
Lighting chain – garland of lights with 100 mini lights
Unknown
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Spain
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - the luminaire is not sufficiently mechanically strong, in that it did not pass the spring-driven apparatus test, leaving live components accessible after the test, - the cable incorporated in the chain has characteristics inferior to those of the standard cable specified in the standard and the nominal section of the conductors, at 0.10 mm², is less than the 0.50 mm² required by the standard, - the cable does not pass the tensile test, - the length of the cable between the plug and the first bulb, at 0.70 metres, is less than the 1.50 metres required by the standard, - there is no guaranteed protection against direct access to live components, - in not bearing the safety marks and instructions required by the standard. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Import rejected by the customs authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Christmas garland with 100 coloured lights. The garland is packaged in a blue cardboard box with a photo of the garland and the statement: '100 mini lights 220V/240V'.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0090/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-4
- Published
- 31 January 2008
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum Notification 0054/08 of week 3 has been removed (the product does not pose a risk of fire and burns and complies with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standards EN 71 and EN 62115).
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