It stands for Communité Européan, it`s French for...nah, I`ll let you guess
It`s all over our stuff too. It means our christmas lights have to have thick stiff awkward double insulated cord that makes them tangle worse and weigh down the tree more. And everything has to come with a 3 pin plug already fitted. Not sure how it applies to LED flashlight heads, perhaps it means the central finned part has to be darker than the rest? Wouldn`t surprise me if it were that petty.
Yes I know they`re thinking of our safety, but their improvements don`t always mean the end product is better for the consumer...