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The accreditations are a prerequisite for approval-relevant tests.
The Test Laboratory Gas is accredited with various national and international organisations. Here you can find information on the standards and product groups for which the accreditations apply with the different organisations.
The certification qualifies the Test Laboratory Gas as a test body for the “Witnessed Manufacturer's Testing for Certification Program" (WMTC) of the CSA Group for combination gas controls for gas appliances in line with ANSI Z21.78-2010 (reaffirmed 2020) / CSA 6.20-2010 (reaffirmed 2020).
The Test Laboratory Gas is a recognized testing laboratory for the Construction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011(CPR) (notified body 2403, certificate of appointment see below for download). We can provide testing based on the following standards:
The Test Laboratory Gas is accredited by the Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS) for the following segments (accreditation certificate for download and entry in the DAkkS database):
This also includes tests in line with the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU as well as the Gas Appliance Regulation (EU) 2016/426.
In these segments, the Test Laboratory Gas at the EBI is recognized by DVGW CERT GmbH (notified body 0085, registration number LV-BN7053) as a testing laboratory for gas and water products.
