The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has announced the one month administrative closure of a showroom, located in Salwa Street as well as a number of warehouses operated by a well-known commercial agent over the storage and sale of expired tires.
The closures comes within the framework of inspection campaigns carried out by the ministry in an effort to monitor markets and commercial activity in the State of Qatar; in a bid to offset price manipulation and crackdown on violations pertaining to counterfeit goods and non-conformance with standard specifications.
Inspectors from the Ministry seized 4900 counterfeit tires, fined the agent and compelled the closure of the showroom and warehouses for a one month period in line with article (6) of law number (8) of 2008. The law prohibits the sale, display and promotion of counterfeit and fraudulent products. A product is considered fraudulent if it fails to meet the standards or has expired.
The administrative closure is published on the ministry’s website as well as two daily newspapers at the offending store’s own expense in line with article (3) of law no (8) on consumer protection.
The ministry stated that it is determined to protect consumer rights and will intensify its inspection campaigns to crack down on all violations of the consumer protection law. The Ministry said it will refer violators of laws and ministerial decrees to the competent authorities, who will take appropriate action against perpetrators in order to protect the rights of consumers.
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce urges all consumers to report any violations to its Consumer Protection and Anti-Commercial Fraud department and send complaints and suggestions through the following communication channels:
– Call center: 16001
– Email: info@mec.gov.qa
– The accounts of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce on social media networks
– Twitter MEC_QATAR
– Instagram MEC_QATAR
-The applications of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce on smart phones available on iPhone and Android devices MEC_QATAR
