As of 2013, CE marking was not required by countries of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), but members Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro had applied for membership of the European Union, and were adopting many of its standards within their legislation (as did most Central European former member countries of CEFTA that joined the EU, before joining).
Pada 2013, penandaan CE tidak diperlukan oleh negara-negara Perjanjian Perdagangan Bebas Eropa Tengah (CEFTA), tetapi anggota Republik Makedonia, Serbia, dan Montenegro telah mengajukan permohonan keanggotaan Uni Eropa, dan mengadopsi banyak standar dalam undang-undang (seperti yang dilakukan sebagian besar negara-negara anggota Central Eropa mantan CEFTA yang bergabung dengan Uni Eropa, sebelum bergabung).