Approval Bodies and Commissions

International Symbols	Approval Body or Commission
	ANSI	American National Standards Institution	USA
	ASTA	Association of Short Circuit Testing Authorities	UK
	BABT	British Approvals Board of Telecommunications	UK
	BASEC	British Approvals Service for Electric Cable	UK
	BASEEFA	British Approval Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres	UK
	BEAB	British Electrotechnical Approvals Board	UK
	BG	Berufsgenossenschaft der Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik
	BSI	British Standards Institute	UK
	CEBEC	Comite Electrotechnique Belge	Belgium
	CECC	CENELEC Electronic Components Committee
	CEE	Commission L'Equipement Electrique
	CENELEC	European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
	CSA	Canadian Standards Association	Canada
	DEMKO	Danmarks Elektriske Materielkontrol	Denmark
	DIN	Deutsche Industrie Norm	Germany
	GOST	State Committee for Standards	Russia
	IEC	International Electrotechnical Commission
	IMQ	Instituto Italiano del Marchio di Qualita	Italy
	JETL	Japanese Electrical Testing Laboratory	Japan
	KEMA	National Testing Authority for the Netherlands	Holland
	NEMKO	Norges Elektriske Materielkontrol	Norway
	NF	Norme Francaise	France
	OVE	Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotecknik	Austria
	SAA	Standards Authority of Australia	Australia
	SABS	South African Bureau of Standards	South Africa
	SECV	State Electricity Commission of Victoria	Australia
	SEMKO	Svenska Elektriske Materielkontrollanstalten	Sweden
	SETI	Sähkotarkastuskeskus	Finland
	SEV	Schweizerischer Elecktrotechnischer Verein	Switzerland
	TUV	Technischer Überwachungs Verein	Germany
	UL	Underwriters Laboratory	USA
	UTE	Union Technique L'Electricite	France
	VDE	Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker	Germany