Category: Press Releases

(Interim report of second quarter of 2013) (Prague, August 15, 2013) The same as in the previous years, CTIA inspectors monitor touristic areas and supervise whether especially occasional (seasonal) sellers and services providers harm interests of consumers and breach laws. “Unfortunately, we find the same ills and the situation has not improved during the summer,” the Director General of the CTIA Vladimír Velčovský said. “Every third inspected subject breached law – most frequently by incorrect billing and failures to respect other principles...

(Prague, August 8, 2013) Despite Christmas are still far before us, Christmas light chains are also sold in the middle of the summer. In Western Bohemia, inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority detected an anonymous product that presents serious risk to consumers. “The light chain CHIC FANTASY 40 SINOS MUSICAIS isn’t marked properly. It is only labelled with the CE mark and information about voltage and current. With regard to defective technical performance of the product and the material used, there is a hazard of injury by electri...

(Prague, August 9, 2013) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority warns consumers against advertisements and offers of credit contracts concluded over the phone. Lately, the CTIA has investigated several submissions not only from consumers but also from the Police of the Czech Republic to who citizens turned to and asked for help. “This is a serious warning,” Vladimír Velčovský, the Director General of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority alerts. “In case that the phone operator forwards you to a telephone line charged with a high tariff, you shall...

(Prague, August 13, 2013) Inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority detected a product which presents a serious risk. It is a laser pointer, light and pen “3 in 1” without any appropriate marking. “The detected intensity of the laser way exceeds the maximal acceptable dose of irradiation to human eye. The product is not equipped with any warnings against irradiation or information about the laser class. Under such circumstances it poses serious risk of eye damage especially to children users. The product has been notified in the RAPEX ...

(Brno, August 7, 2013) Inspectors of the CTIA monitor restaurants, stalls and spots of sale offering refreshments during the whole summer season. They also focused on Vranovská přehrada before the last weekend of July. Breaches of obligations were detected in 4 of 8 inspected workplaces. The complete press release is available in the attachment.

(Monitoring of fuel quality - June and first half of 2013) (Prague, August 7, 2013) During the first half of the year, in total 1,198 fuel samples were collected, including 37that failed the requirements of quality standards, i.e. 3.1%. Most of the taken samples were diesel fuel samples (45.9%), followed by petrol (34.5%) and LPG (13%) samples. “Quality related defects were detected in 18 diesel samples, 15 petrol samples and 4 diesel fuel blend samples. Other collected fuel types were without defects. When compared to the same period of 2012,...

(Liberec, August 2, 2013) The Ústecký and Liberecký Inspectorate of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority has cooperated with the regional branch of the Czech Telecommunication Office in Liberec for more than 10 years. Within common inspections, workers of the both surveillance authorities focus on radio and telecommunication devices such as radio controlled toys, walky-talkies, wireless doorbells, wireless headphones, wireless microphones, wireless security systems and so on. The complete press release is available in the attachment.

(Prague, July 30, 2013) On Thursday July 30, 2013, a press conference of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority was held. Among the participants were the Director of the CTIA Vladimír Velčovský and náměstek of the Minister of Industry and Trade Tomáš Hajdušek who presented the following topics:•    Results of inspection activity in first half of 2013•    Results of inspection activity – demonstration sales events•    Results of inspection activity – e-commerce•    Results of inspection activity – consumer credit•    Results of inspection activit...

(Plzeň, August 2, 2013) Numerous stalls especially with fruits and vegetables traditionally belong to the summer season. Sellers above all offer apricots, strawberries, and lately also blueberries. Inspectors of the Plzeňský and Karlovarský Inspectorate detected deficiencies only in terms of use of uncertified measuring tools that they forbid. But there was a significant change on Thursday August 1. The complete press release is available in the attachment.

(Partial report of the period from April 2 to June 15, 2013)(Prague, July 23, 2013) Inspections of playgrounds are carried out from spring to autumn and are especially focused on playgrounds that newly put into operation because safety of play elements must be assessed as stipulated in the Act on Technical Requirements for Products. Attention is also paid to playgrounds that have already been in operation where risk of injury as a result of insufficient care from the operators is very high. In the evaluated period from April 2 to June 15, 2013,...