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This document specifies the requirements for safe commercial operations of uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), including the external safety-critical service providing command and control (C2) Link. This document applies to all commercial UAS regardless of size, application or location and represents the international best practice for the safe commercial operation of any UAS.

This document defines the terms used in the ISO standards on the identification of medicinal products (IDMP) and their related technical specifications.

This document specifies the minimum requirements and test methods for Schisandra chinensis fruit which is derived from Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. It is applicable to Schisandra chinensis fruit that is sold and used as a medicinal material in international trade, including Chinese materia medica.

This document describes a method of determining the hole expansion ratio in metallic sheets and strips with a thickness range of 1,2 mm to 6,0 mm inclusive and a width of at least 90 mm. NOTE This test is normally applicable to sheet metal and is used to assess the suitability of the product for forming flanges.

This document defines a method for packaging cryptographic keys for transport. This method can also be used for the storage of keys under an advanced encryption standard (AES) key. The method uses the block cipher AES as the wrapping cipher algorithm. Other methods for wrapping keys are outside the scope of this document but can use the authenticated encryption algorithms specified in ISO/IEC 19772.

This document specifies the requirements governing the application of a set of explicit algebraic formulae for the calculation of specific characteristics of flashover-related phenomena.

This document specifies the dimensions and tolerances of resistance spot welding electrode adaptors where the fixing element for the cap (see ISO 5821 [2]) is a male taper of 1:10 and for which the electrode taper fits in conformance with ISO 1089 [3] .

This document specifies the method for measuring the relative snow grip performance index of a candidate tyre compared to a reference, under loaded conditions for new tyres intended to be used on passenger car, commercial vehicle, truck and bus vehicles on a snow packed surface. This document applies to all passenger car, commercial vehicle, truck and bus tyres.

This document specifies strategies for risk estimation and evaluation of biological harms with respect to: genotoxicity; carcinogenicity; reproductive toxicity; and developmental toxicity. This document is applicable when the need to evaluate a medical device for potential genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity and developmental toxicity has been established. This document is not applicable to active pharmaceutical ingredients of device-drug combination products or biological components of device-biologic combination products which are covered by regulations. NOTE Guidance on selecting relevant biological effects for medical devices is covered in ISO 10993-1.

This document specifies geometrical and dimensional tolerances for plastic moulded parts including: limits of technical manufacturability according to the manufacturing effort for direct tolerances; general tolerances of plastic moulded parts; acceptance conditions of plastic moulded parts; modification of the drawing default according to ISO 8015, in accordance to the environmental conditions common in the plastics industry. This document is applicable to non-porous moulded parts made from thermoplastics, thermoplastic elastomers and thermosets of thermoplastics, made by injection moulding, injection compression moulding, transfer moulding, compression moulding and rotational moulding. This document is applicable to other plastic processes, if agreed to by the contractual parties. Moulded part surface imperfections such as sink marks, undesired flow structures and roughness, as well as joint lines are not addressed in this document.

IEC 61307:2026 specifies test methods for the determination of the efficiency of frequency conversion from the electrical input, and of the available and workload microwave output power in industrial microwave heating installations, as well as operational flexibility. This document is in principle applicable to industrial microwave heating equipment and installations in the frequency range from 300 MHz to 300 GHz but focused on the microwave ISM frequencies below 6 GHz. This document relates to industrial microwave heating equipment operating as intended by the manufacturer's specifications for normal operation. This document does not apply to appliances for household and similar use (covered by IEC 60335‑2‑25), commercial use (covered by IEC 60335-2-90 and IEC 60335‑2-110) or laboratory use (covered by IEC 61010-2-010). This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) it covers not only the standby and hibernation modes, but also start-up, standby and holding power consumption, as well as other aspects of operation flexibility;
b) more detailed descriptions of the aspects of microwave power, and handling of the A and B types of equipment.

IEC 61853-2:2026 establishes IEC requirements for evaluating PV module performance based on power (watts), energy (joule or watthours) and performance ratio. It is written to be applicable to all PV technologies, including bifacial PV modules, but can be unsuitable for any technology where the module performance changes with time (e.g. modules change their behaviour with light or thermal exposure), or which experience significant non-linearities in any of their characteristics used for the modelling.
The purpose of document is to define procedures for measuring the effects of angle of incidence of the irradiance on the output power of the device, to determine the operating temperature of a module for a specific set of ambient and mounting conditions and measure the spectral responsivity of the module.

