- Accumulators and Batteries
- Acoustics and Noise Emission Measurements
- Analytical chemistry
- Cables and Cords
- Components of Electronics
- Electric Bicycle (Pedelec)
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Radio Applications
- Electrotechnical Products and Systems
- Energy Efficiency
- Environmental simulation
- Industrial Low Voltage Devices and Equipment
- Light Technology Optics
- Machinery and Laboratory Equipment
- Photovoltaics
- Useability
Accreditations, Approvals and Notifications
Overview of our accreditations
The VDE Institute has been active in the testing and certification of products for over 100 years. Our test marks enjoy high recognition worldwide.
Our activities have always focused on reproducibility and traceability of test results. For this reason, our laboratoires are now accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 and our certification body to ISO/IEC 17065.
In the context of harmonization of accreditation requirements at European (EA) and international (ILAC, IAF) level, our scope of accreditation has continuously evolved. On request, we also offer our customers test reports with explicit proof of accreditation. In any case, however, we always consider the respective valid accreditation requirements in our activities. This also applies to our certification services.
The scope of accreditation of a certification body is described by certification programs, which are either regulatory, normative, or individually defined. The detailed listing of product standards relevant within the scope of accredited certification programs is usually not provided for in the certificate/deed annex.
For most of our certification processes, our own certification program for the VDE mark is applied.
If you have any questions about our accreditation, our account managers will be happy to provide information.
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Accreditation Certificate
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Annex to the Accreditation Certificate
- List of „Flexible Accreditation“ to Annex of Accreditation Certificate D-PL-12061-01-01 DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Accreditation Certificate for Medical Devices
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Annex to the Accreditation Certificate for Medical Devices
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Accreditation Certificate with annex for electricity meters
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Accreditation Certificate for Cyber Security for industrial automation systems
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Annex to the Accreditation Certificate for Cyber Security for industrial automation systems
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Accreditation Certificate for Calibration Laboratory
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Annex to the Accreditation Certificate for Calibration Laboratory
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013 Accreditation Certificate
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013 Annex to the Accreditation Certificate
- List of „Flexible Accreditation“ to Annex of Accreditation Certificate D-ZE-12061-01-01
DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013 - DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013 Accreditation Certificate for CPR
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013 Annex to the Accreditation Certificate for CPR
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013 Accreditation Certificate with annex for electricity meters
Overview of other approvals
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013 - ISMS - Information Security Management System (IQNet-Certificate)
- Product Safety Act issued by the Central Authority of the Federal States for Safety Engineering (Zentralstelle der Länder für Sicherheitstechnik ZLS)
- The Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt): KBA-P 000021-97
- European Testing Inspection and Certification System (ETICS): Certificate EN-ISO IEC 17065
- KEYMARK certification procedure for DIN CERTO heat pumps: Recognition and Empowerment
- Accreditation certificate (and prolongation of recognition) issued by the Central Authority of the Federal States for Health Protection with regard to Medical Products and Medical Devices (Zentralstelle der Länder für Gesundheitsschutz bei Arzneimitteln und Medizinprodukten ZLG)
- Participation in the IECEE CB-Scheme ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and ISO/IEC 17025:2005 as well as Factory surveillance service
- Certificate of Acceptance of an IECQ certification body by CMC
- TISAX
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL LLC)
- GCC Standardization Organization
- SASO License for Registration of conformity assessment bodies (Energy efficiency laboratory)
EC Directives
- EMC Act: Approval as Notified Body by Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur BNetzA)
- EC Directive 2000-14-EC issued by the Central Authority of the Federal States for Safety Engineering (Zentralstelle der Länder für Sicherheitstechnik ZLS)
- EC Directive 2006/42/EC (MD Machine Directive)
- RED Act: The body is competent to perform the tasks of conformity assessment under the Annex III of Directive 2014/53/EU
For the internal market of the European Union (EU), the VDE Institute is listed under the identification no. 0366.
Only a selection of documents can be provided on this website in English. All original accreditation documents can be found here in German.