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A12/1157/14

Lighting chain

Ante · RICH fényfüzér ('lighting chain')

Lighting chainsElectric shockFire
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Slovakia
Counterfeit
No
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Requirements breached

The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because the mechanical strength of the flashing unit is not sufficient and the user may have access to live parts. The insulation material of the flashing unit is flammable and the cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is less than the minimum required, thus, they could overheat and the product could easily catch fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.

Measures taken

  1. Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 January 2014
  2. Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 January 2014
  3. Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 January 2014

Product

Description
The lighting chain includes 180 serial-parallel connected, non-replaceable lights in blue, green, yellow and red colour. The product is packed in a cardboard box with information in Hungarian on the back including instructions for use, producer, importer, CE marking. On the bottom there is a label w
Brand
Ante
Model / type
DCH
Batch
599048655134

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/1157/14 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2014-030
Published
23 July 2014
Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0684/14 from week 19 of 2014, has been temporarily removed awaiting a new risk assessment by the notifying authorities. - The risk description of the notification A12/0819/14, published on the weekly Report no. 23/2014 has been modified after additional clarifications by the notifying authorities. - Upon request of the notifying authorities, further specifications have been added to the notification A12/0039/14 published on the RAPEX report n. 2 of 17/01/2014 to inform that it does not cover products placed on the market after 1 November, 2013 - After a revision of the risk assessment by the notifying authority, the products notified under A11/0064/14 and A11/0065/14 are now considered to pose a serious risk to consumers. The legal basis for the notifications have changed and the products are consequently notified under A12/1203/14 (Weekly report no.29/2014) and A12/1204/14 (Weekly report no. 21/2014), respectively.

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