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If you have products certified to 60950-1, you may have questions about what happens after the withdrawal date. On December 20, 2020, 60950-1 will be officially withdrawn, ending a legacy of this standard that spanned over 30 years covering information technology products. In addition, the 60065 audio video standard will also be withdrawn. Prior to the introduction of IEC 60950 (or its brief predecessor IEC 950), manufacturers were often faced with country based standards that were not harmonized, which made it difficult to design a global product. The introduction of harmonized standards was welcomed by manufacturers, as it simplified developing products for a global marketplace.

IEC 62368-1 2nd edition has received wide acceptance, and most countries have adopted national versions of the standard such as UL/CSA 62368-1 2nd ed. The withdrawal of 60950-1 and 60065 will result in the discontinuance of testing and certifications to these standards. So what is going to happen when IEC 60950 ad 60065 are withdrawn? Unfortunately there is not just a simple answer and there are several questions to consider.

All current editions of 60950-1 and 60065 are being withdrawn on December 20, 2020. This means no new NRTL Listings or modifications to 60950-1 or 60065 will be done after that date. All new Listings will need to be done to IEC 62368-1 2nd or 62368-1 3rd edition.

While the 60950-1 and 60065 standards will be withdrawn, most NRTL’s are not withdrawing the certification or Listing of products done to 60950-1or 60065. If your certification is still valid, then you can still produce your product after December 20, 2020, and apply the NRTL mark as long as the NRTL allows.

With the standard withdrawn, no updates or revisions will be made to existing certifications done to 60950-1 or 60065 reports. This means you could continue to produce your product with an NRTL mark to 60950-1 or 60065, but if you need to make a change, you will be forced to have the product evaluated to 62368-1. Also keep in mind that many components used in ITE products have component approvals to 60950-1 that may be discontinued by their manufacturers as they replace those parts with new components designed to 62368-1.

If you need to make a change of a critical safety component to an end product certified to 60950-1 or 60065 after December 20, 2020, the product will require evaluation to 62368-1.