Category: Press Releases

(Prague, 12 October 2022) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the Pilsen and Karlovy Vary Regions carried out an extraordinary inspection action at the Svatý Kříž market near Cheb at the start of October 2022. It carried out a total of 13 inspections, during which it seized 9,037 pieces of counterfeit goods at the original price of more than CZK 21 million.

(Prague, 11 October 2022) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continued to inspect the safety of toys in Q2 2022. It inspected a total of 554 toy models and found deficiencies in 207 models. Ten models were withdrawn from the market and reported to the Safety Gate system for the rapid exchange of information on dangerous products. In this period, it imposed a total of 75 fines amounting to CZK 1,036,500 for breaches of Act No 22/1977 Coll., on Technical Requirements for Products.

(Prague, 7 October 2022) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continued its inspections in Q2 2022 aimed at the prohibition imposed to traders on offering and selling counterfeited goods. It carried out a total of 281 inspections and found violations of the prohibition on offering, selling and storing products infringing certain intellectual property rights in 107 inspections, which represented 38.1% of cases. Compared to Q1, there was an increase of 9.4%. In addition to sanction measures, inspectors seized 11,133 items of counterfeit goods, wh...

(Prague, October 6, 2022) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority focused on the compliance with applicable legislation in the area of e-commerce in the second quarter of 2022. In total, it carried out 245 inspections and found violations of legislation in 203 cases, which represented 82.9%. Compared to Q1 2022, there was an increase in violations of legislation among the inspected retailers. The CTIA inspections are by no means a reflection of the market, as CTIA inspections are often targeted specifically at websites on which it receives more co...

(Prague, October 4, 2022) In Q2 2022, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority inspected the compliance with the law prohibiting the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors, the Act on mandatory labelling of alcohol, the Act on excise duties and other legal regulations. In total, the inspectorate carried out 2,009 inspections and found violations of law in almost half of the cases. The CTIA invited persons under the age of 18 to 89 inspections, of which it detected the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors in 59 cases, which was a significant increas...

(Prague, 3 October 2022) Jan Štěpánek has been appointed the Director General of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority as of 1 October 2022. "Mr. Štěpánek has passed through the best sieve of a demanding selection procedure. I believe that he will capitalize on his qualities in his new position. I expect that the Czech Trade Inspection Authority under his leadership will vigorously protect the interests of consumers," says Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela.

(Prague, 30 September 2022) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continued its inspections of energy supply contract intermediaries. In Q2, CTIA carried out inspections of 4 entities and the inspectorate found violations of law in all cases.