SIST EN 61242:1997/A13:2017

Electrical accessories - Cable reels for household and similar purposes

D156/C038 - BT approved the British NC request for modification of an SNC in EN 61242:1997 and invited CCMC to issue the corresponding amendment.

Elektrisches Installationsmaterial - Leitungsroller für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke

Petit appareillage électrique - Cordons prolongateurs enroulés sur tambour pour usages domestiques et analogues

Električni pribor - Kabelski bobni za gospodinjske in podobne namene

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 10-Sep-2017
• ICS: 29.120.99 - Other electrical accessories
• ICS: 55.060 - Spools. Bobbins
• Technical Committee: EPR - Electrical accessories
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 06-Apr-2017
• Due Date: 11-Jun-2017
• Completion Date: 11-Sep-2017
• 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
• Directive: 2014/53/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: EN 61242:1997/A13:2017 - Electrical accessories - Cable reels for household and similar purposes

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 61242:1997 - Electrical accessories - Cable reels for household and similar purposes
• Effective Date: 07-Mar-2017

Overview

EN 61242:1997/A13:2017 is a CENELEC amendment that updates the European standard for electrical accessories - specifically cable reels for household and similar purposes. Amendment A13 was approved by CENELEC on 22 February 2017 and modifies the original EN 61242:1997 text. The document is intended to guide manufacturers, test laboratories and conformity assessors on safety and performance expectations for domestic cable reels and extension cords.

Key administrative notes contained in the amendment include implementation deadlines (dop 2018-02-22; dow 2020-02-22) and references to national and EU-level citation status, including recorded actions relating to LVD citation and national committee requests. The standard text also includes language about patent rights and the official multilingual versions.

Key Topics

• Safety and performance requirements for cable reels used in household and similar environments.
• National conditions and modifications, notably Annex ZB which documents special UK provisions and requirements.
• Protection measures: Annex ZB specifies that the plug fuse in the UK system is not intended to protect the cable reel when reeled; therefore a thermal cut-out, current cut-out or weak point must be incorporated into the cable reel body.
• Earthing and cable cores: UK conditions prohibit cable reels with 2-core cables and require plugs and socket-outlets with earth where applicable.
• Cable sizing entries: The amendment adds provisions for 1.25 mm flexible cable in several UK-specific tables (additional rows/columns and associated values are included in Annex ZB tables).

Applications

This amendment is of practical value to:

• Manufacturers designing or updating household cable reels and extension cords to meet EU and national requirements.
• Test laboratories validating compliance with safety and performance criteria, including thermal protection and cable construction checks.
• Regulators and compliance officers tracking the status of LVD citation and national deviations (for example, UK-specific Annex ZB).
• Procurement and product managers selecting compliant cable reels for domestic and similar use cases.

Practical benefits include clearer guidance on required protective devices within cable reels, national deviations to be accommodated during design, and improved traceability for compliance documentation.

Related Standards

• EN 61242:1997 (base standard) - as modified by A13
• National implementations and Annex ZB (UK special national conditions)

For manufacturers and conformity assessors the amendment emphasises harmonised safety objectives while documenting necessary national variations. When implementing or testing cable reels, consult the full EN 61242:1997/A13:2017 text and any national adoption documents to ensure complete compliance.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2017
(OHNWULþQLSULERU.DEHOVNLEREQL]DJRVSRGLQMVNHLQSRGREQHQDPHQH
Electrical accessories - Cable reels for household and similar purposes
Elektrisches Installationsmaterial - Leitungsroller für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche
Zwecke
Petit appareillage électrique - Cordons prolongateurs enroulés sur tambour pour usages
domestiques et analogues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61242:1997/A13:2017
ICS:
29.120.99 'UXJDHOHNWULþQDGRGDWQD Other electrical accessories
RSUHPD
55.060 Tulci. Vretena Spools. Bobbins
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61242:1997/A13

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2017
ICS 55.060; 97.180
English Version
Electrical accessories - Cable reels for household and similar
purposes
Petit appareillage électrique - Cordons prolongateurs Elektrisches Installationsmaterial - Leitungsroller für den
enroulés sur tambour pour usages domestiques et Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke
analogues
This amendment A13 modifies the European Standard EN 61242:1997; it was approved by CENELEC on 2017-02-22. 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,
...