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€22,001 fine for a shop in Lloret de Mar: police intervene with 514 suspicious items
An inspection by the Policía Local de Lloret has uncovered several irregularities at a shop on Vila de Blanes avenue. Officers have removed 514 products from sale that are suspected to be imitations of well-known brands. The Town Council has initiated disciplinary proceedings with a proposed fine of €22,001.
A shop in Lloret de Mar, in Girona, is facing a financial penalty for five alleged breaches of the Código de Consumo de Catalunya.
The investigation began after the Policía Local received information about the possible sale of items imitating well-known brands.
During the inspection, officers found clothing and accessories whose appearance and symbols resembled those of various commercial brands, but which had irregularities in their labelling and lacked certain identification elements.
More than 500 products withdrawn from sale
The police operation ended with the seizure of 514 items suspected of not being genuine.
According to the inspection report, some products had labels that did not match those of the original brands, others lacked security features, and several did not even have any labelling.
In addition, the items did not display the retail price.
Given these circumstances, the officers decided to withdraw them from sale to prevent customers from buying them believing they were authentic.
The products were sealed and left in the shop itself, pending the outcome of the relevant procedure.
Five breaches and a proposed fine of 22,001 euros
The inspection also uncovered other irregularities relating to consumer rights.
According to the Policía Local, the person responsible for the shop did not provide purchase invoices or the necessary documentation to prove the origin of the items.
The officers also found that the shop did not properly issue purchase receipts and that some of the documents examined did not identify the products purchased.
It also did not have the official complaints forms or the mandatory sign informing customers of their existence.
The Ayuntamiento de Lloret has proposed four minor penalties of 3,000 euros each, relating to the following irregularities:
Failure to provide purchase receipts.
Deficiencies in product labelling.
Failure to comply with documentation and commercial information obligations.
Absence of official complaints forms.
To these is added an alleged serious breach, penalised with 10,001 euros, for not providing the required information during the inspection.
In total, the proposed financial penalty amounts to 22,001 euros.
What happens now with the shop?
The Ayuntamiento de Lloret de Mar has started the sanctioning procedure, but the fine should not yet be considered final.
The case must go through its administrative process before it is determined whether the breaches are proven and what penalties will ultimately apply.
Meanwhile, the 514 seized items remain sealed in the shop.
The operation highlights basic obligations for any business: correctly identifying products, displaying their prices, issuing purchase receipts, and providing official complaints forms for consumers.