Year: 2018

(České Budějovice, June 14, 2018) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the South Bohemian and Vysočina regions carried out an extraordinary inspection at fairs. CTIA officers carried out ten inspections in Ždár nad Sázavou and Chýnov. In all the ten cases, sellers did not abide by the law. The most frequent violation was offering and selling counterfeited goods. The inspectors collected 375 items of counterfeits in the value of CZK 205,657.

(České Budějovice, June 8, 2018) Czech Trade Inspection Authority regularly inspects the sale of goods offered by sellers at marketplaces. In some cases, traders violate intellectual property rights and offer counterfeits. CTIA inspectors of the South Bohemian and Vysočina Regions focused on the marketplace in Vyšší Brod, where they carried out an extraordinary inspection and collected 325 counterfeits in the value of CZK 879,050.

(České Budějovice, July 7, 2018) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the South Bohemian and the Vysočina Regions focused on services provided during the 7th year of the Mattoni 1/2Marathon held in České Budějovice at the start of June. The CTIA carried out 7 inspections and detected a violation of law in all cases.

(Prague, June 4, 2018) In the last days of May, inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the Central Bohemian Region and the Capital of Prague, carried out inspections aimed at selling alcoholic beverages to persons under 18 years of age. Alcohol was sold to figurants in 7 of 12 inspections.

(Prague, May 31, 2018) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority found a noncompliant fuel sample in April. It was a diesel sample.

(Prague, May 22, 2018) In recent months, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority has recorded an increased number of submissions regarding energy auctions and similar contracts, based on which a more favourable supplier of electricity or gas should be found. Consumers complain about contractual penalties after they signed an agreement concluded with such an "energy intermediary" and then refused to accept the newly selected energy supplier or wanted to withdraw from the contract.

(České Budějovice, May 16, 2018) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the South Bohemian and Vysočina Regions carried out an extraordinary inspection focused on compliance with the prohibition to sell alcoholic beverages to minors. Alcohol was served to persons under 18 years, so law was breached, within all 3 inspections.

(Hradec Králové, May 15, 2018) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the Hradec Králové and Pardubice Regions carried out an extraordinary inspection aiming at shops, services, restaurants, and filling stations in the area of the town of Jaroměř, East Bohemia. It found breaches of law in 13 of 22 inspections. The Act on Consumer Protection was breached most frequently.

(Prague, May 11, 2018) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority evaluated inspections carried out in the area of alcohol sale in 2017. A fundamental change for inspections on the sale of alcohol was that the new Act on the Protection of Health from the Harmful Effects of Drugs, became effective, allowing the Czech Trade Inspection Authority to carry out inspections with the use of juvenile figurants. In 114 cases, 185 law enforcement agencies failed to comply with this law, and sold alcohol to a person under 18 years. However, in the course of 2017...

(Prague, May 4, 2018) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority inspected compliance with legal regulations governing funeral services. During 3 months, 115 workplaces were inspected and breaches of the Act on Consumer Protection were detected in almost 50% of cases. „Situation in the field of funeral services didn’t improve when compared with 2016. Still every other inspected workplace didn’t comply with applicable legislation. Sellers most frequently didn’t inform consumers about prices of products or services in compliance with pricing regulation...