DOHA: The State of Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of consumer protection, in order to enhance technical and legal coordination and to achieve cooperation in all fields related to the consumer.
The MoU was signed by Minister of Economy and Commerce HE Ahmed Bin Jassem Bin Mohammed Al-Thani, and Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs of Oman HE Darwish bin Ismail bin Ali Al Balushi, on the sidelines of the meetings of the Omani-Qatari Joint Committee that was Held in Doha for two days.
The MoU also aims to focus on all areas related to consumer protection, in particular the consumer protection policy, in accordance with the applicable legislation in both countries through the establishment of a mechanism to achieve consumer awareness and protection of rights, receive consumer complaints and the mechanism for dealing with them, control of prices and the abnormal increase in them.
So that each party conducts inspections in its own country, informs the other party of any abuses by suppliers, and obliges the supplier to retrieve or withdraw defective goods from the markets.
