A12/1581/1628 November 2016

Steering wheel cover

Hamron · Hamron rattrekk 617055

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Norway

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Requirements breached

The steering wheel cover contains up to 0,46% by weight short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 14 October 2016

Product

Description: Steering wheel cover in black rubber/plastic packed in transparent plastic.
Brand: Hamron
Model / type: 617055

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1581/16 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2016-048
Published: 28 November 2016
Corrigendum: Notification A12/1499/16 in Report-2016-046 has been updated with complementary information on the product's traceability. The risk descriptions of notifications A12/1358/16; A12/1359/16; A12/1360/16; A12/1364/16; A12/1367/16; A12/1368/16, A12/1487/16; A12/1488/16 published in Report-2016-046 and Report-2016-043 have been updated in accordance with the responsible authority. Notification A12/1043/16 in Report-2016/033 has been downgraded to Article 11 following a re-assessment of the risk level by the notifying authority. The new notification number is A11/0115/16.