Europe

See an overview of the European hazardous locations system.

UL's hazardous locations staff are here to meet the needs of manufacturers seeking certification under the European Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (ATEX) Directive (94/9/EC), in addition to other European Directives that may also apply, such as the Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC) or Machinery (98/37/EC) Directives.

Regarding the ATEX Directive, UL International Demko A/S, a wholly-owned affiliate of UL, is designated in the European community as a Notified Body for all Group I (mining) and Group II (non-mining) equipment, protective systems and components. This Notified Body status allows Certificates of Conformity and Certificates of Component issued by UL Demko to be recognized by all European Community member states as a legal means of entry under the ATEX Directive.

As a means to facilitate certification under the ATEX Directive, UL Demko has accredited members of UL's HazLoc team at UL's Northbrook, IL (USA) office as Demko qualified engineers (DQEs) and Demko qualified reviewers (DQRs) with project-level and review-level status under the ATEX Directive. Also, UL HazLoc staff at UL Northbrook are accredited as Demko qualified auditors (DQAs) under the ATEX Directive.