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This part of International Standard IEC 60227 applies to rigid and flexible cables with insulation, and sheath if any, based on polyvinyl chloride, of rated voltages Uo/U up to and including 450/750 V used in power installations of nominal voltage not exceeding 450/750 V AC. NOTE - For some types of flexible cables the term cord is used. The particular types of cables are specified in the part 3 to 7 of IEC 60227. The code designations of these types of cables are given in Annex A. The test methods specified in Parts 1, 3, 4, etc. are given i n IEC 63294, IEC 60332-1-2 and in the relevant parts of IEC 60811.