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Small battery Tropic “MAGMA” — risk: burns, damage to hearing, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0776/13
Summary
null The product may not function completely. There is consequently a risk that persons will be hit by pieces of the firework. The sound pressure level is too high.The product does not comply with the Pyrotechnics Directive and the relevant European standard EN 15947.
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Product
Small battery — Tropic
- Brand
- Tropic
- Name / model
- MAGMA · model 716-3
- Batch number(s)
- manufacturing code 36F181/047/12
- Category
- Pyrotechnic articles
- Small Battery, category 2.
What is the risk?
- null The product may not function completely. There is consequently a risk that persons will be hit by pieces of the firework. The sound pressure level is too high.The product does not comply with the Pyrotechnics Directive and the relevant European standard EN 15947.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 06/06/2013
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