Combined exhibitions are two or more exhibitions which take place at the same time, or which overlap at the same venue, and feature a joint visitor admission.

Combined exhibitions may feature similar themes, but this is not mandatory.

Combined exhibitions may be managed by one or more exhibition organisers.

Visitor access to a combined exhibition may be granted in full or separately to each individual event.hibitors are from abroad. (This is not part of the certification procedure).

Independent sections within exhibitions presenting various sectors of industry are to be treated as combined exhibitions, on condition they meet the following criteria:

  1. that they are held in an enclosed and strictly demarcated area
  2. that the exhibitors represent a physically independent unit
  3. that in respect of exhibitors and visitors separate advertising is used whose content specifically targets this independent section.