Testing and certification of lighting
Discover our extensive portfolio of lighting-related services
Would you like to know whether your lighting complies with CE regulations? Are you looking for a test centre to perform a specific test? Or do you want certification which singles out your product from the competition? DEKRA offers you a full range of services when it comes to the testing and certification of lighting.
We test all sorts of lighting and light fittings which are used in public spaces, in workplace environments and in the home setting. In addition, we test retrofit products and more complex systems, for example, for emergency lighting. Our extensive experience enables us to test products, for example, with respect to their product safety, functional safety, cyber security, material safety and performance.
Global market access with your lighting
Are you planning to enter markets outside Europe? In that case you will be faced with other national and international requirements. Each country has its own requirements and theses can sometimes be complex. We can help you decide on the best approach to getting the right certifications for your products. To this end, we can fall back on an extensive knowledge of legislation and regulations at an international level. This will enable you to access (inter)national markets more quickly and efficiently. Read more about DEKRA’s global access services here and take advantage of our worldwide network of partners. What’s more, we will provide you with a fixed contact at DEKRA.
Testing under accreditation
DEKRA is accredited by the Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) for performing independent tests. The council is responsible for ensuring we carry out this testing correctly. Our lab scope and certification scope list all the standards for which we have accreditation. The fact that we test under an accreditation scheme gives you and your clients the assurance that our testing is carried out correctly and independently. We can perform almost any test under accreditation, with lab and test reports meeting the requirements of ISO 17025. Are you missing any standards in our scope? We can also carry out testing for standards which are not in our accreditation scope.
CE directives for lighting
Your customers want to know that the products they use are safe and comply with the relevant CE directives. In Europe self-certification is permitted. That means you can test your lighting products yourself and, if the test is successful, affix CE marking on your products. To build up extra trust amongst customers, you can also have your products tested by an independent body, such as DEKRA. CE has five directives:
- 1. LVD (low voltage directive) 2014/35/EU
- 2. EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatibility) 2014/30/EU
- 3. RoHS/REACH (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) 2015/863 and 1907/2006/EU
- 4. ErP (Energy-Related Products) 2009/125/EC
- 5. RED (Radio Equipment Directive)
This directive covers the health and safety risks of electrical equipment with 50 to 1,000 volts under alternating current and 75 to 1,500 volts under direct current.
Equipment with active electrical components must comply with the European EMC directive if they are on the market in the EU.
This directive prohibits the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate and di-isobutyl phthalate.
ErP is a European Union (EU) directive which stipulates requirements relating to energy efficiency and performance standards for products.
This applies solely to lighting with a radio link. For example, WiFi, 4G and Bluetooth. From August 2023, these products must comply with cybersecurity requirements.
How DEKRA supports you
What quality marks do we issue?
Customers want to be sure that the products they buy meet key quality requirements. Certification is a good way of being able to demonstrate this. DEKRA can be called upon to provide the following types of certification:
- ENEC (European Norms European Certification)
This certificate shows that your product meets the European safety standard. - ENEC+
This certificate relates to your product’s performance. A precondition is that is already has the ENEC certificate. - CB certification
This is an agreement between countries which are affiliated to the IECEE. These member bodies recognise the CB certificate as a basis for their own national certificates. - DEKRA Mark
Our own safety certificate is a guarantee of your product’s safety. It shows that your product has been tested and meets the safety standards. - cDEKRAus
Our cDEKRAus certificate enables you to sell products on the Canadian and United States’ markets. - CoC UAE
DEKRA issues this certificate for emergency lighting in the United Arab Emirates.
What certifications do we provide?
DEKRA is able to issue certification for a large number of standards in the field of lighting. Are you not yet sure of the standards your products must comply with? For example, because your product is a new innovation? At DEKRA our experts will listen to your needs.
