Category: Press Releases

(Final report of the project of 2015)(Prague, May 13, 2016) Inspection action of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority was aimed at the inspection of fulfilment of legal regulations by distributors of water scooters defined as recreational crafts. There aren’t many distributors of these products in the Czech market because of high prices of water products and prohibition to use combustion-engine-powered crafts on water dams and watercourses as stipulated by the applicable decree. An inspection of one water scooter type manufactured abroad showed...

(Final report of 4th quarter of 2015 to 1st quarter of 2016) (Prague, May 3, 2016) Besides sport venues and skating stadiums, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority focused on public alimentation workplaces and stands with refreshments as well as on rentals with sport equipment during inspections in ski resorts. Mild winter with little snow influenced the business as well as the number of inspections especially in the fourth quarter of 2015. The number of flaws was high despite the low number of inspections. Inspectors detected defects especial...

(Final report of 2015)(Prague, April 29, 2016) Suspicions of some form of consumer discrimination were proven in 19 cases, which was 0.9% of 2.138 inspections that were carried out in 2015. This was a significant decrease when compared with 2014 when 40 cases of discrimination were detected, i.e. 3.25% of all inspections. 27 fines amounting to CZK 1.2 million were lawfully imposed relating to consumer discrimination last year. “Most frequent form of discrimination was based on nationality and concerned especially billing of higher prices to for...

(Praha, April 25, 2016) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority warns consumers against offers of water analysis. During the past months leaflets offering water analysis directly at households occurred in a number of consumers’ mail boxes. People who invite an unknown person to their home based on the leaflet will see a well prepared sales presentation event indeed. The seller starts offering purchase of an overcharged product which would supposedly magically improve the quality of drinking water. But in fact the consumer would buy an apparatus wh...

(Monitoring of fuel quality in March 2016)(Prague, April 22, 2016) During March 2016, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority collected 194 fuel samples at filling stations on the whole territory of the Czech Republic. Only 3 diesel fuel samples failed the quality requirements determined by the applicable technical standard. Two cases concerned so called negligence deviations resulting in lower flash point. The third case concerned serious violation of technological discipline resulting in a suspicion of unauthorized manipulation with the fuel. Pr...

(Final report of the project of 2015)(Praha, April 20, 2016) When the spring is closing in, gardeners wonder about a better weather for their work in the garden and also check whether their old garden machinery can help them or whether it is necessary to get rid of some old machines and replace them with new ones or buy any missing product. If they choose garden combustion-engine-powered machinery, knowledge of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority from an inspection project carried out in 2015 could help them. 115 product types of small garden ...

(Final report of the project – 2015)(Praha, April 15, 2015) Throughout the year the Czech Trade inspection Authority monitored the offer and sale of toys intended for children from 3 to 14 years and its officers inspected whether toys are equipped with the required data and information in compliance with applicable legal and technical regulations, i.e. whether there are toys to endanger the health or safety of children in the consequence of their unsuitable mechanic and physical characteristics, bad construction, insufficient or incorrect warni...

(Prague, April 13, 2016) During monitoring of the market with electric products the Czech Trade Inspection Authority detected a product which poses a risk of injury. A professional analysis showed that the pitch and proportions of plug pins don’t comply with a Czech technical standard. During the use of this light with unsuitable AC adapter there is a threat of injury by electric current caused by careless touch of any part of consumer’s body with the cord ending. After further distribution was prohibited and the light was withdrawn from distri...

(Final report of 2015)(Prague, April 8, 2016) During the annual inspection action of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority focused especially on sale of textile and textile products, violations of generally binding legal regulations were discovered within 1,893 of 3,607 inspections, i.e. in 52.5% of cases. Inspected persons most frequently breached obligations stipulated in the Act on Consumer Protection. Besides failure to inform consumers with prices the cases concerned incomplete or missing textile labelling and marking with material composit...

(Brno, April 7, 2016) An extraordinary inspection action was focused on sale, offer and storage of goods infringing certain commercial practices at the Hatě marketplace. Besides the CTIA inspectors, also the members of the Customs Administration as well as representatives of intellectual property rights owners participated in the action. “Based on previous monitoring, the officers inspected 7 stands at the ASIA BAZAR marketplace and collected 310 pieces of counterfeits of various trademarks as well as 48 pieces of dangerous lighters of the unus...