Strict inspection from the Ministry of Commerce: Millions of lira fines imposed
A fine of 287 million 473 thousand 69 lira was imposed for non-conformities in the market surveillance and inspections carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Technology in the January-September period.
Quick Look
- The Ministry of Industry and Technology inspected 40 thousand 201 industrial products in the January-September period.
- A total of 287 million 473 thousand 69 lira fines were imposed for products found to be contrary to the legislation.
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Why It Matters
The Ministry of Industry and Technology regularly carries out market surveillance and inspection activities.
The Ministry of Industry and Technology inspected 40 thousand 201 industrial products in the January-September period of this year, and a penalty of 287 million 473 thousand 69 lira was imposed for non-conformities.
The Ministry continued its market surveillance and inspection activities during the 9-month period of this year. Inspections were carried out in two areas: metrology and industrial products.
In this context, industrial products such as elevators, pressure equipment and gas-burning devices were inspected. 40 thousand 201 industrial products of different brands and models were inspected in 9 months of the year.
3,796 of the products in question were found to be contrary to the relevant legislation. 407 of these products were sent for testing and a recall decision was made for 148 products of different brands and models.
Additionally, time was given for 306 products to eliminate the non-conformance.
A penalty of 287 million 473 thousand 69 liras was imposed due to non-conformities detected as a result of market surveillance and inspection activities.
10 OUT OF EVERY 100 PRODUCTS WERE FOUND INAPPROPRIATE
In this context, the most inspected areas were elevators and electrical equipment.
The product group with the highest non-conformance rate was determined to be boilers with 37.50 percent. This was followed by energy efficiency with 30.88 percent.
While approximately 10 out of every 100 products inspected in the January-September period were found to be non-conforming, the average non-conformity rate for the products was determined as 9.44 percent.
167.5 MILLION LIRA FINE FOR ELEVATORS
Elevators were the product group that received the most fines during this period.
14 thousand 343 inspections were carried out for elevators, 2 thousand 391 of them were found to be inappropriate, 162 were sent for testing and 94 were given a correction period.
A fine of 167 million 470 thousand 832 lira was imposed for elevators found to be inappropriate in the January-September period.
The other product groups for which the highest administrative fines were imposed were recorded as automotive with 58 million 311 thousand 264 liras, machinery with 16 million 815 thousand 175 liras and electrical equipment with 15 million 864 thousand 157 liras.
PRE-PACKAGED PRODUCTS WERE ALSO INSPECTED
In the product groups in the field of metrology, 1 million 486 thousand 945 inspections and inspections were carried out in 9 months. In this context, 553 thousand 340 gas meters and 312 thousand 636 tachographs were inspected.
In addition, 170 thousand 160 weighing instruments and 134 thousand 400 fuel and LPG meters were inspected.
In the same period, 4 thousand 988 prepackaged products were also inspected.
Open Questions
- Which brands and models were recalled?
- In which regions will inspections be concentrated for the rest of the year?
