# ATEX/IECEx certification — Certification marks and hazardous-area classifications: cross-market equivalences

For ATEX/IECEx certification, market / system is US; meaning is not recognized in the US or Canada, verified against its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Designation:** ATEX/IECEx certification _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Market / system:** US _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Meaning:** not recognized in the US or Canada _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> ATEX/IECEx certification is not recognized in the US or Canada.

## Source

- https://exknowledge.com/pages/nec-500-vs-atex-iec.html

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
Part of [Certification marks and hazardous-area classifications: cross-market equivalences](https://referencesource.org/certification-standards-equivalence/).