Category: Press Releases

(Interim report of 2nd quarter of 2015)(Prague, September 18, 2015) Inspections focused on violations of intellectual property rights were carried out in all types of workplaces, i.e. ordinary shops, stalls as well as e-shops, in the 2nd quarter of 2015. In almost fifth of 600 cases CTIA inspectors collected counterfeits, i.e. products infringing certain rights of owners of intellectual property. However, there were more flaws detected, namely within three thirds of all inspections. “As regards brands, rights of owners of the brands Burberry an...

(Continuous report of 2nd quarter of 2015)(Prague, September 14, 2015) In the 2nd quarter of 2015, flaws were detected within 30 of 107 inspections carried out by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority within an inspection project focused on purchase of secondary raw materials. Six violations of the Act on Wastes was transferred to the Czech Environmental Inspectorate for further investigations. In total 17 fines amounting to the total of 158,000 CZK were lawfully imposed and use of 7 measuring instruments was prohibited in the evaluated period. ...

(Report on results of extraordinary inspection action)(Brno, September 15, 2015) Inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority increased their attention concerning inspection of counterfeits at the ASIA BAZAR marketplace at Hatě near Znojmo on September 11 and 12. Counterfeited goods were collected and vendors will be fined in administrative proceedings concerning prohibited use of unfair commercial practices. In total 4,160 pieces of counterfeits of textile clothing, footwear, leather goods and toys amounting to more than 45 million CZK c...

(Continuous report of 1st quarter of 2015)(Prague, September 11, 2015) Results of inspections carried out by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority in the 1st half of 2015 showed that consumers are discriminated in the Czech market rather rarely. Consumer discrimination was monitored within almost a thousand inspections and only 8 cases of discrimination were proven. The following cases were considered discrimination on the ground of nationality: failure to provide alimentation services to restaurant guests of non-Asian origin, billing a service ...

(Prague, September 10, 2015) During ordinary monitoring of the market with toys, officers of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority found out that a product is offered which poses serious risk to children users. A plastic duck on wheels has several colours and looks safe, but opposite is the truth. Its movable parts, i.e. wings and wheels, can be easily separated from the body by torsion or pulling and these small parts can be easily swallowed or inhaled by a child. Therefore sale of this toy was prohibited and distributor subsequently took actio...

(Continuous report of 2nd quarter of 2015)(Prague, September 7, 2015) There is no doubt that Czechs love discounts and vendors know how to use this fact as well as inattention of buyers at cash desks. Inspections by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority proved that vendors still violate generally binding legal regulations, especially at the beginning of special offers when inspectors most frequently detect incorrect billing or missing price tags. Flaws were detected in 493 of more than a hundred inspections, including repeated inspections and ex...

(Prague, September 3, 2015) All parents want the best for their children, but a folding scooter of unknown origin labelled simply SCOOTER is not the case. Sale of this product intended for smallest children was detected by West Bohemian inspectors. There are many risky points that can cause injury – handles on handlebars don’t have required safety tips, diameter of the front wheel is too small and children can cut their fingers in the folding part. This product poses serious risk especially to children, thus its sale was banned and distributor ...

(Brno, September 1, 2015) An extraordinary inspection action was focused on compliance with the Act on Consumer Protection within provision of taxi services in Brno. The inspection was carried in cooperation with the Police of the Czech Republic and Spanish and English speakers in Brno in evening hours. The complete press release is available in the attachment.

The Czech Trade Inspection Authority lawfully imposed a fine amounting to 50,000 CZK for proven discrimination of consumers on the ground of nationality in a Korean-Chinese restaurant in Dobrá in the Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravskoslezský kraj). Repeated inspections in April and June 2015 proved legitimacy of a consumer’s complaint concerning discriminative conduct based on which inspections were carried out in this restaurant. The complete press release is available in the attachment.

(Hradec Králové, August 28, 2015) No boredom in place for officers of the CTIA Inspectorate based in Hradec Králové. They had the following tight schedule: inspection of places where refreshments are offered at cycle routs, inspection of sale and services offered at the OPEN AIR festival in Trutnov, HIP HOP camp in Hradec Králové and the event Cihelna in Králíky. During these four events, in total 28 sellers, mostly in stalls, were inspected. Defects were detected within 8 inspections. With regard to the fact that these flaws were of minor sign...