Month: September 2015

(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...