BS EN 50525

BS EN 50525 – Electric cables. Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V (U0/U) is a multi-part standard that gives the general requirements for rigid and flexible energy cables of rated voltages U0/U up to and including 450/750 V a.c., used in power installations and with domestic and industrial appliances and equipment. 

• BS EN 50525 – Part1 covers General requirements.
• BS EN 50525 – Part 2 covers cables for General applications 
• BS EN 50525 – Part 3 covers cables with Special fire performance

Parts 2 and 3 are sub-divided into parts for particular cables or applications:

• Part 2-11 covers PVC flexible cables
• Part 2-12 covers extensible leads
• Part 2-21 covers Rubber flexible cables
• Part 2-22 covers Braided flexible cables
• Part 2-31 covers PVC conduit wire
• Part 2-41 covers Single core Silicone rubber cables
• Part 2-42 covers Single core EVA rubber cables
• Part 2-51 covers Wiring cables with PVC sheaths
• Part 2-71 covers cables with Tinsel conductors
• Part 2-72 covers Flat PVC separable cables
• Part 2-81 covers Welding cables
• Part 2-82 covers cables for Lighting chains
• Part 2-83 covers Flexible silicone rubber insulated cables
• Part 3-11 covers Thermoplastic halogen-free cables
• Part 3-21 covers Cross-linked halogen-free cables
• Part 3-31 covers Thermoplastic single-core halogen-free cables
• Part 3-41 covers Cross-linked single core halogen-free cables