BS EN 60335-1:2012+A16:2023

BS EN 60335-1:2012+A16:2023

Incorporating corrigenda October 2013, January 2014 and October 2014

BSI Standards Publication

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety

Part 1: General requirements

National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of

EN 60335-1:2012+A16:2023, incorporating corrigendum January 2014. It

is derived from IEC 60335-1:2010, incorporating amendment 1:2013 and

amendment 2:2016. It supersedes BS EN 60335-1:2012+A15:2021, which

will be withdrawn on 10 November 2026.

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CENELEC common modifications have been implemented at the

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The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical

Committee CPL/61, Safety of household and similar electrical appliances.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on

request to its committee manager.

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of the EU legislation detailed in the European Foreword. A European

Annex, usually Annex ZA or ZZ, describes how this publication relates to

that EU legislation.

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