1. The equipment is required to be marked with the manufacturer's name, registered trade name or registered trade mark; together with a single postal address at which the manufacturer can be contacted. (Regulation 8).

    

   If the manufacturer is not established in the EU and the equipment has been imported, it needs to be marked with the name, registered trade name or registered trade mark of the importer and their postal address. (Regulation 18).

    

   The sample had not been marked with these details.

    

2. The instructions supplied were considered inadequate. They did not give any details regarding suitable batteries or battery ranges; despite warning to the end user to check on the list.(Regulation 9)

    

3. This sample did not bear a type, batch or serial number or other element allowing its identification. (Regulation 8(1)(a))

    

4. Regulation 35(3)requires electrical equipment that has a flexible lead and plug assembly intended to be connected to the UK electricity supply via a socket outlet conforming to BS1363, to be fitted with a standard plug as defined by the Plugs and Sockets etc (Safety)Regulations.

    

   The plug on this sample did not comply with BS1363. It had not been marked with the identity of the manufacturer.

    

5. Plugs and Sockets, etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 Regulations 8 and 13.2 state that a standard plug shall: conform to BS1363-1; be of a type approved by a notified body; bear a mark showing approval by a notified body; indicate the body which approved the plug.

    

   The plug fitted to this sample was not an approved type and it did not display the approval mark of a notified body.

Summary

This sample did not comply with the Electrical Equipment ( Safety) Regulations 2016.

Items 2. 4 and 5 were safety issues that were considered to offer a risk of harm to the user.

Items I and 3 were aspects of non-compliance that did not necessarily present an immediate risk of harm to the end user, but were departures from the Regulations and they require attention.

With regards to the unsafe product, EU Regulation 765 provides the following options: 

• The goods can be 'Rendered Inoperable' and returned to the Point of Origin-this is to ensure that goods assessed as posing a serious risk cannot be re-entered into the supply chain.

   

• The goods can be destroyed

• On this occasion as you do not have a representative in the UK we will allow you to return the goods to origin for reworking as in our opinion the chargers need to be replaced with a different plug. Your other option would be to have the goods destroyed as previously advised.