CTIA inspected compliance with the ban on the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors: in almost half of the inspections with underage hired under-aged purchasers, alcohol was sold or served to a person under the age of eighteen

(Prague, 14 August 2026) During the second quarter of this year, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority continued its inspection activity to verify whether retailers comply with Act No. 65/2017 Coll., on Health Protection against the Harmful Effects of Drugs, Act No. 353/2003 Coll., on Excise Duties, Act No. 307/2013 Coll., on the Mandatory Labelling of Alcohol, and other legal requirements within the scope of its remit. A total of 1,902 inspections were carried out, with irregularities found in 819 of them (i.e. 43.06% of the inspections carried out). The most serious finding was the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 18, which was detected in 148 cases.


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