
Christmas lighting chain
Unknown
Lighting chainsElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Lithuania
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - the nominal cross-section of the external and internal wirings, 0,09 mm2 and 0,047 mm2, is less than the ≥0,5 mm2 required by the Standard, - the cable failed to withstand the tensile test, - lampshades are loose in the lamp-holders. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Sales ban and withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Chain of Christmas lights with 100 permanent contact bulbs. Technical characteristics: registered voltage -230V, registered wattage 117 W, rate protection IP20, mass – 0,23kg; The packaging consists of a cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0296/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-10
- Published
- 13 March 2008
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