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" <[email protected]> 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. The CEI 23-16 will work only in
> Italy.
> 
> Ted Eckert
> Compliance Engineer
> Microsoft Corporation
> [email protected]
> 
> The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my
> employer.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Oconnell [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 3:43 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: power plugs
> 
> Want to reduce number of plug types on pwr cords. Where I need ground pin, was
> thinking of reducing types to CEI23-16, SEV1011, and BS1363A.
> 
> Is this a stupid idea? Am I missing a major European plug type?
> 
> thanks,
> Brian
> 
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