IEC 60884-2-7:2011/AMD1:2013

Amendment 1 - Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-7: Particular requirements for cord extension sets

The contents of the corrigendum of March 2014 have been included in this copy.

Amendement 1 - Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues - Partie 2-7: Exigences particulières pour les cordons prolongateurs

Le contenu du corrigendum de mars 2014 a été pris en considération dans cet exemplaire.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-Jun-2013
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 29.120.30 - Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers
• Technical Committee: SC 23B - Plugs, socket-outlets and switches
• Drafting Committee: MT 4 - TC 23/SC 23B/MT 4
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 15-Jul-2013
• Completion Date: 21-Jun-2013

Relations

• Amends: IEC 60884-2-7:2011 - Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-7: Particular requirements for cord extension sets
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Corrected By: IEC 60884-2-7:2011/AMD1:2013/COR1:2014 - Corrigendum 1 - Amendment 1 - Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-7: Particular requirements for cord extension sets
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

IEC 60884-2-7 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 2-7: Particular requirements for cord extension sets

Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues –
Partie 2-7: Exigences particulières pour les cordons prolongateurs

IEC 60884-2-7:2011/A1:2013
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IEC 60884-2-7 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –

Part 2-7: Particular requirements for cord extension sets

Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues –

Partie 2-7: Exigences particulières pour les cordons prolongateurs

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX D
ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 978-2-83220-869-4

– 2 – 60884-2-7 Amend.1  IEC:2013
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 23B: Plugs, socket-outlets and
switches, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23B/1105/FDIS 23B/1108/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
The contents of the corrigendum of March 2014 have been included in this copy.

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1 Scope
Replace in the last paragraph “should be” by “are”
In Note 1, add "DK" after "DE".
Add at the end of the final paragraph the following Note 3 as follows:
NOTE 3 In the following country, cord extension sets comprising a socket outlet for class II equipment are not
permitted; socket-outlets in cord extension sets shall always be Class 1 as defined in EN 61140: UK.

3 Definitions
3.12
Replace the existing text of Note 101 by the new text as follows:
NOTE101 The term "plug" covers plugs and fused plugs. The term "socket-outlet" covers also socket-outlet with
incorporated components such as switches and fuses etc. (see also 14.22).

4 General requirements
Replace the last paragraph by the following:
Components such as plugs, socket-outlets (including multiple socket-outlets) and flexible
cables of the cord extension sets shall be fully compliant with, and have been verified against,
the relevant product standards for those components.

60884-2-7 Amend.1  IEC:2013 – 3 –

5 General remarks on tests
5.1
Add at the end of the subclause a new Note as follows:
NOTE In the following country, the following tests are carried out on samples of the cord extension set in
accordance with the sampling requirements specified in Clauses 5, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29
and 30: ZA.
6 Ratings
6.2
Replace the existing text in item c) by the following new text:
c) the rated current of the overcurrent protective device having the smallest rated current.

8 Marking
8.1
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