EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-18
MULTI FUNCTION · Lighting chain
The product poses a risk of electric shock and fire because:- the cover of the regulator fails the mechanical test, - the plug does not pass the spring-driven apparatus test, leaving live components accessible,- the chain cable is without marking and it has an insufficient cross-section of 0.06 mm² (minimum required by the standard is 0.50 mm²) and insufficient length of 0.88m. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
- Published
- 09 May 2008
- Notifying authority
- Slovakia
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Import rejected by the customs authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0497/08
- Model
- Rice light
Classification
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Risk type
- Electric shock, Fire
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Lighting chain with bulbs in the shape of varicoloured hearts, equipped with a regulatory device and packed in a blue cardboard box with a Christmas motif and marking "MULTI FUNCTION" and "Rice light".