IEC/IEEE 61007-389:2026 describes a number of tests for use in determining the significant parameters and performance characteristics of transformers and inductors for use in electronics and telecommunication equipment. These test methods are designed primarily for transformers and inductors used in all types of electronics applications that can be involved in any specification for such components. Even though these tests could be applied supplementally for other types of transformers, such as those with larger power ratings used in the utility power industry, the tests discussed in this document are not intended to replace the tests in standards for those other transformers.
Some of the tests described are intended for qualifying a product for a specific application, while others are test practices used for manufacturing and customer acceptance testing. The test methods described here include those parameters most commonly used in the electronics transformer and inductor industry: electric strength, resistance, power loss, inductance, impedance, balance, transformation ratio and many others used less frequently.
This first edition of IEC/IEEE 61007-389 cancels and replaces IEC 61007:2020 and IEEE 389:2020, which has been technically revised.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) added the following new test items:
1) transformer capacitance (in 4.5.6.1);
2) voltage transformation (VT) ratio (in 4.5.7.3);
3) thermo-couple method (in 4.5.15.3);
4) bridge circuit measurement (in 4.5.16.3);
5) dynamic CM capacitance of a transformer (in 4.5.20);
6) tests of the parameter in transformer equivalent circuit (in 4.5.21);
b) updated the following test items:
1) added test purpose: AC resistance (in 4.5.1.2); dielectric withstand voltage test (in 4.5.2.1); effective inductance (in 4.5.4.1); capacitance unbalance (in 4.5.5.1); total harmonic distortion (in 4.5.13);
2) testing fundamentals and equipment modification: DC winding resistance (in 4.5.1.1); AC resistance (in 4.5.1.2); winding continuity (in 4.5.1.3); excitation apparent-power measurements (in 4.5.3.4); capacitance unbalance (in 4.5.5.1); self-capacitance (distributed capacitance) (in 4.5.6.2); inter-winding capacitance (in 4.5.6.3); inherent self-resonance (in 4.5.8.1); resonant assemblies (in 4.5.8.2); insertion loss (in 4.5.9.1); return loss (in 4.5.9.2); crosstalk (in 4.5.10); pulse characteristics (in 4.5.11.1); transformer response measurements (in 4.5.11.2); total harmonic distortion (in 4.5.13); method utilizing the change in DC resistance of a winding (in 4.5.15.1); method using an additional series-opposing bifilar winding (in 4.5.15.2); safety screens (in 4.5.17.2); magnetic radiation (in 4.5.17.4); acoustic noise (in 4.5.18.1);
3) procedure modification: dielectric withstand voltage test (in 4.5.2.1); induced voltage test (in 4.5.2.2); capacitance unbalance (in 4.5.5.1);
4) Information to be stated modification: insulation resistance (in 4.5.2.4); excitation apparent-power measurements (in 4.5.3.4); stray-load losses (in 4.5.3.5); power factor (in 4.5.3.8); inherent self-resonance (in 4.5.8.1); parallel resonance and series resonance (in 4.5.8.3); transformer pulse response (in 4.5.11.3);
removed Annex D and Annex F in IEC 61007:2020.

IEC TS 63086-2-5:2026 specifies test methods for measuring the performance change of electrically powered household and similar air cleaners caused by the loading with particles.
The main intention of the document is to compare differences in the performance change between air cleaners exposed to the same loading with particles. The performance change is not necessarily representative for real-use applications since concentration, size, morphology and chemical composition of particles present in household or similar environments can strongly differ.

IEC 63203-403-1:2026 specifies test methods for surface electromyography (sEMG) sensors by evaluating the quality of sEMG signals obtained from contracting the muscles of the forearm and hand for wearable applications. It is applicable to sEMG sensors that are used to decipher movement intentions and use them as control signals in situations such as virtual reality, game, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), robot control, and home automation. This document does not apply to sEMG sensors intended for medical diagnosis or treatment. For medical devices, national requirements can apply.

IEC 60335-2-16:2022 deals with the safety of electric food waste disposers for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V including direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances.
Appliances not intended for normal household use but that nevertheless possibly pose a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laymen in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.
As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in general, it does not take into account
– persons (including children) whose physical, sensory or mental capabilities; or lack of experience and knowledge prevents them from using the appliance safely without supervision or instruction;
– children playing with the appliance.
Attention is drawn to the fact that
– for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements can be necessary;
– in many countries additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour, the national water supply authorities and similar authorities, leading to restriction of or prohibition of the installation of food waste disposers.
This standard does not apply to
– portable food waste disposers;
– food waste disposers of the incinerator type;
– appliances intended exclusively for industrial or commercial purposes;
– appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas).
This sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition published in 2002, Amendment 1:2008 and Amendment 2:2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) alignment with IEC 60335-1:2020;
b) some notes have been converted to normative text (Clause 1, 22.104);
c) addition of temperature rise limits for accessible surface (Clause 11).
This part 2 is to be used in conjunction with the latest edition of IEC 60335-1 and its amendments unless that edition precludes it; in that case, the latest edition that does not preclude it is used. It was established on the basis of the sixth edition (2020) of that standard.