[likeabatterycar]

No one in history has ever looked at a piece of machinery and thought, "You know what would make this better? Castration by EU government regulations."

Meanwhile the EU bathes in the same Chinese garbage imported by the boat-load as long as it carries the CE mark, which they are allowed to self-certify in nearly every case, making it meaningless.

[jalk]

Yet the Chinese Garbage is not CE marked, but CE marked :( https://www.hqts.com/differences-between-ce-conformite-europ...

[teddyh]

That’s a fake urban legend: <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CE_marking&oldid=...>

Yes, some products have been found with incorrect dimensions on their CE markings. Yes, some products have been found with non-compliant specifications. But AFAIK no products, having been accused of non-compliant specifications in spite of CE markings, have ever defended themselves with the excuse that the mark is not a true CE mark but instead some mythical “China Export” mark. It has never happened. It’s an urban myth.