The MEC officials conducting inspection at one of the shops.
DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has launched surprise inspection campaigns targeting a number of retail outlets specialised in selling sweets, nuts and Garangao accessories in Souq Waqif and across Qatar in order to monitor the compliance of shops with the provisions of law number 8 of 2008 on consumer protection.
The inspection campaigns come within the framework of the Ministry’s Ramadan initiatives under the theme #Aqal_Min_Al_Wajeb.” The ministry traditionally intensifies its inspection campaigns before and throughout the holy month of Ramadan as part of its efforts to monitor markets and commercial activities in order to uncover and crack down on violations and protect consumer rights.
The campaign resulted in 8 penalties for violations including missing price tags, failing to announce the products’ data in Arabic, missing Arabic invoices, weight differences and missing product descriptions.
Violations of Law No. (8) of 2008 on consumer protection can result in administrative closure and financial penalties ranging from QR3,000 to QR1 million.
The Ministry stressed that it will not tolerate any violations of Consumer Protection Law and its regulation. The ministry said it will refer those who violate laws and ministerial decrees to competent authorities, who will in turn take appropriate action against perpetrators in order to protect consumer rights.
