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GS mark (Geprüfte Sicherheit)
A voluntary safety mark under Germany's Product Safety Act, issued by German-accredited bodies. Not legally required, but widely expected in German-speaking retail channels and procurement tenders, usually alongside CE.
- Issued by
- German-accredited GS certification bodies (TÜV organisations, VDE and others)
- Assessment route
- Third-party certification
- How it is obtained
- Test against the applicable EN standards, pass an initial factory audit and accept annual surveillance audits.
- Marking rules
- The GS mark must be used with the issuing body's identifier and only on models covered by the certificate.
- Validity and upkeep
- Certificates typically run five years, maintained by annual factory audits.
Accepted in
Applies to product lines
- Last verified
- 2026-08-19
- Version
- v1
- Official source
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