The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced the launch of its ‘Electronic auctions’ initiative, which aims at organising commercial operations in this field, and monitor the transfer and circulation of funds for this purpose.
The initiative comes within the framework of the Ministry’s efforts to control, organise and supervise online commercial activities, to take the necessary procedures to protect consumer rights to obtain high-quality products, to combat commercial fraud, and to protect competitiveness, as well as to ensure fast and transparent auction procedures in order to protect the commercial and economic environment.
The Ministry outlined the regulations and conditions necessary for practicing electronic auction activities. These include submitting an application to establish an electronic auction to the Ministry’s headquarters located in Lusail (2nd floor, the Registration and Commercial Licenses Department).
The application must be accompanied by the list of goods that will be displayed in the planned auction. In case of approval, the license holder must comply with the following:
- To provide the Ministry with a list of the goods that will be displayed in the auction.
- To announce the place to inspect the goods that will be displayed in the auction, at least 24 hours before organising it, provided that the site is in a public place (e.g. hotels, public halls, commercial stores. offices etc.)
- Cash handling is prohibited, with payment only through cards or bank transfer.
- To comply with consumer protection requirements.
- To provide the Ministry with the list of sold goods, selling prices and buyers’ data after the end of the auction.
The Ministry urges everyone to adhere to relevant laws and regulations of commercial practices.
Furthermore, members of the public are encouraged to report any violations or infringements, and to send complaints and suggestions regarding registration and commercial licenses through the following communication channels:
Call Centre: 16001
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