Market Surveillance Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and market inspection authorities of the Federation of BiH, Republic of Srpska and Brčko District of BiH have completed joint market surveillance of electric general purpose luminaires. This is the seventh time that market surveillance authorities have carried out surveillance of electric general purpose luminaires on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Previous surveillances, the last of which was conducted in 2021, showed that around 60% of the tested products did not meet the safety requirements of the Order on electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits, and they posed a risk of electric shock and fire to consumers.

The aim of the surveillance was to determine whether and to what extent the market of electric luminaires has adapted to the safety requirements specified by BH standards in the meantime, and whether the electric luminaires placed on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina are safe for use.

During the implementation of surveillance, a total of eleven (11) inspection controls were carried out, in which the electric general purpose luminaires found on the market were controlled.  Inspectors performed administrative and visual control of the products and based on that, they selected ten (10) samples for laboratory testing, due to the suspicion that these products do not meet all the safety requirements that apply to them. Laboratory analysis determined that 5 samples (50%) did not comply with the safety requirements of the Order on electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits, and they pose a risk of electric shock and fire for consumers.

Risk assessment showed that four (4) non-compliant products pose a serious risk to consumers. As a result, the measures of withdrawal from the market, recall from consumers and destruction of the products were imposed, as well as the obligation to inform consumers about the risks that the products pose to users and how to return dangerous products.

In the case of one (1) product, the importer decided to voluntarily withdraw the product from the market instead of eliminating the non-compliance.