Hi Jim,
The mark is that of the UTE (Union technique de l'Electricite) of France,
A CB Scheme Member and National Certification Body. They are located at:
33 Avenue du General Leclerc - BP 23
92262 FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES CEDEX, FRANCE
Phone +33 01 40 95 55 19
Fax +33 01 40 95 55 20
Mr. Pierre de Ruvo; Deputy Head of Certification Department.
(Above info as given in the CB Report No. 88, September 1996)
Regards, Art Michael, Editor
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On Fri, 22 Nov 1996 [email protected] wrote:
>
> We are trying to source an approved female 2-hole Schuko socket (not a plug)
> for assembly onto a power cord. Our purchasing people have found one they
> want to use, but the only approval mark on it is a highly stylized "NF USE"
> (the "NF" appears above a large "S" with the "U" and the "E" cupped inside
> the letter "S").
>
> Does anyone know what agency (if it is an agency) this mark is from?
>
> We are using this socket on a product which will require CE marking. Am I
> right that the minimum I need is one agency approval from a European safety
> agency (TUV, Semko, et al)? Does this "NF USE" mark give me what I need?
>
> As always, your help is greatly appreciated,
>
> Yours truly,
>
>
>
> Jim Eichner
> Statpower Technologies Corporation
> [email protected]
> The opinions expressed are those of my invisible friend
>
