guidance in market access
Mlab Testing provides guidance on how to obtain your CE marking for the European market and how to bring your product into other specific markets.
Contact usUnderstanding the EU market
Products placed on the European Union market must comply with applicable European directives and regulations. These legal frameworks define the essential requirements that your products must meet to ensure a high level of safety, health protection, and electromagnetic compatibility, while enabling the free movement of goods within the EU.
Depending on the product type, several key directives and regulations may apply, including:
- Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU – covering electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits.
- Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC – addressing safety requirements for machinery and related equipment.
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014/30/EU – ensuring that electrical and electronic equipment does not generate, or is not affected by, electromagnetic disturbance.
- Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 – establishing requirements for the sustainability, safety, performance, and labeling of batteries placed on the EU market.
To demonstrate compliance with these directives and regulations Mlab Testing guides manufacturers, importers, and product developers step by step through this process. Through independent and reliable testing services, we additionally support organizations generate the technical evidence required to support compliance assessments, technical documentation, and CE marking activities.
Contact uswe guide you through every step of market entry, helping you reduce time-to-market and make the process work for you.”
marine & Inland shipping
Equipment used on ships and maritime installations must meet strict safety and reliability requirements. In the maritime sector, compliance is typically governed not only by national or regional legislation but also by Classification Society rules and sector-specific standards. These requirements ensure that electrical and electronic equipment installed on vessels operates safely and reliably in demanding marine environments.
Classification societies develop detailed rules, testing procedures, and approval processes that manufacturers must follow before equipment can be installed on board of ships. Leading organizations in this field include:
- DNV
- Lloyd’s Register
- Bureau Veritas
These organizations define testing and certification requirements for marine equipment covering aspects such as environmental durability, electromagnetic compatibility, electrical safety, and functional reliability. Compliance with these rules is required to obtain type approval for maritime equipment.
For European inland navigation vessels, additional requirements apply under the ESTRIN. This regulatory framework specifies technical requirements for equipment installed on inland waterway vessels operating within Europe, ensuring a consistent level of safety and interoperability across waterways.
How Mlab Testing supports your type approval?
Mlab Testing can support throughout the entire approval process by:
- Preparing and reviewing your test plan
- Perform tests according to the Classification Society’s or ESTRIN requirements
- Supporting pre-compliance and development testing
- Generating reliable test reports and technical evidence
Contact Mlab Testing to guide you through the Type Approval process from the start to the end.
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PGS 37-1
The PGS 37-1 is a Dutch guideline for the safe application of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS). At its core, a BESS must comply with essential requirements from European directives and legislation. PGS 37-1 builds on these by adding specific national requirements, primarily focused on safe operation and installation.
Mlab Testing supports manufacturers by assessing system designs against both European requirements and PGS 37-1, integrating them into one safe and practical solution.
We assist system integrators and operators in defining the additional requirements for their BESS suppliers, particularly when they are not yet familiar with PGS 37-1. As the PGS 37-1 also includes requirements for the environment in which the system is installed and operated, making this step is therefore essential for a compliant and reliable setup.
Mlab Testing help translate PGS 37-1 into clear and structured documentation for permitting authorities and other stakeholders. For each requirement, we demonstrate how compliance is achieved, supported by explanations and references to underlying documentation.
Depending on the situation, this can be tailored to the manufacturer (system level) or the system integrator. This way, each party contributes its part to the overall PGS 37-1 compliance.
This approach clarifies responsibilities and ensures that compliance with all requirements can be clearly demonstrated.
Because Mlab Testing is a member of the PGS 37-1 committee, we understand how and why the requirements are determined and how to comply with them.
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