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DIN: German Institute for Standardization

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Germany's national standards body. When an international standard is adopted in Germany it gains a 'DIN EN' prefix, for example DIN EN IEC 63000.

Issuer
Germany
Updated
2026-06-12

Overview#

DIN is Germany's national standards body. It is the reason an international standard shows up locally as "DIN EN…".

Reading the prefixes#

A single standard can wear several labels as it is adopted at each level.

IEC / ISO
The international original (e.g. IEC 63000)
EN
The European adoption
DIN EN
The German national adoption
(VDE …)
The German electrotechnical filing number

So DIN EN IEC 63000 (VDE 0042-12) and IEC 63000 are the same standard at different levels. For electrotechnical topics, DIN works through the DKE together with VDE.

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DIN: German Institute for StandardizationDINDKE: Germany's Electrotechnical Standards CommissionDKEVDE: Association for Electrical, Electronic & IT TechnologiesVDECENELEC: European Committee for Electrotechnical StandardizationCENELECISO: International Organization for StandardizationISOIEC: International Electrotechnical CommissionIECEN IEC 63000:2018: Technical Documentation for RoHS AssessmentEN IEC 63000
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