Coordinated Expertise: How NMi Certin and Bureau Veritas Are Supporting EV Charging Manufacturers in Europe

When a manufacturer develops EV charging equipment for the European market, the path from tested product to approved, deployable infrastructure involves more than meeting a checklist of requirements. It involves working with the right technical partners, at the right stages, with a shared understanding of what the end result needs to look like. NMi Certin and Bureau Veritas are now working together to provide exactly that.

The Challenge Manufacturers Face

EV charging infrastructure is expanding rapidly across Europe, but bringing a product to market here is not straightforward. Manufacturers must demonstrate metrological accuracy under the Measuring Instruments Directive (MID), satisfy national-level requirements that vary across member states, and manage testing, documentation, and Notified Body assessment as a connected process rather than a sequence of independent steps.

When these elements are handled in isolation, the result is often duplication, gaps in technical alignment, and delays that affect commercial timelines. Manufacturers working across multiple regulatory disciplines benefit most from partners who understand each other’s work and can coordinate around the manufacturer’s objectives.

What This Cooperation Provides

Bureau Veritas brings broad technical testing and certification experience to projects involving EV charging equipment. NMi Certin, as a Notified Body designated under the Measuring Instruments Directive, carries the authority to conduct conformity assessments and issue the approvals that certify a product’s metrological performance for the European market.

Working together means the testing and assessment phases are coordinated, not sequential and disconnected. Manufacturers gain a clearer view of what is required at each stage, fewer surprises during the conformity assessment process, and a more coherent experience overall. The objective is not to create an additional layer of coordination, but to remove one.

Trust in Measurement Matters Beyond the Certificate

MID certification for EV charging is ultimately about more than regulatory approval. It is about ensuring that drivers, operators, and energy providers can rely on the accuracy of what is being measured and billed. As the installed base of EV charging infrastructure grows, confidence in metrological integrity underpins confidence in the market itself.

Manufacturers who approach this seriously, working with partners that understand both the technical and regulatory dimensions, are better placed to build products that earn that trust, not just in the approval process, but in operation over time.

A Current Project

The cooperation is currently supporting a major EV charging manufacturer preparing a range of products for European deployment. The work spans technical preparation, metrological testing, and MID conformity assessment, managed as an integrated programme rather than separate workstreams. The manufacturer’s objective is commercial deployment across multiple European markets, and the certification timeline is being planned accordingly.

• “Manufacturers bring us well-engineered products and ask what it takes to get them approved for Europe. The honest answer is that the conformity assessment process goes more smoothly when the technical groundwork has been done with care. Working alongside Bureau Veritas on these projects means we share a common understanding of where a product stands before the formal assessment begins. That benefits the manufacturer, and it produces better outcomes.”Henri Schouten, Utilities – Business Development Manager, NMi Certin
• “EV charging manufacturers face a demanding set of requirements when entering the European market. What we have found in working with NMi Certin is that the value lies in the alignment, knowing that the testing work we carry out is directly conformity assessment , and that both organisations are oriented around the same outcome for the manufacturer.”Jian Qiu, EV Charge Station Product Line Manager, Bureau Veritas

Working with NMi Certin

Manufacturers developing EV charging equipment for the European market are welcome to contact NMi Certin to discuss the certification process and how coordinated support can be structured around their product and timeline.