
Extension cord
PLASTROL · Extension cord
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The plug of a protection class I appliance can be inserted into the socket of an extension cord intended for appliances of protection class II. Thus, the product does not provide any protection against electric shock if a protection class I appliance is connected to this extension cord. This can cause electric shock to end users.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the European standards IEC 60884-1 and IEC 60884-2-7.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 19 July 2024
- Stop of sales Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 19 July 2024
- Warning consumers of the risks Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 19 July 2024
Product
- Description
- Orange extension cord 25 m long with one socket.
- Packaging
- Transparent plastic packaging, which includes a permanently affixed paper label.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/02318/24 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2024-34
- Published
- 13 August 2024
- Modified
- 28 March 2025
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