DIN VDE 0620-2-1:2016-01

This standard applies to plugs and socket-outlets only for alternating current, with or without earthing contact, with a rated voltage of more than 50 V but not more than 440 V, and with a rated current not exceeding 32 A, which are intended for domestic use or similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors. This standard also applies to plugs in cord-sets and to plugs and socket-outlets in extension cables. It also applies for plugs which are part of a device, unless otherwise specified in the standard for the respective device, and for socket-outlets for difficult conditions as well as for socket-outlets with miniature fuses according to the DIN EN 60127 (VDE 0820) series. The responsible committee is Subcommittee DKE/UK 542.1 "Schalter und Steckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke" ("Switches and plug and socket devices for household and similar purposes") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.