate’ is Misleading”, explains the difference between EU certificates and voluntary declarations of conformity, offering useful guidelines to distinguish between the two types of documents.

Download the magazine from the Ministry’s website: https://www.mimit.gov.it/it/per-i-media/pubblicazioni/rivista-mercato-e-consumatori-quaderno-informativo-ottobre-2022