Category: Press Releases

(Prague, 24 March 2025) During the last year, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority focused on inspections of compliance with the ban on the offer, sale and storage of products infringing certain intellectual property rights. It carried out 714 inspections and found breaches of the prohibition on the offer, sale and storage of products infringing certain intellectual property rights in 274 inspections (38.38%).

(Prague, 20 March 2025) During the past year, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority inspected whether traders discriminate against consumers. It carried out a total of 123 inspections, of which 35 involved cases of a violation of legal regulations which were in 9 cases classified as suspected discriminatory behaviour.

(Prague, 19 March 2025) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority inspected compliance with legislative requirements when supplying pressure equipment - expansion vessels to the market. During the past year, it inspected a total of 16 types of products and found deficiencies in 7 of them.

(Prague, 18 March 2025) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority has evaluated the inspections of recreational craft in 2024. In the period from July to September last year, it carried out a total of seven inspections and inspected seven product types. It found deficiencies in one product.

(Prague, 6 March 2025) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA) has evaluated its inspections of textile products. In the period from April to November 2024, it carried out a total of 1,076 inspections and found infringements of legal regulations in more than 40% of the inspections carried out. The results of the inspection action confirmed that shortcomings are usually found in incorrect marking and labelling of textile products, but also in other matters related to the sale of textile products, which are regulated, for example, by the Cons...

(Final Report 2024) (Prague, 25 February 2025) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority regularly monitors and evaluates the quality of fuels in the Czech market. Last year, it collected a total of 2,552 samples of fuels at filling stations in the Czech Republic. 20 samples (0.8%) failed the quality requirements. CTIA imposed prohibition of sales of 31,773.00 litres of fuels with the value amounting to CZK 1,159,981.70.

(Prague, 5 February 2025) Last year, officers of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority carried out 72 inspections of 62 operators making timber and timber products available in the market. The action focused mainly on split firewood. Deficiencies were detected within 8 inspections.

(Prague, 28 January 2025) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA) carried out inspections of rope centres as part of its Market Surveillance Programme for 2024. In the period from May to November of last year, it carried out a total of 27 inspections, of which almost a quarter resulted in detection of flaws.

(Prague, 23 January 2025) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority has evaluated the inspections focused on solid fuels. CTIA officers carried out a total of 31 inspections of operators in 2024 and found infringements of the Act on Consumer Protection or the Act on Clean Air Protection in 5 of them.

(Prague, 22 January 2025) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority monitored the quality of fuels in December 2024. It took a total of 119 samples at petrol stations in the Czech Republic, including 44 samples of petrol, 60 samples of diesel, 1 sample of paraffinic diesel, 12 samples of LPG and 2 samples of CNG. All samples met the quality requirements.