Royal Decree No. 66/2014 to promulgate the Consumer Protection Law. Pays/Territoire Oman Type du document Législation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Général Mot clé Loi-cadre Protection du consommateur Santé publique Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Fraude Autorisation/permis Enregistrement Emballage/étiquetage Responsabilité/indemnisation Législation de base Aire géographique Asie, Océan Indien, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 90 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé This Law consisting of 49 articles divided in 6 Chapters aims at protecting consumer health and rights. It prohibits: trading in any commodity or providing any services without meeting health and safety conditions and obtaining the licenses or permits from the competent body; advertising any commodity or providing any service without obtaining the approval of the competent body; trading in any adulterated, corrupt, counterfeit or not authorized commodities; engaging in any practice aiming to monopolize the trading of a commodity. It provides also for: specific warning given in Arabic and English for any commodity or service that can cause damages to the consumer; commercial activity registrations; suspension or destruction of provision of services or commodities trading in dangerous circumstances; curtailing the increase in prices in exceptional circumstances; disputes between the provider and the consumer; examination of any commodities; bulletins to inform consumers; actions to guarantee consumer rights or public health. Texte intégral Arabe/Anglais Site web data.qanoon.om; https