SIST EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024/A11:2024
(Amendment)Luminaires - Part 2-20: Particular requirements - Lighting chains
Luminaires - Part 2-20: Particular requirements - Lighting chains
2021-03-02: This prAA represents CMs to EN IEC 60598-2-20 (PR=72048)
Leuchten - Teil 2-20: Besondere Anforderungen - Lichterketten
Luminaires - Partie 2-20: Exigences particulières - Guirlandes lumineuses
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Svetilke - 2-20. del: Posebne zahteve - Svetlobni nizi - Dopolnilo A11
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 27-May-2021
- Publication Date
- 03-Jul-2024
- Technical Committee
- IESV - Lamps and related equipment
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 03-Jul-2024
- Due Date
- 07-Sep-2024
- Completion Date
- 04-Jul-2024
Relations
- Effective Date
- 01-Sep-2024
Overview
EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024/A11:2024 is an amendment (A11) to the European standard for luminaires, Part 2-20 - particular requirements for lighting chains. Approved by CENELEC on 28 February 2024 and prepared by CLC/TC 34 “Lighting”, this document updates technical requirements and normative references that apply to the design, construction and safe use of decorative and functional lighting chains. Key changes include a revised table of permitted cables or cords types for lighting chains and the addition of a normative Annex ZA mapping international publications to their corresponding European standards.
Key topics and requirements
- Cable and cord types: Amendment A11 replaces Table 1 to clarify required cable/cord types for different lighting chain classes (e.g., Class II ordinary chains, Class II other chains, Class III supplied by SELV, and Temporarily Installed Protected lighting (TPL)). It references EN 50525 parts and EN 60598-1:2021 insulation rules.
- Insulation and safety classes: Specifies insulation options (rubber or PVC) and notes alternatives such as single-core cables with two-layer insulation where permitted.
- SELV and Class III: Identifies requirements for chains supplied by Safety Extra-Low Voltage (SELV) circuits.
- Temporarily installed protected lighting (TPL): Calls out acceptable elastomer or thermoplastic sheathed flexible conductors or cables.
- Normative references (Annex ZA): Adds a comprehensive list of international and European standards that form normative references (e.g., IEC 60227-5, IEC 60238, IEC 60320 series, IEC 60529 IP Code, IEC 61347 series, IEC 61984). These references are normative for compliance and testing.
Applications and users
This amendment is essential for:
- Lighting chain manufacturers - to select compliant cables, insulation and construction methods.
- Product designers and R&D teams - to ensure luminaire subassemblies meet Class II/III and SELV requirements.
- Test laboratories and certification bodies - for type testing, verification and conformity assessment.
- Installers, specifiers and procurement teams - to verify that supplied lighting chains meet updated safety and construction rules.
- Regulatory compliance specialists - to align national implementations (dop by 2024-12-28) and manage withdrawal of conflicting standards by 2027-06-28.
Related standards
Annex ZA maps the amendment to international publications and their European equivalents, including (but not limited to):
- EN IEC 60598-1 (general luminaires requirements)
- EN 50525 series (cable requirements)
- EN IEC 60320, EN IEC 60238, EN 61184 (lampholders)
- EN 60529 (IP Code)
- EN 61347 series (controlgear)
- EN 61984 (connectors)
This amendment clarifies cable and insulation requirements and tightens normative referencing, helping manufacturers and compliance bodies ensure safer, harmonized lighting chains across Europe.
Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024/A11:2024 is a amendment published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Luminaires - Part 2-20: Particular requirements - Lighting chains". This standard covers: 2021-03-02: This prAA represents CMs to EN IEC 60598-2-20 (PR=72048)
2021-03-02: This prAA represents CMs to EN IEC 60598-2-20 (PR=72048)
SIST EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024/A11:2024 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 29.140.40 - Luminaires. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024/A11:2024 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024/A11:2024 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2014/35/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/511. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Svetilke - 2-20. del: Posebne zahteve - Svetlobni nizi - Dopolnilo A11
Luminaires - Part 2-20: Particular requirements - Lighting chains
Leuchten - Teil 2-20: Besondere Anforderungen - Lichterketten
Luminaires - Partie 2-20: Exigences particulières - Guirlandes lumineuses
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024/A11:2024
ICS:
29.140.40 Svetila Luminaires
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024/A11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM June 2024
ICS 29.140.40
English Version
Luminaires - Part 2-20: Particular requirements - Lighting chains
Luminaires - Partie 2-20: Exigences particulières - Leuchten - Teil 2-20: Besondere Anforderungen -
Guirlandes lumineuses Lichterketten
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024; it was approved by CENELEC on 2024-02-28. 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.
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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.
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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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European foreword
This document (EN IEC 60598-2-20:2024/A11:2024) has been prepared by CLC/TC 34 “Lighting”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2024-12-28
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2027-06-28
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 be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the
European Commission. The Standing Commit
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