The VDE Testing and Certification Institute (VDE Prüf- und Zertifizierungsinstitut GmbH; following VDE Institute) is a company of the VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies, which is the sole shareholder of the institute. The VDE Institute embodies the testing and certification system of the VDE and is an independent, neutral body, free from commercial and other dependencies.
It fulfils the criteria, which are established for notified bodies according to the respective EU Directives.
In order to protect the independence of the VDE Institute in respect to its testing, certification and inspection activities and to ensure the integrity on all organization levels, the executive board, the steering committee of the VDE Institute, other committees of the VDE or their individual members do not influence the professional and company-specific testing, certification and inspection activities of the VDE Institute nor do they receive specific information about any of these activities.
The prices for the performance of the testing and certification procedures of the VDE Institute for the customers and license holders will be calculated according to the respective schedule of prices and services. This serves also as an additional aspect to protect the independence of the VDE Institute.

When placing the order you accept the General Business Conditions (AGB) placed in the “Downloads” section of this page. Additionally, you can also download the “Testing and Certification Procedure of the VDE-Institute” (PM 102) and the “Schedule of Prices and Services” (PM 103).