Industrial and commercial standards in Germany

Standards

National Standards Organisations

Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies

Integration in the International Standards Network

At the European level:
- CEN, European Committee for Standardisation
- CENELEC, European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

At the International level:
- International Standards Organisation (ISO)
- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

German standards are often used as the basis for the European standardisation system.

Classification of Standards

CE, DIN, ISO

Online Consultation of Standards

Beuth
The on-line catalog of European standards
The ISO catalog
The IEC catalog

Certification Organisations

German Institute for Standardisation
ISO International Organisation for Standardisation
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
VDE - Association for electrical, electronic and information technologies
Technischer Uberwachungsverein e.V. - TÜV (Technical Inspection Association)