4 of 5 inspected online sellers breached law last year

(Prague, 17 March 2023) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority carried out 1,064 inspections focused on online shops last year. It found violations of law in 839 cases, which is almost 80%. This is not a picture of the market, the CTIA's inspections are mostly targeted at online retailers, to whom there are a greater number of consumer submissions, or where problems were detected in the past. Traders mostly failed to comply with the obligation to properly inform the consumer about the possibilities of making a complaint, and some provided false i...

Almost 90% of inspected energy intermediaries abused consumer trust

(Prague, 13 March 2023) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA) evaluated inspections focused on energy supply contract intermediaries. It carried out 15 inspections during 2022 and found violations of the Consumer Protection Act in 13 inspections, which is almost 90% of the cases. Traders most often used deceptive practices, unfair commercial practices or failed to inform consumers about the possibility of making a complaint. As of 1 July 2022, the scope of the surveillance authorities' inspections of energy supply contract intermediaries ...

End of the year: Pyrotechnics were not alright at one in three retailers

(Prague, 7 March 2023) At the end of last year, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority carried out an inspection operation focused on the offer, sale, storage and handling of pyrotechnics. It carried out a total of 210 inspections and found breaches of the Act on Pyrotechnics in 78 cases. "During inspections of these products, we find that pyrotechnics are still being sold to persons under the age of 18, who, in the sense of the Pyrotechnics Act, are not allowed to purchase them because they do not meet the age limit. Furthermore, traders do not ...

One diesel sample failed in January

(Prague, 6 March 2023) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continued to monitor the quality of fuels in 2023. In January, it inspected a total of 238 fuel samples and one diesel sample failed quality requir(Prague, 6 March 2023) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority continued to monitor the quality of fuels in 2023. In January, it inspected a total of 238 fuel samples and one diesel sample failed quality requirements. ements.

CTIA banned MOLAXISI respirator which fails FFP2 requirements

(Prague, 9 February 2023) The Czech Trade Inspection Authority found that a respirator in the domestic market does not meet the requirements of the EU regulation on personal protective equipment and does not comply with the requirements for FFP2 type respirators. This respirator is sold as Filter half mask MOLAXISI.