prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026/prAA:2026

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-12: Particular requirements for warming plates and similar appliances

This European standard deals with the safety of electric warming plates, warming trays and similar appliances intended to keep food or vessels warm, 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 2-12: Besondere Anforderungen für Warmhalteplatten und ähnliche Geräte

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-12: Exigences particulières pour les chauffe-plats et appareils analogues

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-12. del: Posebne zahteve za grelne plošče in podobne aparate - Dopolnilo AA

Ta evropski standard obravnava varnost električnih grelnih plošč, grelnih pladnjev in podobnih naprav, namenjenih za ohranjanje toplote hrane ali posod, za gospodinjske in podobne namene, katerih nazivna napetost ne presega 250 V, vključno z napravami na enosmerni tok (DC) in napravami na baterijski pogon.

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 01-Apr-2027
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.040.50 - Small kitchen appliances
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 4020 - Enquiry circulated - Enquiry
• Start Date: 24-Apr-2026
• Due Date: 14-Nov-2025
• Completion Date: 24-Apr-2026
• Directive: Harmonized Standard2014/35/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
• Directive:

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  Harmonized Standard2014/53/EU - Directive 2014/53/EU of The European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Mandate: M/536 - [C(2015)536] Standardisation request as regards radio equipment in support of Directive 2014/53/EU
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026/oprAA:2026 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-12: Particular requirements for warming plates and similar appliances

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2026
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-12. del: Posebne zahteve
za grelne plošče in podobne aparate - Dopolnilo AA
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-12: Particular requirements
for warming plates and similar appliances
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-12:
Besondere Anforderungen für Warmhalteplatten und ähnliche Geräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-12: Exigences
particulières pour les chauffe-plats et appareils analogues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026/prAA:2026
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.040.50 Majhni gospodinjski aparati Small kitchen appliances
oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2- en
12:2026/oprAA:2026
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAA
April 2026
ICS 13.120; 97.040.50 -
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-12:
Particular requirements for warming plates and similar
appliances
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-12: Règles particulières pour les chauffe-plats et ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-12: Besondere Anforderungen für
appareils analogues Warmhalteplatten und ähnliche Geräte
This draft amendment prAA, if approved, will modify the European Standard prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026; it is submitted to CENELEC
members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2026-07-17.

It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 61.

If this draft becomes an amendment, 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.

This draft amendment was established by CENELEC 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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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
© 2026 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 80761 Ref. No. prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026/prAA:2026 E

prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026/prAB:2026 (E)
Contents Page
16 European foreword . 3
17 1 Modification to the Introduction. 4
18 2 Modification to Clause 1 “Scope” . 4
19 3 Modification to Clause 2 “Normative references”. 4
20 4 Modification to Clause 3 “ Terms and definitions” . 5
21 5 Modification to Clause 7 “ Marking and instructions . 5
22 6 Modification to Clause 11 “Heating” . 6
23 7 Modification to Clause 15 “Moisture resistance”. 6
24 8 Modification to Clause 19 “ Abnormal operation” . 6
25 9 Modification to Clause 21 “Mechanical strength”. 7
26 10 Modification to the annexes . 7
27 11 Modification to Bibliography . 13
prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026/prAB:2026 (E)
28 European foreword
29 This document (prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026/prAB:2026) has been prepared by CLC/TC 61 “Safety of household
30 and similar electrical appliances”.
31 This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
32 The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dav + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dav + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dav + 36 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
33 This document is read in conjunction with prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026.
34 prEN IEC 60335-2-12/prAB:2026 includes the following significant technical modifications:
35 — Introduce requirements and instruction for children, vulnerable people and domestic animals;
36 — Introduce the reduction of Maximum temperature rises of external accessible surfaces under normal
37 operating conditions;
38 — Introduce the date references in Annex ZA;
39 — Introduce the Annexes ZZA and ZZC to link the standard with LVD and RED;
40 — Routine tests are not covered by this standard.
41 The numbering system for European clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes that are additional
42 to those in the IEC standard are prefixed with the letter “Z”.
43 This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
44 Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA State subsequently approves these requests for its Member
45 States.
46 For the relationship with EU legislation, see informative Annexes ZZA and ZZC, which are an integral part of
47 this document.
48 Secretary’s note: The text contained in the Secretary’s notes will be removed from the standard before
49 publication, as it is provided solely to inform stakeholders about the reasons for introducing the European
50 common modifications
prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026/prAB:2026 (E)
51 1 Modification to the Introduction
52 Delete the words “manufacturer's”.
53 2 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope”
54 Replace the paragraph starting from “As far as is practicable …” up to “…children playing with the appliance.”
55 with the following:
56 “This document deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards of intended use presented by appliances, which
57 are encountered by all persons and domestic animals in and around the home.
58 The vibration, pulse and mechanical hazards caused by environmental condition in board ships, aircraft and
59 vehicles are not covered by this document.”
60 Convert the paragraph starting with “Attention is drawn to the…” into a note.
61 Addition:
62 With European Amendment A11 the EN 60335-2-12:2003+A1:2008+A2:2019+A11:2019 is superseded.
63 This European Amendment A11, supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of the standards below:
64 — EN IEC 60335-1:2023 (Part 1)
65 — EN IEC 60335-2-12:2026 (Part 2)
66 Secretary’s note: The above addition has been moved from the Introduction (informative text) to the Scope
67 (normative text) of the standard following discussions with the HAS consultants. According to an EC decision
68 (document GROW.H.3/SM/MH/DT 12/1/2024), Part 1 must be referenced by date in Part 2. Consequently, the
69 standard has been included in Clause 2, “Normative references”.
70 This document contains requirements for appliances with radio function, remote communication, and remote
71 operation.
72 For the scope of this document, the term radio appliance is used with the same meaning of radio equipment.
73 For the scope of this document, the term appliance is used with the same meaning of equipment.
74 Secretary’s note: the above sentence has been modified in base of the RED HAS comment. The same
75 sentence are included also in clause 3 “Term and Definitions”
76 Compliance with this Part 2 when used together with the Part 1 provides one means of conformity with the
77 safety objectives as listed in Table ZZA.1 and Table ZZC.1.
78 3 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references”
79 Modification:
80 Delete the reference to IEC 60320-1.
81 Secretary’s note: The HAS consultant observed that in Part 1, IEC 60320-1 is cited in Clause 2 without a date,
82 while in this Part 2 it is cited again in Clause 2 with the date “2021.” To avoid duplication, the undated reference
83 in Part 1 will be removed, and the dated reference in Part 2 will be retained.

As impacted by EN IEC 60335-1:2023/A11:2023 and EN IEC 60335-1:2023/prAB:2026.
prEN IEC 60335-2-12:2026/prAB:2026 (E)
84 Addition:
85 EN IEC 60335-1:2023, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
86 Secretary’s note: Part 1 (EN IEC 60335-1:2023 + A11:2023 + prA12:2026) shall not be included in Annex ZA,
87 in accordance with document BT181/DG17869/DV, “Guidance document for the preparation of Annex ZA”.
88 4 Modification to Clause 3, “Terms and definitions”
89 3.1.9 Add the following sentence in the paragraph starting with “The appliance is operated without…”
90 “If there is doubt which condition is the most unfavourable, the test is repeated with or without a shallow pan.”
91 5 Modification to Clause 7, “Marking and instructions”
92 7.1 Addition:
93 The text shall be written in an official language of the country in which the appliance is to be sold. The warning
94 or symbol shall be put on the touchable surface of the appliance having the highest temperature and shall be
95 visible during normal operation.
96 7.12 Modification
97 Replace the fourth paragraph starting with “This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including
98 children)…” with the following:
99 “The instructions shall state the substance of the following, if applicable:
100 — This appliance may be used by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of
101 experience and knowledge, when they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the
102 appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
103 — This appliance may be used by children from the age 8 years if they are continuously supervised.
104 — Children and domestic animals should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
105 — Keep the appliance out of reach of children aged less than 8 years and domestic animals.
106 — Cle
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