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TÜV wirft Obi Täuschungsmanöver Gütesiegeln vor mit OBI

chain saws, chippers, electric grills - to "mirror" information to deceive the DIY chain Obi their customers with fraudulent marks on the safety of the devices. This will have noted the TÜV Rheinland. The Group object to them.


throws TUV Rheinland of DIY chain Obi "Prüfzeichenmissbrauch" before. Since 2009, the Technical Control Board, had plastered the company 23 products unfairly with the GS seal - it stands for "safety tested" and is considered a leading quality footprint in Europe. Despite requests for injunctive Obi distributes the goods' on inadmissible to the GS-mark of TUV Rheinland. It related to safety-sensitive equipment from the arsenal of the German amateur gardener and home improvement: shredder, chain saws, scarifiers and electric grills by Obi-priced private label and Lux € Mate, that the construction markets their customers were deceived for years. The lawyers of the Empire of the Haub family (Tengelmann Kik) belonging chain reject the charge of MOT: If, for example, the Asian producer has the tool, a key certificate for the use of a GS-mark, need a of local distributors such as € Mate no co- license more.

perverse interpretation

Johann Huber, head of the Central Authority of the Federal States for Safety, holds that interpretation is unreasonable: "Who's on the label or packaging," said "to be a holder of the certificate." The superintendent, To receive a certificate, the product of independent auditors, such as those of the TUV will be assessed. Is there a product out the tests, they must bear the seal of approval for a fee.

seem overly critical to the experts but not to be. Customers such as Obi with his 560 markets no one likes to lose: for example, was one of the TÜV Rheinland for another 80 Obi-products on post-certification, without punishing the abuse. Minutes of meetings between TUV and Obi-managers from the spring of 2009, shows how little the experts in doubt, fall: 26 times paid 25,000 euros penalty had been calculated up to then, has Obi (annual revenues just under six billion euros) a cent. If in doubt, allows the retailer to know, would "always in the interest of customer satisfaction and safety decision. Some devices with the potential hazard Obi-Manager waived but obviously for certification. In internal templates that "goods are sold with a new label (without GS)."