Month: May 2015

(Praha, May 19, 2015) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority in cooperation with the Czech Ice Hockey Association prepared an extraordinary inspection action which covered offer and sale of goods and services during the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague and Ostrava. Inspectors carried out in total 232 inspections directly at sport venues where ice hockey games were played as well as other places where ice hockey fans could go for refreshments and purchases. Aim of the inspections were not only restaurants and stalls with refreshments and t...

(European Consumer Centre and dTest warn consumers)(Prague, May 19, 2015) Internet fraudsters found a new way to gain money from trusting consumers. They imitate owners of real accommodation facilities within communication with consumers who are interested in accommodation offers and are willing to pay for fictive date reservation via bank transfer in advance. However no date is reserved and money is lost in the end of the day. Information about fraudsters’ practices is provided in the attached press release of the European Consumer Centre Czec...

(Ostrava, May 15, 2015) Inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority in Moravskoslezský and Olomoucký Regions carried out inspection of restaurants and clubs at the Stodolní Street and its neighbourhood in Ostrava on May 13. In total 13 inspections in the consequence of the Ice Hockey World Championships were carried out and flaws were detected in 10 workplaces.The complete press release is available in the attachment.

(Final report of 2014)(Prague, May 7, 2015) Monitoring of the market with tobacco products has always been included in the schedule of actions of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority. The aim of last year’s inspection action was to check whether sellers breach obligations stipulated in the Act on Excise Duties as regards offer, sale and storage of tobacco products as well as to inspect fulfilment of other obligations. Shortcomings concerning tobacco products were discovered only within 20 of 3,041 inspections, i.e. 0.7%. During the evaluated pe...

(Final report of 2014)(Prague, May 4, 2015) Inspections of marking, offering and selling of alcoholic beverages continued in 2014. CTIA inspectors actively participated in inspections that were carried out in cooperation with other surveillance bodies with the aim to eliminate potential risk of consumer purchases of alcohol that fails requirements for being placed on the market. Violations of legal regulations within the inspection scope of the CTIA were detected in 1,174 of 3,211 inspections, i.e. 36.6%. Inspectors discovered breaches of regul...