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Law No.14 of 2015 on Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.

Pays/Territoire
République Arabe Syrienne
Type du document
Législation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Protection du consommateur Santé publique Commerce intérieur Commerce international Transformation/manutention Emballage/étiquetage Inspection Infractions/sanctions Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires
Aire géographique
Asie, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Arabe
Site web
www.scpa-sy.com

Références - Législation

Abroge

Law No. 2 of 2008 on Consumer Protection.

Législation | République Arabe Syrienne | 2008

Mot clé: Protection du consommateur, Infractions/sanctions

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abrogé par

Legislative Decree 8/2021 regarding the Consumer Protection Law.

Législation | République Arabe Syrienne | 2021

Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Protection du consommateur, Commerce intérieur, Monitorage, Inspection, Santé publique, Fraude, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires

Source: FAO, FAOLEX