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NBN EN 60968:2013 (2018-03) SELF-BALLASTED LAMPS FOR GENERAL LIGHTING SERVICES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
 
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Description
Specifies the safety and interchangeability requirements, together with the test methods and conditions, required to show compliance of tubular fluorescent and other gas-discharge lamps with integrated means for controlling starting and stable operation (self-ballasted lamps), intended for domestic and similar general lighting purposes, having: - a rated wattage up to 60 W; - a rated voltage of 100 V to 250 V; - Edison screw or bayonet caps. The requirements of this standard relate only to type testing. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1988, Amendment 1:1991 and Amendment 2:1999. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition. a) For reasons of photobiological safety, the scope has been extended. b) A new definition and clause on UV radiation have been introduced. c) Clauses on normative references and an annex on literature were added. d) The latest IEC template has been adapted.
Class  C72  (EQUIPMENT USING ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRIC LIGHTIING SOURCES)
Available files
ATTENTION: Belgian registered standards (NBN EN or NBN HD) are generally only available in English or French. Only the cover page is translated and the document itself is in English or in French.

Very important notice: 98% of the text of the NBN EN 55XXX, NBN EN 6XXXX comes from the IEC text which is NOT included. This text can be ordered here: IEC 60968:2012. For the series NBN EN 50XXX, the standards are however complete.

EN version
FR version
Status
Status Registered trilingual Belgian standard EN or FR or DE
Situation Withdrawn
Replaced by  NBN EN 60968:2015
Replaces  NBN C 72-968/ed. 1
Replaces  NBN C 72-968/ed. 1/ad. 1
Replaces  NBN C 72-968/ed. 1/ad. 2
Origin
Committee TC 34/SC 34A
LAMPS
Responsible Monsieur DE LEEUW Thierry, Technical Officer
Diamant Building Bd Auguste Reyers, 80
1030  BRUXELLES
Phone: +32 2 706 85 72
E-mail: thierry.deleeuw@ceb-bec.be
Approval
BEC Approval 2012-10-31
NBN Approval 2013-02-22
Belgian Official Journal 2013-03-20
Registration 135663
Numbers identifying the european directives 2006/95/EC  (Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC (Ex 73/23/EC (LVD 5)))
ICS-Code (International Standards Classification) 29.140.30
NBN Status Adapted
Date of ratification (d.o.r.) 2018-03-30
Date of availability (d.a.v.) 2018-03-30
Date of announcement (d.o.a.) 2013-01-31
Date of publication (d.o.p.) 2013-07-31
Date of withdrawal former edition (d.o.w.) 2015-10-31
Date of cessation of conformity (d.o.c.) 2015-10-31
Correspondences with international standards
Relation International standard Date
is identical to EN 60968:2013 2013-01-11
is identical to IEC 60968:2012/ed. 2.0 2012-09-26
Relations to belgian/foreign publications
Type Origin Code Date
Standard Belgium NBN EN 60061-1
Standard Belgium NBN EN 60061-3
Standard Belgium NBN EN 60238
Standard Belgium NBN EN 60360
Standard Belgium NBN EN 60695-2-10
Standard Belgium NBN EN 60695-2-11
Standard Belgium NBN EN 60695-2-12
Standard Belgium NBN EN 60695-2-13
Standard Belgium NBN EN 60901