Practical tips
Safety and Standards: Practical Tips for Our New Products

We have summarized all of the important information for the safe, standard-compliant usage of WAGO products.

Practical Tips

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Practical Tips on Approval Marks and Standards

  • Safe, Standard-Compliant Products, Always on Hand
  • Standards and Approval Marks for Installation Connectors
  • International Approval Marks and Information about WAGO Installation Connectors

Tip: Safe, Standard-Compliant Products, Always on Hand

According to the applicable laws, a product may only be brought to the market in the EU if it complies with the basic requirements of any applicable EU directives that may exist for this product. The CE marking is used by a manufacturer, distributing company or EU-authorized representative to declare per EC Regulation 765/2008 “that the product is in conformity with the applicable requirements set out in Community harmonisation legislation providing for its affixing.”
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Splicing connectors fall within the application scope of the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU.

In the Low Voltage Directive’s reference list, the standard applicable to splicing connectors is the EN 60998 series. All WAGO splicing connectors have been tested on the basis of the standards in this series by independent testing institutes and certified accordingly. Based on these test results and certifications, WAGO declares that these products comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive for these products and affixes the CE marking accordingly.
Furthermore, WAGO labels its splicing connectors with the ENEC mark. Use of this mark is only permitted if further requirements (like application of a quality system meeting at least the level of ISO 9000, regular inspection of the end products and verified production controls) have been fulfilled during production and proven to an external testing institute. Compared to similar certifications of national testing institutes (e.g., the VDE mark), for WAGO customers, the ENEC mark confirms compliance above and beyond the applicable standards of the corresponding country. In fact, the ENEC mark covers all certifications of all national testing institutes that have joined the ENEC agreement, regardless of the testing location. Currently, 25 well-known testing institutes are authorized to issue the ENEC certificate. These include VDE Testing and Certification Institute GmbH, SGS Fimko Ltd., DEKRA Certification BV and the British Standards Institution.