scope:

This part of IEC 60598 specifies requirements for portable luminaires for children and for use with tungsten filament lamps or single capped fluorescent lamps on a supply voltage not exceeding 250 V. It is to be read in conjunction with those sections of Part 1 to which reference is made.

This part is not applicable to the following:

- portable luminaires typically placed as an extra ornamental element in temporary decorative configurations due to festivities or celebrations;

- low illuminance background luminaires integral with a plug, i.e. forming part of a plug-in device; 

- battery driven luminaires or luminaires not for direct connection to the main supply;

- toys;

- luminaires designed or clearly intended for adult use;

- luminaires with two-dimensional graphic reproductions of persons or animals (real or imaginary) on removable shades.