In germany it is the same. Common Schuko Plugs are designed to be able to be used at 10A continuous load, and 16A with some short peaks, like heating up an electrical oven etc.
For industrial usage and in marinas the CEE17 (also known as "Campingstecker" oder Cekon blau in Germany) is recommended, as it is able to be used with 16A continous load.
Also the derating and fusing of several types of outlets or lighting fixtures is a topic that regularly is discussed among technicians, because due to the german way of standards (VDE) and the different kind of tolerances that have to be taken into account when doing some sizing/calculations it is not easy to take everything into account...
What contributes to this situation is the way the VDE-standards are written by lots of (Sub)Commitees and not everything is well synchronized with each other.
So depending on the way a cable is mounted, VDE 0298 specifies the maximum permanent current it is allowed to carry. Then the manufacturer of the switchgear (important for lighting fixtures) also rates his equipment, usually for a maximum of 10A, not 16...
Then diameter and length have to be taken into account, so that at the end in case of a short circuit the prospective short-circuit-current is high enough to be able to trip the breaker/fuse in a timely manner. Depending on the characteristic of the breaker end the cable used you could end up theoretically with a fuse that allows less than 10A permanent load...
On another note, I am a big fan of CEE17 plugs- I also like to use them in the server room at work, and with my last employer (Datacenter) we had a busbar configuration running in the raised floor and from the distribution boxes we had CEE17 outlets, and then the IEC 320-C13 outlets for the servers in the racks were fitted with CEE plugs. Looks a bit clumsy, but works like a charm. Since then, I am a big fan of Mennekes plugs, especially those with the standard screw contacts.