​As the holy month of Ramadan approachesMinistry of Economy and Commerce intensifies inspection campaigns targeting all commercial activities across Qatar 
As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce has announced round-the-clock inspection campaigns targeting all commercial activities across Qatar to ensure the compliance of suppliers with their obligations under Law No. 8 of 2008 on consumer protection.
 
The Ministry traditionally intensifies its inspection campaigns before, throughout and after the holy month of Ramadan and Eid El Fitr to monitor and regulate markets, crack down on price manipulation and uncover violations in a bid to protect consumer rights.
 
Over the past two weeks, the Ministry has intensified its unannounced inspection campaigns targeting the central market, vegetables and fruit shops, clothing and textile outlets and gold shops across Qatar. The Ministry has also launched inspection campaigns targeting retail outlets and malls to monitor and follow up on its discounted consumer goods initiative, which covers more than 500 products. The initiative went into effect on Sunday, May 6, 2018 (20 Shaban, 1439 Hijri) and will continue until the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Ministry has ensured the display of the list of consumer goods in a prominent location and monitored the compliance with the discounted price list. The Ministry has also conducted surprise inspection campaigns targeting the central market as the subsidized sheep prices initiative went into effect on the occasion of Ramadan 1439H and will continue throughout the holy month. The campaign is aimed at ensuring the availability of live sheep and compliance with prices, weights and requirements.
 
Through its campaigns, the Ministry confirms the completion of all preparations across shopping malls and markets where food and consumer goods are available in large quantities.
 
The ministry stressed that it will not tolerate any violations of Consumer Protection Law number 8 of 2008 and its regulations and will intensify its inspection campaigns to crackdown on violations. 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.
 
The Ministry invites all traders and consumers to contribute to the success of its inspection campaigns, through compliance with the provisions of laws and regulations, and to report any violations or irregularities through the following channels.
 
– Call Centre: 16001
– Email: info@mec.gov.qa
– The accounts of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce on social networks
         – Twitter MEC_QATAR
         – Instagram MEC_QATAR
– The application of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce on iPhone and Android devices MEC_QATAR
 
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has unveiled a series of initiatives to mark the holy month of Ramadan under the theme “#Aqal_Min_Al_Wajeb” the Arabic for #The_Least_We_Can_Do” in line with its duties towards society. These initiatives were designed to cover all aspects of the ministry’s activities in terms of organization, partnership and support and to raise awareness about various consumer and commercial topics.
The ministry will also launch several initiatives to regulate and bolster markets and will intensify its inspection campaigns throughout the holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.