SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 14-Jan-2024
• ICS: 29.120.20 - Connecting devices
• ICS: 29.140.40 - Luminaires
• Technical Committee: EPR - Electrical accessories
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 30-Jun-2026
• Due Date: 04-Sep-2026
• 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: EN IEC 61995-1:2026/A11:2026 - Devices for the connection of luminaires for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements

• Referred By: SIST HD 60364-5-537:2017 - Low voltage electrical installations - Part 5-53: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Switchgear and controlgear - Clause 537: Isolation and switching
• Effective Date: 30-Jun-2026
• Amends: SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2026 - Devices for the connection of luminaires for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 61995-1:2025)
• Effective Date: 08-Aug-2023

SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026 is a SIST amendment to the European standard for devices for the connection of luminaires for household and similar purposes. It updates the general requirements for DCL-related accessories, with technical changes focused on the electrical rating and on safety testing for electric shock, insulation strength, and temperature rise.

What does SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026 specify?

SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026 specifies modifications to EN IEC 61995-1 for luminaire connection devices used in household and similar applications. The amendment narrows the intended operating conditions, changes a few test instructions, and adds national conditions that matter for market access in specific countries.

Annex	What it covers
Annex ZA	Normative references to international publications and their corresponding European publications
Annex ZB	Special national conditions
Annex ZZ	Relationship between the European standard and the safety objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU

The document is arranged as a European foreword, four modification clauses, and three annexes. Clause 1 changes the scope, Clauses 10, 16 and 19 change specific safety provisions, and the annexes deal with references, national conditions, and the EU directive relationship.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026?

SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026 focuses on a small set of targeted technical changes rather than a full rewrite of the product standard. In practice, these changes affect how products are rated, tested, and accepted in different markets.

Electrical rating and intended use

• The scope now states a rated voltage of 250 V at 50 Hz. This tells manufacturers and buyers the supply conditions the device is designed for, and it fixes the basis for product marking and test selection.

Protection against electric shock

• In Clause 10.2.2, the note is replaced with “Void”. This is a drafting change, but it matters because readers must follow the clause text itself instead of relying on a note for guidance.

Insulation resistance and electric strength

• Clause 16.3 sets the test voltage at 2000 V. Test laboratories and manufacturers need this value for dielectric testing, because it is one of the main checks that insulation can withstand electrical stress.

Temperature rise

• Clause 19.2 adds a separate test when the contact pressure in earthing socket contact assemblies depends on insulating material. This matters for products where heating or material behaviour could affect contact quality during use.

National application

• Annex ZB makes special national conditions normative in the listed countries. For Belgium, France, Germany and Italy, only DCL types with a standardized interface according to EN 61995-2 are used.
• Denmark has additional conditions for DCL plugs for flexible cables, for compatibility or safety with an existing 10 A DCL system, and for use in older buildings where an earthing conductor may be absent. These points matter when designing one product for several markets.

EU safety relationship

• Annex ZZ links the standard to the safety objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU. In practice, this is the part used when assessing whether a product design supports the directive’s safety goals.

What terms does SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026 define?

• DCL - Devices for the connection of luminaires, the connection system covered by the standard.
• Rated voltage - The declared supply voltage for the device; in this amendment it is set at 250 V at 50 Hz.
• Protection against electric shock - The safety topic in Clause 10 that addresses hazardous contact with live parts.
• Insulation resistance - The ability of insulating parts to resist leakage current under test.
• Electric strength - The ability of insulation to withstand a specified high test voltage without breakdown.
• Temperature rise - The heating check used to show that parts remain within acceptable operating limits.
• Special national condition - A country-specific rule that applies only in the named countries.
• Presumption of conformity - The legal effect described in Annex ZZ when the standard is cited in the EU Official Journal.

Who uses SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026?

Manufacturers of luminaires, plugs, socket assemblies and related connection devices use this amendment when designing products for household and similar applications. Test laboratories and certification bodies use it for electrical safety testing, and quality or regulatory teams use it to check market-specific requirements, especially where Annex ZB applies. Buyers and specifiers in the lighting supply chain use it to compare products against the same technical basis.

What changed in SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026 from the previous edition?

SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026 is an amendment to EN IEC 61995-1. The document states these changes:

• the scope is updated to a rated voltage of 250 V at 50 Hz;
• Clause 10.2.2 has its note replaced with “Void”;
• Clause 16.3 sets the test voltage at 2000 V;
• Clause 19.2 adds a separate temperature-rise test for certain earthing socket contact assemblies.

Which standards are used with SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026?

Reference	What it contributes
IEC 60068-2-31	Rough handling shock tests
IEC 60068-2-75	Hammer test
IEC 60112	Tracking index test for solid insulating materials
IEC 60227-5	Flexible cables (cords) with PVC insulation
IEC 60417-DB1	Graphical symbols used on equipment
IEC 60529	IP Code for degrees of protection by enclosures
IEC 60695-2-11	Glow-wire flammability test for end-products
IEC 61032	Probes for verifying protection by enclosures
IEC 61995-2	Standard sheets for DCL
ISO/IEC Guide 51	Safety aspects to include in standards

What does the SIST EN IEC 61995-1:2025/A11:2026 document contain?

This amendment text contains a European foreword, four short modification clauses, and three annexes. Annex ZA gives the normative reference list in European form, Annex ZB lists country-specific conditions, and Annex ZZ maps the standard to the safety objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU. The document is therefore mainly a technical update and a conformity-assessment aid for products covered by the base standard.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN IEC 61995-1:2023/oprAA:2024
01-januar-2024
Elementi za priključitev svetilk za gospodinjstva in podobne namene - 1. del:
Splošne zahteve
Devices for the connection of luminaires for household and similar purposes - Part 1:
General requirements
Betriebsmittel für den Anschluss von Leuchten für Haushalt und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil
1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
Dispositifs de connexion pour luminaires pour usage domestique et analogue - Partie 1:
Exigences générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 61995-1:2023/prAA:2023
ICS:
29.120.20 Spojni elementi Connecting devices
29.140.40 Svetila Luminaires
oSIST prEN IEC 61995- en,fr,de
1:2023/oprAA:2024
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

oSIST prEN IEC 61995-1:2023/oprAA:2024

oSIST prEN IEC 61995-1:2023/oprAA:2024

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 61995-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAA
October 2023
ICS 29.120.20; 29.140.40 -
English Version
Devices for the connection of luminaires for household and
similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements
Dispositifs de connexion pour luminaires pour usage Betriebsmittel für den Anschluss von Leuchten für Haushalt
domestique et analogue - Partie 1: Exigences générales und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
This draft amendment prAA, if approved, will modify the European Standard prEN IEC 61995-1; it is submitted to CENELEC members for
enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2024-01-19.

It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 23BX.

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.

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oSIST prEN IEC 61995-1:2023/oprAA:2024
prEN 61995-1:2023/prAA:2023 (E)
Contents Page
1 European foreword . 3
2 1 Modification to the Scope . 4
3 2 Modification to Clause 10, “Protection against electric shock” . 4
4 3 Modification to Clause 16, “Insulation resistance and electric strength” . 4
5 4 Modification to Clause 19, “Temperature rise” . 4
6 Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their
7 corresponding European publications . 5
8 Annex ZB (normative) Special national conditions. 7
9 Annex ZZ (informative) Relationship between this European standard and the safety objectives
10 of Directive 2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96] aimed to be covered . 8
oSIST prEN IEC 61995-1:2023/oprAA:2024
prEN 61995-1:2023/prAA:2023 (E)
11 European foreword
12 This document (prEN 61995-1:2023/prAA:2023) has been prepared by CLC/TC 23BX “Switches, boxes and
13 enclosures for household and similar purposes, plugs and socket outlet for D.C."
14 This document is currently submitted to the Formal Vote.
15 The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dor + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dor + 36 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
16 This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
17 Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
18 Member States.
19 For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this document.
oSIST prEN IEC 61995-1:2023/oprAA:2024
prEN 61995-1:2023/prAA:2023 (E)
20 1 Modification to the Scope
21 Replace the fourth dash with:
22 “The rated voltage is 250 V at 50 Hz.”
23 2 Modification to Clause 10, “Protection against electric shock”
24 In 10.2.2 replace the Note and its contents with “NOTE  Void”.
25 3 Modification to Clause 16, “Insulation resistance and electric strength”
26 In 16.3 replace the second paragraph with:
27 “The test voltage shall be 2000V.”
28 4 Modification to Clause 19, “Temperature rise
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