SIST EN IEC 61386-23:2021/A11:2021

Conduit systems for cable management - Part 23: Particular requirements - Flexible conduit systems

2020-05-22: This prAA represents common mods to prEN IEC 61386-23 (PR=71030)

Elektroinstallationsrohrsysteme für die Kabel- und Leitungsverlegung - Teil 23: Besondere Anforderungen für flexible Elektroinstallationsrohrsysteme

Systèmes de conduits pour la gestion du câblage - Partie 23: Regles particulieres - Systemes de conduits souples

Sistemi kanalov za električne inštalacije - 23. del: Posebne zahteve - Zvijavi sistemi kanalov - Dopolnilo A11

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Sep-2020
• Publication Date: 16-Aug-2021
• ICS: 29.120.10 - Conduits for electrical purposes
• Technical Committee: I11 - Imaginarni 11
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 27-Jul-2021
• Due Date: 01-Oct-2021
• Completion Date: 17-Aug-2021
• 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 61386-23:2021/A11:2021 - Conduit systems for cable management - Part 23: Particular requirements - Flexible conduit systems

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN IEC 61386-23:2021 - Conduit systems for cable management - Part 23: Particular requirements - Flexible conduit systems (IEC 61386-23:2021)
• Effective Date: 26-May-2020

Overview

EN IEC 61386-23:2021/A11 is a CENELEC amendment to Part 23 of the EN IEC 61386 family addressing flexible conduit systems for cable management. Prepared by CLC/TC 213 and approved by CENELEC on 2021-05-17, this amendment clarifies environmental classification, references halogen testing and adds special national conditions. Implementation and withdrawal dates were fixed (dop 2022-05-17; dow 2024-05-17). Note: the document’s citation status faced a formal rejection link from the European Commission on 2021-12-15 and the candidate-for-citation link was temporarily removed; SNCs were on hold and later approved by BT for publication.

Key Topics

• Normative reference added: EN 50642:2018 (Cable management systems - Test method for content of halogens) is referenced as a normative test method where applicable.
• Classification change: Clause 6 was modified to include an optional classification according to halogen content (6.6):
  • 6.6.1 Non declared
  • 6.6.2 Halogen free
• Environmental properties (Clause 16): New Clause 16 requires that conduit systems declared as halogen free (6.6.2) must be validated by EN 50642 when that test method applies.
• Coding addition (Annex A): The classification coding in Part 1 is extended with a fourteenth digit for environmental impact:
  • 0 = Non declared
  • 1 = Halogen free
• Normative alignment (Annex ZA): Adds cross-reference to international publications and their European counterparts, explicitly including EN 50642 for halogen testing.
• Special national conditions (Annex ZB): Introduces national provisions that are normative where they apply. Example entries include restrictions for Spain and France on certain classifications.

Applications

This amendment is directly relevant to:

• Manufacturers of flexible conduit systems seeking clear rules for environmental declarations and labelling.
• Test laboratories implementing EN 50642 halogen content testing for product verification.
• Procurement and specification teams requiring halogen‑free conduit solutions for safety, reduced corrosivity and fire‑related mitigation measures.
• National standard bodies and compliance officers applying special national conditions (SNCs) listed in Annex ZB.

Practical benefits:

• Clear path to declare and verify halogen‑free products.
• Standardised coding for environmental impact enables straightforward product classification and procurement filters.
• Normative linkage to EN 50642 ensures harmonised test methods across laboratories and markets.

Related Standards

• EN IEC 61386-1 (Part 1: General requirements) - applicable coding and annex references
• EN 50642:2018 - test method for content of halogens (now a normative reference in this amendment)

For manufacturers and specifiers, EN IEC 61386-23:2021/A11 offers practical guidance on declaring environmental properties for flexible conduit systems and on meeting harmonised testing and coding expectations across CENELEC member countries.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2021
Sistemi kanalov za električne inštalacije - 23. del: Posebne zahteve - Zvijavi
sistemi kanalov - Dopolnilo A11
Conduit systems for cable management - Part 23: Particular requirements - Flexible
conduit systems
Elektroinstallationsrohrsysteme für die Kabel- und Leitungsverlegung - Teil 23:
Besondere Anforderungen für flexible Elektroinstallationsrohrsysteme
Systèmes de conduits pour la gestion du câblage - Partie 23: Regles particulieres -
Systemes de conduits souples
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61386-23:2021/A11:2021
ICS:
29.120.10 Inštalacijske cevi za Conduits for electrical
električne namene purposes
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61386-23:2021/A11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2021
ICS 29.120.10
English Version
Conduit systems for cable management - Part 23: Particular
requirements - Flexible conduit systems
Systèmes de conduits pour la gestion du câblage - Elektroinstallationsrohrsysteme für die Kabel- und
Partie 23: Regles particulieres - Systemes de conduits Leitungsverlegung - Teil 23: Besondere Anforderungen für
souples flexible Elektroinstallationsrohrsysteme
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 61386-23:2021; it was approved by CENELEC on 2021-05-17. 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, 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,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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European foreword
This document (EN IEC 61386-23:2021/A11:2021) has been prepared by CLC/TC 213 “Cable management
systems”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has (dop) 2022-05-17
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2024-05-17
standards conflicting with this 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
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