Hello Scott, It's up to the individual regulatory authorities as to which approvals they will accept or require. Having multiple approvals reduces the risk of a problem in any one country. However, it's unlikely that you will find a plug with approvals from all 27 members of the EU, the 4 EFTA members and the multiple other countries that will accept the Europlug. I've not had issues with plugs that have had approvals from just a few of the Western European countries.
That being said, I've seen plenty of direct plug-in power supplies with a Europlug configuration that have nothing more than a CE mark and possibly an approval from TÜV. Ted Eckert Compliance Engineer Microsoft Corporation ted.eck...@microsoft.com<mailto:ted.eck...@microsoft.com> The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. From: Scott Xe [mailto:scott...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:09 AM To: Ted Eckert; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: power plugs Hi Ted, Thanks for info. Did you mean the Europlug needs to have all countries approval or to have any one approval only before legally used in all European countries. Scott On 25/1/12 2:33 AM, "Ted Eckert" <ted.eck...@microsoft.com> wrote: Hello Scott, The Europlug is commonly accepted across Europe with the exception of the countries that use the BS 1363 plug. You will find that a Europlug complying with EN 50075 and IEC 60884-1 can get approvals from all of the major European approvers. Here is one example <http://www.volexpowerproducts.com/index.php?option=com_ecatalog&task=plugdetails&classid=1&countryid=1&plugid=178&Itemid=31> that has CEBEC, Demko, Fimko, IMQ, KEMA KEUR, Nemko, ÖVE, Semko, ESTI and VDE. (I am referencing this one vendor only because I know they clearly list the approvals on their web site. There are plenty of other cord vendors with similar products.) The restrictions to the use of the Europlug are that the equipment must be Class II and rated no more than 2.5 A. If you meet these requirements, you will find that there are generally no regulatory barriers to including this plug with your product. Ted Eckert Compliance Engineer Microsoft Corporation 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 (425) 707-9205 ted.eck...@microsoft.com <mailto:ted.eck...@microsoft.com> This email message may contain confidential and proprietary information. Any unauthorized use is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Scott Xe [mailto:scott...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:12 AM To: Ted Eckert; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: power plugs In Europe, Euro plug is widely used and accepted although each country may have their own plug. As in EN standard, the product must be fitted with the plug in the country where the product is sold. Is Euro plug legally correct in those countries? I have learnt that it is allowed as the population of some European countries is relatively small. Otherwise, the product may be higher in price and they get less choice from the suppliers. Anyone knows about this practice? Thanks and regards, Scott On 24/1/12 10:18 AM, "Ted Eckert" <ted.eck...@microsoft.com <mailto:ted.eck...@microsoft.com> > wrote: > Hi Brian, > > You will want the CEE 7/7 for most of Europe. It works in almost any > European outlet that doesn't accept one of the three that you > mentioned. The BS 1363 covers the UK, Ireland and Malta. The SEV 1011 > only covers Switzerland. Make sure your supplier conforms to the new > SEV 1011:2009 since Switzerland will require partially insulated pins > next year. 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