Do passive RFID tags fall under the RTTE Directive and require to be CE Marked?

Both readers and transponders shall bear the CE marking. In the case of small, passive transponders1 supplied independently of readers, it may be appropriate to apply the CE marking to packaging rather than the transponder itself. In all cases, appropriate user information should be supplied. In the case of small, passive transponders supplied independently of readers the user information may be provided with each batch of transponders delivered to the supplier using them for stock identification etc. For the purposes of Article 6.3 of the R&TTE Directive, the supplier of the product incorporating the transponder or to which the transponder is attached shall be regarded as the user of the transponder and not the eventual purchaser of the product itself.

Please also refer to TGN12 from the RTTECA, which is freely available from here: http://www.rtteca.com/html/download_area.htm

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