17/10/2024
CE marking and fraud in trade
The Italian Criminal Supreme Court, with judgement no. 37165/2024, stated that unlawful use of the CE marking, which guarantees consumers that certain categories of products conform to European quality and safety standards, constitutes the crime of fraud in trade pursuant to art. 515 of the Criminal Code and not the crime as per art. 474 of the Criminal Code, which refers to the trademark, understood as an element capable of distinguishing a single product from others