Communauté Européen ( European Union )
Mark to show that a product meets the safety regulations applicable in the EU.
GOST – R ( Russia )
Conformity mark, mandatory certification for the Russian market.
BV – Bureau Veritas ( France )
Shipping register mark of approval.
MRS – Russian Maritim Register of Shipping ( Russia )
Shipping register mark of approval.
DNV – Det Norske Veritas ( Norway )
Shipping register mark of approval.
LR – Lloyds Register of Shipping ( Great Britain )
Shipping register mark of approval.
GL – Germanischer Lloyd ( Germany )
Shipping register mark of approval for unrestricted use according to the building regulations of the Germanischer Lloyd.
EX approval marking for equipment with certification by a test agency
Rittal EX enclosures are approved by the PTB in Braunschweig.
The PTB approval is recognised by all CENELEC member states.
RWTÜV GS ( = Tested Safety )
This test mark is valid only in conjunction with the mark of the test agency
(e.g. RWTÜV-GS; VDE-GS etc.).
TÜV – Technischer Überwachungsverein
Test mark under Product Service (Rittal enclosures, for example, are tested and certified by the TšV as type-tested empty enclosures).
VDE – Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker ( Germany )
EMC conformity mark (e.g. Rittal RF/HF enclosures).
VDE – Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker ( Germany )
Test mark for devices and installation material.
VDE – Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker ( Germany )
Test mark for components (Rittal enclosures, for example, are tested and certified by the VDE as type-tested empty enclosures).
CSA – Canadian Standards Association ( Canada )
Products tested by the NRTL (= National Recogniced Testing Laboratory ) and approved for the US market and Canada.
CSA – Canadian Standards Association ( Canada )
Products tested by the NRTL (= National Recogniced Testing Laboratory ) and approved for the US market.
CSA – Canadian Standards Association ( Canada )
Products tested and approved for Canada (e.g. Rittal enclosures).
CUL/UL – Underwriters Laboratories Inc. ( USA ) Recognition Mark
Combined mark - products tested and approved for the USA and Canada.
CUL – Underwriters Laboratories Inc. ( USA ) Recognition Mark
Products tested and approved for the USA
(e.g. Rittal cooling and climate control systems, etc.).
UL – Underwriters Laboratories Inc. ( USA ) Recognition Mark
Products tested and approved for the USA
(e.g. Rittal cooling and climate control systems, etc.).
CUL/UL – Underwriters Laboratories Inc. ( USA ) Listed Components
Combined mark - products tested and approved for the USA and Canada.
CUL/UL – Underwriters Laboratories Inc. ( USA ) Listed Components
Combined mark - products tested and approved for the USA and Canada.
UL – Underwriters Laboratories Inc. ( USA ) Listed Mark
Products tested and approved for Canada.
UL – Underwriters Laboratories Inc. ( USA ) Listed Mark
Products tested and approved for the USA (e.g. Rittal enclosures).
This mark is valid until 2007.
Many Rittal products possess internationally recognised approvals and certification. With the following list we would like to give you a brief overview of the approval and conformity marks and their significance. Please refer to the current catalogue for cross-references to individual certified products.
