ETL SEMKO (formerly Electrical Testing Laboratory) is a division of

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(LSE: ITRK) which is based in London. It specializes in electrical

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testing, EMC testing, and benchmark performance testing. ETL SEMKO operates more than 30

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s and laboratories on six

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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

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was adopted prior to Sweden's accession to the

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