EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-3
CHRISTMAS · Lighting chains
The product poses a risk of electric shock because:- there is no double-insulation cable with different colour, - the cross-sectional area of the wiring (0.11 mm2) does not comply with the requirements (min. acceptable 0.5 mm2),- the pins of the plug are shorter (18.30 mm) than required (acceptable 19.00 ± 0.50 mm), - the width of the plug base is 12.28 mm (min. acceptable 13.70 ± 0.70 mm) (item 1),- the width of the plug base is 12.34 mm (min. acceptable 13.70 ± 0.70 mm) (item 2),- there is no supply cord anchorage,The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
- Published
- 25 January 2008
- Notifying authority
- Greece
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Press release has been issued.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0065/08
- Model
- 1. 300 WHITE BULBS LIGHT CHAIN - CURTAIN,
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 5202798880085 · 5202798880214 · 5202798880375
Classification
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Risk type
- Electric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
1. White-coloured light chain with 300 colourless lights, green function controller and black AC adaptor, packed in blue carton. For internal use. Technical characteristics: 24V, 50Hz, 50.4W, 2.5 A (2.5V, 70mA, 0.175W bulb x 300), 2. White-coloured light chain with 300 multicoloured lights, green function controller and black AC adaptor, packed in blue carton. For internal use. Technical characteristics: 24V, 50Hz, 50.4W, 2.5 A (2.5V, 70mA, 0.175W bulb x 300), 3. Green-coloured light chain with 300 colourless lights and green function controller and, packed in blue carton. For internal use. Technical characteristics: 230V, 50Hz, 33.6W, 2.5 A (1.5V, 70mA, 0.105W bulb x 300).