UL698A Definition of a Field Wiring Terminal, M12 Connection

Location
New York
Occupation
Controls Engineer
UL 698A 8.2.1(b) states that "Intrinsically safe field wiring terminals for field wiring connections shall not be of the pluggable type, unless part of the barrier."

However, I have seen intrinsically safe sensors rated for CIDI that only provide an M12 connection.

In this case, would an M12 Connection be considered a Field Wiring Terminal? Going off the the UL Standard, it seems that an M12 connection left for the installer to connect onsite would be considered a field wiring Terminal.

So are these sensor violating the standard? If so, how did they receive their FM Approval?

Thanks in Advance!
 
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