IEC 60670-22:2003/AMD1:2015

IEC 60670-22 ®
Edition 1.0 2015-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
colour
inside
A MENDMENT 1
AM ENDEMENT 1
Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed
electrical installations –
Part 22: Particular requirements for connecting boxes and enclosures

Boîtes et enveloppes pour appareillage électrique pour installations électriques
fixes pour usage domestique et analogue –
Partie 22: Règles particulières concernant les boîtes et enveloppes de
connexion
IEC 60670-22:2003-05/AMD1:2015-03(en-fr)

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IEC 60670-22 ®
Edition 1.0 2015-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
colour
inside
A MENDMENT 1
AM ENDEMENT 1
Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed

electrical installations –
Part 22: Particular requirements for connecting boxes and enclosures

Boîtes et enveloppes pour appareillage électrique pour installations électriques

fixes pour usage domestique et analogue –

Partie 22: Règles particulières concernant les boîtes et enveloppes de

connexion
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ICS 29.120.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-2259-1

– 2 – IEC 60670-22:2003/AMD1:2015
© IEC 2015
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/1174/FDIS 23B/1182/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.
Annex AA and Annex BB are for information only.
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• withdrawn,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.
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3 Definitions
3.102
connecting box with integral clamping units
Replace the term and definition of 3.102 by the following:
connecting box with integrated clamping units
connecting box in which clamping units are permanently retained as an integrated part of the
box (see Annex AA)
3.107
terminal
Replace the definition of 3.107 by the following:
conductive part of one pole comprising one or more clamping unit(s) and insulation if
necessary
© IEC 2015
3.109
connecting device
Add the following note after the definition:
NOTE For a schematic representation of connecting devices see Figure BB.1 of Annex BB.
4 General requirements
Replace the existing text by the following:
This clause of Part 1 is applicable with the following addition:
Connecting devices incorporated in connecting boxes shall comply with the requirements of
the IEC 60998 series; integrated clamping units shall comply with the requirements of the
IEC 60999 series.
NOTE In the following countries terminal blocks according to IEC 60947-7-1 and -7-2 are allowed to be
incorporated in connecting boxes: DE.
5 General notes on tests
5.2 Replace the text of the existing addition by the following:
Connecting boxes with provision for subsequent incorporation of clamping units are tested
with the clamping units recommended by the manufacturer.
Connecting devices according to the IEC 60998 series need not be tested again.
NOTE 1 In the following countries terminal blocks according to IEC 60947-7-1 and -7-2 need not be tested again:
DE
NOTE 2 In the following countries connecting boxes shall be tested either:
• with their incorporated terminals or connecting devices or
• with the terminals or connecting devices recommended by the manufacturer for connecting boxes with
provision for subsequent incorporation of terminals or connecting devices:
UK.
6 Ratings
6.1 Replace the existing text by the following:
The preferred values of the rated voltage of the integrated or incorporated connecting devices
are 125 V, 250 V, 300 V, 400 V, 500 V, 600 V, 690 V, 800 V, 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c.
8 Marking
8.1 Add after item m):
The information l) and m) are optional for boxes classified according to 7.101.4.
Add the following new item:
n) Boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.101.1 or 7.101.2 s
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