Category: Press Releases

(Prague, September 6, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continues to inspect the supply and provision of services related to the conclusion of intermediary contracts on energy supplies, often referred to as “energy auctions” by similar sellers or call centre operators. In the second quarter of this year, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority carried out 9 inspections of this type of trade and found violations of law in 8 cases. “The high number of findings confirmed the justification of this inspection action. Traders continue to use de...

(České Budějovice, September 5, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continuously monitors events that are frequently visited. Specifically, it focuses on the offer and sale at stands where consumers buy goods and refreshments. At this year's Země živitelka exhibition, the CTIA of South Bohemia carried out 15 inspections and found breaches of legal regulations at 11 inspections.

(Prague, September 3, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the Central Bohemia Region and of the Capital of Prague carried out an extraordinary inspection and the Vysočany Flea Market. CTIA officers carried out in total 5 inspections aimed at the offer and sale of counterfeited goods. In 4 cases, they detected breaches of the Act on Consumer Protection. They discovered 989 items of counterfeits amounting to CZK 2,531,938 when calculated in the prices of originals.

(Ostrava, September 2, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the Olomouc and Moravian-Silesian Regions carried out inspections at the traditional fair Kravařský odpust. Officers aimed at the sale of products and provision of services at the stands and in public alimentation facilities and found breaches of the Act on Consumer Protection in 6 cases.

(České Budějovice, August 30, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the South Bohemian Regions and the Vysočina Region carried out an extraordinary inspection at the marketplace in Vyšší Brod. It took in total 1,426 counterfeits in the value of originals amounting to CZK 8,538,780. “In these cases, CTIA officers started administrative proceedings with inspected persons. A sanction amounting up to 5 million CZK can be imposed for breaches of the Act on Consumer Protection. Selected counterfeits will be used for humanitarian purposes, the...

(Prague, August 29, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority inspected fuels quality on the whole territory of the Czech Republic in July 2019. It took in total 241 fuels samples. All of them complied with the quality requirements.

(Hradec Králové, August 27, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the Hradec Králové Region and Pardubice Region inspected compliance with the prohibition to sell alcoholic beverages to persons under 18 years at the HIP HOP Kemp festival in Hradec Králové. CTIA officers carried out six inspections and detected violations of legal regulations in all cases. Five cases related to the sale of alcoholic beverages to juveniles.

(Prague, August 22, 2019) Within an international surveillance project, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority carried out inspections focused on electric products offered in the EU market. The CTIA inspected nine models of hairdryers, curling irons and hair irons. Five of the products failed to meet the requirements.