Proved security

The meaning of the VDE-mark

Products with VDE approval mark are:

electrically safe
mechanically safe
thermally safe
standard compliant
supervised by VDE during production

VDE (Association of German Electrotechnical Engineers) is carrier of the independent German test and certification institute. The VDE approval mark may only be used if a product has been approved after intensive tests according to actual international and/or German standards.

Approval marks comparable to VDE of other certification authorities are for example DEMKO in Denmark, FI for FIMKO in Finland, IMQ in Italy, N for NEMKO in Norway, S for SEMKO in Sweden and SEV in Switzerland.
All of them are independent approbation organisations.
These organisations test the safety of luminaires according to the European luminaire standard EN 60 598 under consideration of national deviations. In addition, they are also responsible for testing the electromagnetic compatibility of luminaires according to European standards.

The meaning of the ENEC-mark

Similar to VDE, ENEC is a common European safety mark, which is recognized by all European approbation authorities.
ENEC stands for European Norms Electrical Certification. The number following the sign indicates the country of certification, i.e. 10 = VDE or 13 = SEV.

The meaning of the CE-mark

The CE-mark is a certificate for authorities, for example when products crossing the border.
With the CE certificate a manufacturer declares the conformity of his products with European guidelines without tests from an independent organisation.

Two guidelines apply to luminaires:
The low voltage guideline and the EMV guideline for electromagnetic compatibility.
This guideline contains only general requirements, no details like the European standards.

Approval marks from various countries:

Mark	Abbreviation	Meaning
	DEMKO	danish mark
	ENEC	european mark ( 10 for Germany, 11 for Austria)
	FIMKO	finish mark
	IMQ	italian mark
	NEMKO	norwegian mark
	SEMKO	swedish mark
	SEV	swiss mark
	VDE	german mark
	Communaut� Europ�enne	Mark of the european community
	GOST	russian mark
	C TICK	australian mark, EMC-mark
other marks
	CCC	chinese mark