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ETL SEMKO (formerly Electrical Testing Laboratory) is a division of
Intertek Group plc
Intertek Group plc is a British multinational assurance, inspection, product testing and certification company headquartered in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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(LSE: ITRK) which is based in London.
It specializes in electrical
product safety
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testing, EMC testing, and benchmark performance testing. ETL SEMKO operates more than 30
office
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s and laboratories on six
continent
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s. SEMKO (''Svenska Elektriska Materielkontrollanstalten'' "The Swedish Electric Equipment Control Office") was, until 1990, the body responsible for testing and certifying electric appliances in Sweden. The "S" mark was mandatory for products sold in Sweden until the common European
CE mark
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was adopted prior to Sweden's accession to the
European Union
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.
See also
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Product certification
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Canadian Standards Association
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CE mark
On commercial products, the letters CE (as the logo ) mean that the manufacturer or importer affirms the good's conformity with European health, safety, and environmental protection standards. It is not a quality indicator or a certification ...
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Certification mark
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Underwriters Laboratories
References
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Certification marks
Electrical safety standards organizations
Product-testing organizations
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