Law No.14 of 2015 on Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Country/Territory Syrian Arab Republic Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Consumer protection Public health Internal trade International trade Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Inspection Offences/penalties Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Law consisting of 63 articles divided in VI sections aims at ensuring the free practice of trade, preventing monopoly, and protecting the rights of consumers, as well as meeting the needs of consumers, ensuring the quality of available products to protect consumer health and guarantying fair information about products. It establishes, among others, that: sellers respect competition in the markets; prices shall be planned through forming committees for fixing prices in the provinces and imposing controls on merchants to protect consumers against price increases and monopolistic practices; inspectors shall be deployed into the markets to monitor vendors; use of barcodes; will be provided regulation of imports; manufacturers are expected to maintain the quality of their products by adhering to certain standards of production; strict penalties have been adopted to deter the sale of products of poor quality or contaminated. The Law establishes also penalties for incorrect communication, in fact consumers have the right to be informed of the details of a product or service and false advertising or fraud is outlawed. Sanctions against violators are expected to include heavy fines and imprisonment. Full text Arabic Website www.scpa-sy.com References - Legislation Repeals Law No. 2 of 2008 on Consumer Protection. Legislation | Syrian Arab Republic | 2008 Keyword: Consumer protection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Legislative Decree 8/2021 regarding the Consumer Protection Law. Legislation | Syrian Arab Republic | 2021 Keyword: Framework law, Consumer protection, Internal trade, Monitoring, Inspection, Public health, Fraud, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX