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The Global Approval Program for Photovoltaics (PV GAP) was established in 1997and is a not-for-profit international organization registered in Geneva, Switzerland. It promotes the utilization of quality PV products and distinguishes them from products of unknown quality.
The PV GAP approval system relies on IEC product standards, and in their absence, PV GAP Recommended Specifications (PVRS). PVGAP can also accept national standards as PVRS.
Components that meet PV GAP requirements will be eligible to bear a PV Quality Mark and PV systems are eligible to display a PV Quality Seal as a simple visual indication of conformity to relevant product and component quality and performance standards.
Obtaining and retaining the PVGAP Quality Mark or Seal requires that the products must be manufactured at a facility that has a quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 and that products meet the relevant IEC or PVRS specifications.
Details about PV GAP, including its publications and product approvals are available at http://www.pvgap.org/
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