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Year: 2019

Inspection results of fuel quality in 2018

(Prague, February 8, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continuously monitors the quality of fuels at filling stations across the Czech Republic. In the final report, it presents the results of the 2018 fuel quality monitoring inspections. Out of the total of 2,645 samples collected and tested, the samples failed to meet the required quality requirements. These were automotive petrol in 19 cases and diesel in 9 cases. In the past year, the CTIA imposed a ban on sale of 104,582.34 litres of fuel worth CZK 3,477,867.60.

CTIA found successful imitations of food in Tachov region

(Prague, February 8, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority has taken successful imitations of products interchangeable with food. These were imitations of various fruits, sweets and desserts. "Imitations of cakes that are very popular with children – muffins and croissants – were very good. The Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the Pilsen Region and Karlovy Vary Region found them in an ordinary shop in Tachov. They were made of foam and have a sweet smell, "says the Director of the CTIA Inspectorate of the Pilsen Region and Karlovy Vary ...

CTIA detected dangerous toys within international action

(Prague, February 6) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority took part in an international joint action aimed at inspecting toys. Seventeen European countries, including the Czech Republic, participated in the project. The inspections carried out within this international action were focused on plastic toys that could contain excessive amounts of some chemicals and pose a health risk to children. "This international audit confirmed the presumption that there are toys in the EU market that do not meet the safety requirements. During the inspections...

Furniture with electric equipment must have clear safety instructions

(Prague, February 5, 2019) During the year 2018, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority focused on inspections of furniture with built-in electric equipment. During this period, 5 inspections were carried out by selected distributors. In one case, he detected an infringement. There was a missing instruction for use with clearly understandable safety information. Furthermore, the vendor used unfair commercial practices, including the fact that they didn’t inform about how to make a claim.

CTIA: Half of inspected vendors within HAD breached law

(Prague, January 29, 2019) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority took part in the national inspection called HAD (Czech initials for gambling, alcohol and children). It showed up that vendors still don’t comply with the Act on Consumer Protection and also breach the prohibition to sell alcohol to persons under 18 years. “Our experience so far has shown that participation of juveniles within the inspections increases their effectiveness,” said Mojmír Bezecný, the Director General of the CTIA about the new element used within inspections. “We supp...

Flaws within each inspection of outdoors heaters

(January 25, 2019) Last year, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority focused on the inspection of outdoor heaters used by restaurants on their open air premises during winter time. CTIA found deficiencies within all 9 inspections, specifically regarding the accompanying documentation and product marking. Foremost, safety warning were missing although they must be visibly placed on the product or its packaging. The most serious shortcoming concerned a table heater which was insufficiently protected against possible touch of its burner by a consume...

CTIA inspections proved 9 cases of discriminative conduct

(Prague, January 21, 2019) In the 3rd quarter of 2018, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority carried out 179 inspections, including 9 cases in which vendors used certain form of discriminative conduct. Inspections of other legal obligations were also included. Violations of legal regulations were discovered in 62 cases, mostly relating to failures to comply with other provisions of the Act on Consumer Protection.

Vendors often deceive consumers when offering cheaper energies

(Prague, January 18, 2019) Unfair traders still come up with new ways to persuade people to buy goods and use services under unfavourable conditions. They don’t hesitate to act as representatives of serious as well as made up companies. From May 18 to October 31, 2018, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority carried out the first ever national extraordinary inspection focused on the offer and provision of services in the area of concluding contracts on energies supply. It was the first phase of inspections focused exclusively on this type of selle...

Alcohol was sold to adolescents in Vysočina Region

(České Budějovice, January 15, 2019) Before Christmas, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority of the South Bohemian Region and Vysočina Region carried out inspections focused on the prohibition to sell alcohol to adolescents in the Vysočina Region. CTIA officers carried out 6 inspections, including 2 cases in which adolescent figurants were sold bottled lager beer. Inspections were targeted at grocery stores opened in the evenings, namely in Batelov and Třešť.
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