Many of the required standards for which we can provide certification are:
| EN 60598-1 | General requirements for luminaires |
|---|---|
| EN 60598-2-1 | General purpose luminaire |
| EN 60598-2-2 | Recessed luminaires / Signal Lights or Indicators |
| EN 60598-2-3 | Road and street lighting luminaire |
| EN 60598-2-4 | Portable luminaires |
| EN 60598-2-5 | Floodlights |
| EN 60598-2-7 | Portable luminaires for garden use |
| EN 60598-2-8 | Handlamps |
| EN 60598-2-9 | Photo and Film luminaires |
| EN 60598-2-11 | Aquarium luminaires |
| EN 60598-2-12 | Mains socket outlet nightlights |
| EN 60598-2-13 | Ground-recessed luminaires |
| EN 60598-2-17 | Luminaires for stage lighting |
| EN 60598-2-18 | Luminaires for swimming pools and similar applications |
| EN 60598-2-19 | Air-handling luminaires |
| EN 60598-2-20 | Lighting chains |
| EN 60598-2-21 | Rope light |
| EN 60598-2-22 | Centrally supplied emergency luminaires |
| EN 60598-2-23 | SELV Lighting systems for filament lamps |
| EN 60598-2-24 | Luminaires with limited surface temperatures |
| EN 60598-2-25 | Luminaires for clinical areas and hospitals |
| EN 61347-2-13/ EN 62384 | LED Drivers/emergency lighting |
| EN 62031 | LED Module |
| EN 60598-1; clause 13 | Ball pressure test / Glow wire test |
| EN 62262 | IK Class determination on luminaires |
| EN 60598 + EN 60529 | IP Class determination on luminaires |
| EN 60598-1; clause 13 | Needle flame test |
| DIN 577010-13 VDE 0710-13 | Ball proof test |
| ISO 9227 | Salt spray test |
| ZHAGA Book | 1,2,3 ... 26 |
| ZHAGA Book 18 | Sensor |
| ZHAGA Book 20 | Sensor |
| ZHAGA D4I/ Z-D4I | Dali and ZHAGA joint certification |
| D4I | Dali protocol for street lighting |
| Dali 2 | Lighting protocol |
| LM 79 | Measurement of luminous flux in sphere |
| EN 13032-4 | Measurement of luminous flux on Photogonio meter |
| IEC 62471 | Photobiological test |
What are examples of tests we carry out?
- ZHAGA Book certification (including Z-D4I)
- Testing of Dali protocol
- Ball proof tests (sports hall fittings)
- IP test
- Salt spray test
- IK test
- Photometric test (such as spectral distribution, colour quality and LDT files)
- Testing for EIA (energy investment allowance)
- Cybersecurity
- Glow wire test (specifically for plastics in emergency lighting)
Are any services missing or are you looking for a specific test or certification? If so, feel free to contact us. In all likelihood, we will be able to help.
We test all types of lighting and all lighting components
The certification process
You submit an application through our website which will be reviewed by our sales department.
We ask you to provide us with any necessary additional information, such as a product data sheet, so that we can draw up a quote. If you need any help or advice when submitting the information, feel free to ask. For example, we can tell you how to prepare samples for a test.
EXTRA: Guidance hours with an expert
Would you like to speak to an expert about your lighting? If so, our experts can issue you with a guidance card. This lists the number of hours you have to discuss technical-related matters of your lighting with one of our experts. This way, we provide you with an insight into any issues you may have, for example, relating to safety, performance, certification or testing. You can use these hours either in a personal or digital setting. Interested? indicate this in your quote request or contact us via
Once you have accepted and agreed to our quote, we will assign you a project manager who will remain your contact person throughout. Testing will commence when we have received samples of the products for testing. Normally, this goes without a hitch, but sometimes there can be problems. In that case, our technicians which explain exactly what the problem is and then give you time to put it right. A re-test will follow and we will complete the testing process.
If your product passes the test, you will be awarded a certificate. We apply the six-eyes principle: after one of our experts has carried out a test, a second expert checks it, after which a third certification manager does a final check and issues the certificate.
Benefits of DEKRA
We test all types of lighting and lighting components. Even if your products are innovations for which no standard has yet been developed.
We inspect lighting and lighting components according to the requirements that apply in various countries, so that you can market them where you want.
You always have one fixed point of contact during the entire process. Even when you enter markets outside Europe.
You can have direct contact with engineers to make possible adjustments to your product in the meantime.
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