Category: Press Releases

(Prague, December 7, 2023) Yesterday, inspectors from the CTIA Inspectorate of the Central Bohemian Region and the City of Prague closed an establishment selling pyrotechnics in the SAPA shopping centre in Prague-Libuš. During a joint inspection action with the Police of the Czech Republic, focused on the offer, sale, storage and handling of pyrotechnic products, they found a significantly higher quantity of pyrotechnics offered and sold in the sales room than stipulated by Act No. 206/2015 Coll., on Pyrotechnic Articles and Products and Their ...

(Prague, 6 December 2023) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA) continued its toy inspections in Q3 2023, inspecting a total of 476 toy models intended for children up to 14 years of age. It found flaws in 217 models.

(Prague, 12 December 2023) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continued its inspections of compliance with the ban on the sale of counterfeits. In the third quarter of 2023, the inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Office carried out 146 inspections and found violations of generally binding regulations in 117 inspections (80.14%), while 61 inspections recorded violations of the prohibition of the offer, sale and storage of products infringing certain intellectual property rights, which represented 41.78%. In total, they seized 2,397 items...

(Prague, December 4, 2023) Right after the Saturday draw of the Euro football groups, to be held next year in Germany, the first dubious ticket offers appeared on the Internet, as the European Consumer Centre operating by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority warns. Fans should beware of scammers and use only official sales on the websites of the Czech Football Association and UEFA. The official sales began yesterday afternoon and will take the form of a draw for applications from people who register via the designated websites by 10pm on Wednes...

(Prague, 29 November 2023) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continued its inspections of e-shops in the third quarter of this year. It carried out a total of 200 inspections and found infringements of generally binding legal regulations in 175 inspections.

(Prague, 27 November 2023) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority monitored the quality of fuels in October. It took 236 samples, while 2 samples failed to meet the quality requirements.

(Prague, 22 November, 2023) As Black Friday approaches, people are facing increasing pressure from online retailers to buy discounted items they may not even need. To combat possible manipulation, the European Consumer Centre offers the following tips: make a list of your shopping priorities, compare the prices of several e-shops, actually read a few reviews in addition to the star ratings, check the country of the retailer’s headquarters or see if the site has been set up recently. For more tips, visit www.evropskyspotrebitel.cz.

(Prague, 21 November 2023) The upcoming "Black Friday" has become synonymous with discounts in general. This year it comes on 24 November, but retailers are also offering discounts many days before and after that date. The increased interest in shopping also brings risks for consumers. The Czech Trade Inspection Authority will therefore focus intensively on inspections of traditional and online shops on these days.

(Olomouc, 20 November 2023) In recent months, the staff of the CTIA Inspectorate of the  Olomouc and Moravia-Silesian Regions carried out an inspection of closed goggles for motorcycle and moped users.

(Prague, 14 November 2023) The provision of the Act on Retail and Wholesale Opening Hours prohibiting sales on certain public holidays does not apply to the Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy, which will be celebrated on Friday 17 November.