EN 60570:2003/A1:2018

Electrical supply track systems for luminaires

2018-09-14 PeC: Cited under the LVD in C 326/02
20180129: BT decision D139/C142 for implementation dates

Elektrische Stromschienensysteme für Leuchten

Systèmes d'alimentation électrique par rail pour luminaires

Električni tračni napajalni sistemi za svetilke - Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-May-2018
• Withdrawal Date: 17-May-2021
• ICS: 29.120.20 - Connecting devices
• ICS: 29.140.40 - Luminaires
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 34 - 'Lamps and related equipment
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 34D - IEC_SC_34D
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 18-May-2018
• Completion Date: 18-May-2018
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60570:2004/A1:2018 - Electrical supply track systems for luminaires (IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017)

Relations

• Amends: EN 60570:2003 - Electrical supply track systems for luminaires
• Effective Date: 25-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60570:2003/A1:2018 - Electrical supply track systems for luminaires - is the CENELEC adoption of IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017. It defines safety and performance requirements for track (rail) power-supply systems used to feed luminaires in buildings. The amendment A1 (approved 2017, published May 2018) clarifies voltage ratings and measurement positions and provides a harmonized route to demonstrate conformity with the Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU).

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and equivalence: This European standard is identical to IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017 and is cited under the LVD for presumption of conformity where applicable.
• Voltage ratings: Amendment A1 extends the specified voltage consideration to include a.c. or 60 V d.c., in addition to the previously referenced 25 V threshold.
• General requirements and ratings: Defines ratings, marking, assembly and connection criteria so track systems can be safely installed and used with luminaires.
• Safety and protection: Requirements address protection against electrical hazards (direct/indirect contact), excessive temperatures, arcing/radiation, insulation suitability and non-electrical dangers revealed by experience.
• Mechanical and environmental resistance: Criteria to ensure track systems meet expected mechanical requirements and resist foreseeable environmental influences without endangering persons or property.
• Measurement and testing: Amendment updates measurement positions (e.g., for typical Class I tracks - see revised Figure 3) and test methods used by conformity assessment and test laboratories.
• Regulatory linkage: Annex ZZ maps clauses of EN 60570 to the essential safety objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU (LVD), enabling harmonized compliance claims when the standard is cited in the Official Journal.

Applications and users

EN 60570 applies to electrical supply track systems used in commercial, retail and architectural lighting installations. Typical users:

• Luminaires and track manufacturers - design, rating, testing and technical documentation.
• Lighting designers and specifiers - selecting compliant track systems for projects.
• Installers and electrical contractors - guidance on correct assembly, marking and safe connection.
• Test laboratories and certification bodies - perform conformity and type testing against the standard’s requirements.
• Compliance and procurement teams - ensure products meet LVD-related safety objectives.

Related standards and references

• IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017 (base international standard)
• Directive 2014/35/EU (Low Voltage Directive) - Annex ZZ of EN 60570 explains the correspondence to LVD safety objectives
• CENELEC publications and national adoptions (implementation dates and national statuses)

By following EN 60570:2003/A1:2018, stakeholders ensure track lighting systems are designed, tested and documented to recognized European and international safety requirements.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Electrical supply track systems for luminaires (IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017)
Elektrische Stromschienensysteme für Leuchten (IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017)
Systèmes d'alimentation électrique par rail pour luminaires (IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60570:2003/A1:2018
ICS:
29.140.50 Instalacijski sistemi za Lighting installation systems
razsvetljavo
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60570:2003/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2018
ICS 29.120.20; 29.140.40
English Version
Electrical supply track systems for luminaires
(IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017)
Systèmes d'alimentation électrique par rail pour luminaires Elektrische Stromschienensysteme für Leuchten
(IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017) (IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60570:2003; it was approved by CENELEC on 2017-05-10. 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.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2018 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60570:2003/A1:2018 E

European foreword
The text of document 34D/1221/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017, prepared by
IEC/SC 34D "Luminaires" of IEC/TC 34 "Lamps and related equipment" was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60570:2003/A1:2018.

The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be (dop) 2018-11-18
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2021-05-18
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For the relationship with EU Directive see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this
document.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60570:2003/A1:2017 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
Annex ZZ
(informative)
Relationship between this European standard and the safety objectives of
Directive 2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96] aimed to be covered

This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request relating to
harmonized standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive, M/511, to provide one voluntary means
of conforming to safety objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the
making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
[2014 OJ L96].
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZZ.1 confers, within the limits of
the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding safety objectives of
that Directive, and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZZ.1 – Correspondence between this European standard and Annex I of Directive
2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96]
Clause(s) / sub-clause(s)
Safety objectives of Directive
Remarks / Notes
2014/35/E
...