Foreword

This document (EN 62115:2005/A12:2015) has been prepared by CLC/TC 61 "Safety of household and similar electrical appliances".

The following dates are fixed:

– latest date by which this document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2015-07-09

– latest date by which the national standards conflicting with this document have to be withdrawn (dow) 2017-06-03

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For the relationship with EU Directive 2009/48/EC, see informative Annexes ZZA and ZZB, which are an integral part of this document.

Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables and figures which are additional to those in IEC 62115:2003 + A1:2004 + A2:2010 are prefixed “Z”.

NOTE The following print types are used:

– requirements: in roman type;

– test specifications: in italic type;

– notes: in small roman type.

Words in bold in the text are defined in Clause 3. When a definition concerns an adjective, the adjective and the associated noun are also in bold.