Electric shock

Travel plug adaptor

As
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Case number
A12/1524/14
Category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Type / Model
Model 163
Batch
Unknown
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2014-10-03

⚠️ Risk

null The product does not provide adequate protection against electric shock because it does not provide an earth connection. The mains pins are uneven and do not fit into a mains socket. There are no shutters on the plug to stop a screw driver or another small object from being inserted into the live connections.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60884.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 20/06/2014

Travel plug adaptor with a three pin connecting face which allows various other plugs to be inserted for connection to a mains power supply. The product comes packed with other pin types in a cardboard box.