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3. Inspection

3.10 Sanctions

The CAFIA inspectors imposed penalties on the inspected entities for all non-compliances with the valid legal regulations that the inspectors identified in the course of inspections. In 2002 CAFIA imposed altogether 2,702 penalties in Administrative Proceedings in the total amount of CZK 28,979,100. The rate of a penalty prescribed usually takes into account the seriousness, method, duration and consequences of unlawful action.

Penalties

The highest number of penalties imposed in Administrative Proceedings represented infringements of the legal regulations (the figure in brackets indicates a number of cases of infringement of a respective regulation, being the reason for a penalty imposed):  

• Section 11, par. 1, letter d) of the Food Act (935)
• Section 11, par. 2, letter a) of the Food Act (800)
• Section 10, par. 1, letter c) of the Food Act (748)
• Section 10, par. 1, letter a) of the Food Act (667)
• Section   6 of the Food Act (603)
• Section 10, par. 1, letter b) of the Food Act (554)
• Section   8 of the Food Act (544)
• Section 11, par. 1, letter c) of the Food Act (507)
• Section 11, par. 2, letter c) of the Food Act (333)
• Section 11, letter i), point 2 of the Act on Viticulture and Wine Production (196)
• Section 11, letter i), point 4 of the Act on Viticulture and Wine Production (131)

If multiple non-compliances with different legal provisions were established during an inspection, the cumulative penalty was imposed covering all the non-compliances detected. The number of penalties imposed is therefore lower than the number of the non-compliances with rules and regulations  identified.

Bans

Bans imposed on the release of food in circulation represent another form of sanctions. In 2002 the total of 17,248 bans were inflicted on food and tobacco products in the value of CZK 54,247,446, of which the share of bans imposed in production amounted to CZK 8,796,940, and the share of bans imposed in trade network amounted to CZK 45,450,506.