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Organisation

RAL has been setting standards as a labelling expert since 1925.

RAL is divided into different bodies and business areas that are committed to the defined principles and values of RAL labelling. Read more about RAL's organisational structure.

Organisational structure To the business areas
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RAL as an organisation

RAL Deutsches Institut für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung e. V., founded in 1925, is the body responsible for the system of RAL Quality Assurance (RAL Gütesicherung) and the umbrella organisation of all Quality Assurance Associations (Gütegemeinschaften). As an independent, neutral organisation, the RAL Institute awards RAL Quality Marks (Gütezeichen) for products and services.
The Institute comprises an Executive Board, the Board of Trustees, the AGM and the Management. Find out more about RAL’s organisational structure.

The Institute comprises a Executive Board, the Board of Trustees, the AGM and the Managment.

To ensure the independence and neutrality of the association, both the RAL Executive Board and the Board of Trustees are composed of members who are balanced and impartial.

RAL Quality Marks (RAL Gütezeichen), a labelling system for high-quality, safe and reliable products and services, was established by the institute as an independent, neutral organisation.

RAL gGmbH was established in 2008 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute. It comprises the business areas RAL COLOURS, RAL ENVIRONMENT and RAL LOGO LICENCE. In addition, the RAL ACADEMY offers top-level further training for colour designers and others interested in colour, as well as bespoke events in the field of RAL Quality Assurance.

The Institute’s governing bodies

Executive Board

The board is made up of independent experts from various sectors of society. These include representatives from testing institutes, consumer organisations, trade associations and federal ministries.
Executive Board and Management

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees consists of 15 leading associations, three federal ministries, three federal offices and four RAL members. Up to five representatives and one expert each from business, advertising, press, and broadcasting join them.
More about the Board of Trustees

The AGM

The AGM is a central body of RAL, to which the RAL Quality Assurance Associations also belong. It elects the Executive Board, decides on changes to the Statutes, approves the budget and discharges the Executive Board and the Management.
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