Christmas tree
Illuminated tree with plastic end of LED light sources in the shape of a snowflake
Lighting chainsElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product is improperly designed and not adequately protected against electric shock. The user could consequently touch live parts and receive an electric shock.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 10 August 2023
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 10 August 2023
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 10 August 2023
Product
- Description
- Tree illuminated with LED lights in the shape of a snowflake, with a device for changing lighting modes. The chain is not marked with mandatory data or provided with a sleeve on which these data would be indicated.
- Packaging
- The product is packed in a transparent plastic packaging without any markings. The package does not include instructions for use with safety instructions in Slovak or another language.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/02623/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-44
- Published
- 31 October 2023
- Modified
- 31 October 2023
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