Month: March 2024

(Prague, 28 March 2024) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority monitored the fuel quality in the month of January 2024. 269 samples were taken, three samples failed the quality requirements, representing 1.1% of the total number of failed samples.

(Prague, 27 March 2024) The provision of the Retail Sales Hours Act prohibiting sales on certain public holidays in establishments larger than 200 square metres and other establishments applies to Easter Monday, 1 April 2024.

(Prague, 15 March 2024) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority regularly monitors and evaluates the fuel quality in the Czech market. Last year, it took a total of 2,542 samples of fuels at Czech filling stations. 12 samples (0.5%) failed the quality requirements. The CTIA imposed a ban on the sale of 29,360.71 litres of fuels in the value of CZK 1,057,070.89. Compared to 2022, there was an improvement, when in 2022, out of 2,545 samples taken, 18 (0.7%) did not comply with the quality requirements

Due to the ongoing relocation of the General Inspectorate of the CTIA and the Inspectorate of Central Bohemian Region and the City of Prague to the new headquarters in Gorazdova/Dittrichova Street in Prague, the operation of the CTIA will be substantially limited from 18 March 2024 to 28 March 2024. From 22 March 2024 to 25 March 2024 (inclusive), the CTIA's filing office will not be available, nor will the possibility of submitting applications for out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes within our online services. We therefore recommend...

(Prague, 14 March 2024) Last year, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority inspected whether traders in the domestic market complied with Act No. 65/2017 Coll., on Health Protection against the Harmful Effects of Drugs, Act No. 353/2003 Coll., on Excise Duties, and Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection. It carried out a total of 6,732 inspections and found non-compliance with obligations in this area in 3,464 inspections (51.46%).

(Prague, 12 March 2024) At the end of last year, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority carried out a regular inspection campaign focusing on the offer, sale and storage of pyrotechnic products. In the period from 13 November to 31 December 2023, its regional inspectorates carried out a total of 159 inspections, finding deficiencies in 78 of them (49.06%).

(Prague, 5 March 2024) Two dozen inspectors of the CTIA Inspectorate of the Central Bohemian Region and the City of Prague were deployed to inspect the SAPA. They focused on inspecting the compliance with the ban on offer, sale and storage of products infringing certain intellectual property rights. Representatives of the owners of the trademark rights also took part in the inspection action.  The inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority together with customs officers inspected a total of six selected storage containers, in which th...

(Prague, 1 March 2024) Last year, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority inspected whether the basic requirements for the safety of toys for children are met and whether toys placed and made available on the market comply with technical and administrative requirements. 859 inspections were carried out, of which 511 found a breach of a legal regulation. 1,997 toy models were inspected and 1,117 models were found to have mainly administrative deficiencies. Three toys recalled on the domestic market were reported to the international alert system "S...