Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has recorded 40 violations in October this year at retail outlets during intensified inspection campaigns carried out to ensure the compliance of retail outlets with their obligations under laws and decisions regulating commercial activities.
The action was taken under the law No. (5) of 2015 on Commercial, Industrial and Similar Public Shops, and Street Vendors, and Ministerial Resolution No. 243 of 2016 on the licensing requirements and regulations to engage in street vendor activities.
The inspection campaigns come within the framework of the Ministry’s efforts to regulate markets and commercial activities across Qatar and to ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing commercial activities in a bid to uncover and crack down on violations.
The inspection campaigns resulted in 40 penalties for violations by retail outlets and street vendors. The violations included conducting unlicensed activities, the failure to comply with the general and special requirements for retail outlets, the opening and management of a store without a licence, and operating as a street vendor without a commercial license.
The Ministry stressed that it will not tolerate any violations of the provisions of the Law No. 5 of 2015 and Ministerial Decision No. 243 of 2016, and will intensify its inspection campaigns to crackdown on violators.
The Ministry said it will refer any party in violation of laws and Ministerial decisions to competent authorities, who will, in turn, take appropriate action against violators in order to protect consumer rights.
