Seizure of non-conforming and counterfeit goods in the Benevento area

In recent days, the Guardia di Finanza has inspected five commercial facilities in Benevento, San Giorgio del Sannio, Guardia Sanframondi, Airola and Montesarchio. In particular, the officers found approximately 3,000 various items for sale in the retail outlet, including toys, gadgets and Halloween decorations for children, which did not have the CE marking, indicating the origin of production in the European Community. A further inspection was then carried out at a trading post in Benevento, where a further 6,000 different types of articles were found, including crayons and colors without the CE mark and the required warnings. During an additional inspection, Solopac officers found approximately 65,000 various types of items, including toys, gadgets and Halloween decorations for children, which, in addition to not having the CE marking, did not have any markings regarding the origin of the product and its intended use. information intended for consumers in Italian. The managers of the commercial activities involved were reported to the Chamber of Commerce for violations and were fined between €3,000 and €4,000. The goods have been seized. At the same time, officers from Montesarchio carried out two separate accesses to the same number of commercial establishments, finding approximately 300 covers with counterfeit mobile phones of a well-known brand. The goods were seized, some of them put up for sale and some of them stored in a warehouse. The person responsible for managing commercial establishments was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office on charges of possessing and selling industrial products with misleading markings and receiving stolen goods. The activities carried out by the Guardia di Finanza demonstrate the body’s continuous efforts to protect the market against the spread of products that do not meet the stringent safety standards imposed by national and European regulations, in order to provide honest entrepreneurs with conditions of fair competition and consumers, and to protect their health. Finally, the person under investigation is under preliminary investigation and is presumed innocent until a final judgment is issued.