The risk
A black plastic cable contains up to 0.26% by weight short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Product: Sidelight for use in vehicle.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market Date of entry into force: 03/05/2016
Other environment alerts in 2016
5 of the 408 motor vehicle alerts published in 2016 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1522/16 2 Dec 2016 | Biltema Rattrekk |
| A12/1581/16 2 Dec 2016 | Hamron Hamron rattrekk 617055 |
| A12/0879/16 22 Jul 2016 | Nissan Maxima, Pulsar, Juke, Qashqai and X-Trail |
| A12/0267/16 4 Mar 2016 | Nissan Juke |
Who notified alerts in 2016
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 215 |
| United Kingdom | 54 |
| Portugal | 42 |
| Greece | 26 |
| France | 19 |
| Spain | 13 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2016
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