TÜV-Mark Approval - Certipedia

The Type Approval mark of TÜV Rheinland is usually awarded for components that are not ready for use and occasionally also for finished products. TÜV-MarkApproval TypeApproval TheTypeApprovalmarkofTÜVRheinlandisusuallyawardedforcomponentsthatarenotreadyforuseandoccasionallyalsoforfinishedproducts. Thecomponentsarebythemselvesnotreadyforuse,butintendedtobeincorporatedintofinishedproducts. Thetestsfocusonthesafetyofeachcomponent.TheTypeApprovalisavoluntarytest,whichhelpsTÜVRheinlandtoconfirmthataproductmeetstherelevantsafetyrequirements. Aftertypeexaminationthemanufactureofproducts,whichhavereceivedthistestmark,isregularlymonitored.Thecertificationisvalidaslongasthetestspecificationsareuptodateandthecertificatehasnotbeenterminated,neitherbythecustomernorbyTÜVRheinland.Thevalidityofthecertificateexpiresifchangesaremadetotheproduct. Certifiedproductsmaybelabelledwithatestmark. Moreinformationcanbefoundhere.