Type E plugs and sockets
Type E (CEE 7/5, French)
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What fits into a Type E socket
| Plug | Fits | Earth |
|---|---|---|
| yes | lost A Type C plug has no earth pin at all, so nothing gets earthed in a Type E socket. Only matters if the thing you are plugging in needs one | |
| yes | preserved | |
| yes | lost A Type F plug takes its earth from clips on the side. A Type E socket earths through a pin instead, so nothing meets. That mismatch is the whole reason the hybrid CEE 7/7 plug exists | |
| yes | lost The Danish earth pin has nothing to touch in a French socket |
Fits but drops the earth: Type C, Type F, Type K. Harmless on a double-insulated charger; a shock risk on anything with a metal body.
Where a Type E plug goes
Countries using Type E
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Senegal, Slovakia, Syria, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uzbekistan