Definitions for "TUV"
The safety agency approval mark accepted in Europe.
Abbreviation for Technische Uberwachungs - Verein Rheinland, a German organisation approved for testing products to the German VDE standards and awarding the Gepruffe Sicherheit (G.S) label. Organisations capable of giving TUV approvals are located in the United States.
Technisher Uberwachungs-Verein (Germany). A testing agency only, authorized to approve products to VDE standards.