scope:

This Part 2 of IEC 60598 specifies requirements for ground recessed luminaires incorporating electric light sources for operation from supply voltages up to 1 000 V, for indoor or outdoor use, e.g. in gardens, yards, carriageways, parking lots, cycleways, footways, pedestrian areas, swimming pools areas outside zones for SELV, nurseries and similar applications.

This part does not cover ground recessed luminaires for motorised roads and for airfields already specified in IEC 61827².

² IEC 61827: Electrical installation and beaconing of aerodromes - Characteristics of inset and elevated luminaires used in aerodromes.