
Lighting chains.
Magic Christmas.
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - there is no supply cord anchorage in the controller – flasher, - there is no double-insulation cable in different colours, - the cross-sectional area of the wiring (0.2 mm2) does not comply with the requirements of the relevant European Standards (min. acceptable 0.5 mm2) (items 1 & 2), - the width of the plug base is 12.05 mm (min. acceptable 13.70 ± 0.70 mm) (items 1 & 2) - the distance between the pins of the plug is 17.07 for item 1 and 17.08 for item 2 (min. acceptable 18.00 – 19.20 mm), In addition the cable does not bear the required markings. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Press release has been issued. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- 1. Green-coloured light chain with 300 multicoloured lights and green function controller, packed in blue box. For internal use. Technical characteristics: 230V, 50Hz, 2.5 A,2. Green-coloured light chain with 180 multicoloured lights and green function controller, packed in blue box. For internal use. Technical characteristics: 230V, 50Hz, 2.5 A.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0283/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-9
- Published
- 6 March 2008
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