Eyewear seized

In recent days the men from the Financial Police have seized thousands of models of eyewear. The number is estimated at around 30,000 and 40,000, amounting to a value of a few million euros.

The object of the dispute is the 'Made in Italy' brand. Or rather, it would appear that the men from the Financial Police dispute that the eyewear seized was actually made in Italy. The inquiry, carried out in the strictest confidence, was concluded a few days ago.

At the same time as the seize of the goods, the financial police handed the company's legal representatives a summons, charging the company with selling industrial products with misleading marks and commercial fraud.
It is now up to the experts from the Public Prosecutor's Office to establish further details relating to the seized goods.

The inquiry is just at the start, and the company has not yet responded to the charges.

We must remember that regulations on the whole Community Customs Code allow the wording 'Made in Italy' to be used in the case of eyewear, which has not completely been made in Italy, if it has undergone the last, financially relevant, substantial transformation here.

The Financial Police have always carried out checks in the eyewear sector, often at the request of both the certification authorities and the producers themselves who comply with all of the Made in Italy and quality procedures.

(Source: Il Corriere delle Alpi)