EN IEC 60335-2-59:2025/A11:2025

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-59: Particular requirements for insect killers

This European Standard deals with the safety of electric insect killers for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V, including direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances.

Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-59: Besondere Anforderungen für Insektenvernichter

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-59: Exigences particulières pour les destructeurs d'insectes

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-59. del: Posebne zahteve za uničevalnike žuželk - Dopolnilo A11

Ta evropski standard obravnava varnost električnih uničevalnikov žuželk za gospodinjstvo in podobne namene z nazivno napetostjo, ki ne presega 250 V, vključno z aparati z enosmernim napajanjem (DC) in baterijskimi aparati.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-May-2025
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.180 - Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 61/WG 01 - Relation with standardization and legislation
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 16-May-2025
• Due Date: 15-Apr-2026
• Completion Date: 16-May-2025
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 60335-2-59:2025/A11:2025 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-59: Particular requirements for insect killers

Relations

• Amends: EN IEC 60335-2-59:2025 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-59: Particular requirements for insect killers
• Effective Date: 31-Oct-2023

Overview

EN IEC 60335-2-59:2025/A11:2025 is a European amendment (A11) to the safety standard for household and similar electrical appliances - particular requirements for insect killers. It applies to electric insect killers with a rated voltage of not more than 250 V, including direct-current (DC) supplied and battery-operated units. Prepared by CLC/TC 61 and approved by CENELEC, this amendment updates the 2025 Part 2-59 standard and supplements EN IEC 60335-1:2023+A11:2023 (Part 1) with Europe‑specific modifications and normative annex updates.

Key implementation dates:

• Latest date of national implementation (dop): 2026-05-31
• Latest date to withdraw conflicting national standards (dow): 2028-05-31

Key Topics

This amendment and the Part 2-59 standard focus on essential safety aspects for electric insect killers used in domestic and similar environments. Core technical topics and requirements include:

• Scope and applicability: Appliances rated ≤ 250 V, AC and DC, including battery-operated devices.
• Electrical safety: Protection against electric shock and requirements for live parts and insulation (as applied together with Part 1 general requirements).
• Mechanical and thermal safety: Measures to prevent access to hazardous parts, risk of burns or ignition, and temperature measurement practices (thermocouple reference IEC 60584‑1).
• Environmental and durability testing: Inclusion of relevant environmental tests such as salt‑mist cyclic testing (IEC 60068‑2‑52) to assess corrosion resistance and long‑term performance.
• Marking, instructions and documentation: Requirements for safe use, warnings and user information as aligned with Part 1.
• European-specific annexes: Normative Annex ZA mapping IEC references to corresponding European publications and any additional European requirements.

(Note: This summary highlights topics; specific test procedures and numeric limits are those defined in the full EN IEC 60335-2-59 and EN IEC 60335-1 texts.)

Applications

Who uses this standard and why:

• Manufacturers and product designers of insect killers to design compliant, marketable products for the EU/UK.
• Test laboratories and certification bodies for conformity assessment and type testing to meet regulatory requirements.
• Compliance officers and safety engineers managing CE/UKCA marking and product documentation.
• Retailers and procurement teams evaluating supplier compliance and product safety.
• Regulators and national committees applying the standard as the basis for national regulations and enforcement.

Related Standards

• EN IEC 60335-1:2023+A11:2023 - General safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances (Part 1).
• IEC 60068-2-52 - Environmental testing: salt mist, cyclic (referenced as EN IEC 60068-2-52).
• IEC 60584-1 - Thermocouples: EMF specifications and tolerances (referenced as EN 60584-1).

By conforming to EN IEC 60335-2-59:2025/A11:2025, stakeholders ensure electric insect killers meet harmonized European safety expectations for household use, durability and environmental resistance.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2025
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-59. del: Posebne zahteve
za uničevalnike žuželk - Dopolnilo A11
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-59: Particular requirements
for insect killers
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-59:
Besondere Anforderungen für Insektenvernichter
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-59: Exigences
particulières pour les destructeurs d'insectes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60335-2-59:2025/A11:2025
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.180 Razna oprema za dom in Miscellaneous domestic and
trgovino commercial equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60335-2-
59:2025/A11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2025
ICS 13.120; 97.180
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-59:
Particular requirements for insect killers
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-59: Exigences particulières pour les destructeurs ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-59: Besondere Anforderungen für
d'insectes Insektenvernichter
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 60335-2-59:2025; it was approved by CENELEC on 2024-09-25. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
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Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

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