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VDE
VDE mark
A voluntary safety mark issued by the VDE Testing and Certification Institute, widely accepted in electrical, PV and storage sectors. VDE-AR-N conformity evidence for grid-connected equipment is normally required in the German grid connection process.
- Issued by
- VDE Testing and Certification Institute
- Assessment route
- Third-party certification
- How it is obtained
- Test against the applicable EN/IEC or VDE-AR-N standards, with factory audit and annual surveillance.
- Marking rules
- The mark applies only to models and manufacturing sites covered by the certificate, and not to uncertified variants.
- Validity and upkeep
- Certificates have a fixed validity maintained by annual surveillance audits.
Accepted in
Applies to product lines
- Last verified
- 2026-08-19
- Version
- v1
- Official source
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