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Arab Times
02-08-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Kuwait Shops, markets face heat over consumer violations
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 2: Statistics from the Commercial Control Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for the period July 1-30 revealed the registration of 1,357 violation reports – 1,215 inspection reports and 142 consumer complaint reports – under 30 categories of violations. The newspaper obtained a copy of the violations report that the inspection teams headed by Director of the department Faisal Al-Ansari prepared. The violations include the following: Failure to comply with regulations on advertising data, contracts and invoices; Failure to use the Arabic language; Price violations; Engaging in an activity without a license; - Non-compliance with the prohibition of certain goods and their circulation, including goods that violate public morals, goods printed with Quranic verses, images of His Highness the Amir, the State emblem and flag, bladed weapons, rifles, pistols, self-defense weapons and fireworks; Violation of general provisions, such as refraining from selling goods or providing services, hiring domestic workers, and provisions regulating the sale and circulation of vegetables and fruits, such as retail within the vegetable market ('farza'), displaying and selling vegetables and fruits without clear information (package weight and country of origin), and absence of a sign for selling vegetables and fruits (such as price, unit and weight); Violation of provisions regulating the sale and circulation of meat (sale of minced meat), provisions regulating after-sales services (failure of an agent to provide manufactured spare parts, failure to comply with the maintenance or repair period for warranted goods, and failure to provide alternative goods during the warranty period); Violation of regulations governing the trading and sale of goods and services (closing a store with the intent to refrain from selling or providing services); Unjustified high prices for consumer goods per person; Violation of regulations governing the advertising of prices of goods, food and services in shops and restaurants, such as retail sales activities, listing meat and food types on the menu, prices and weight of egg sandwiches and omelets, absence of the list of meat types and their condition, underweight grilled meat, additional fees and amounts on the value of goods, merchandise, materials, machinery or services, the licensee exceeding general price reductions by raising all or some of the selling prices, failure to place a list of prices clearly in Arabic, and failure to specify the goods and services excluded in the offer); Commercial fraud violations included the import, export, re-export, manufacture, production, sale, storage or transportation of counterfeit or adulterated goods, or materials used to produce adulterate goods, as well as deception or fraud regarding the type, origin, composition or date of goods;
Arab Times
20-02-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Stores selling fake gifts, luxury items, shoes, watches shut
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 20: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued 22 closure decisions for commercial establishments in Hawally that violated regulations, and referred them to the Commercial Prosecution. The director of the Commercial Control Department at the ministry Faisal Al-Ansari explained that these decisions were made based on recommendations from the inspection committee. Among the establishments closed were two advertising companies. One of the companies had been promoting health insurance policies for specified amounts tied to each health insurance card. However, consumers were surprised to find that when they visited medical clinics, the cards were either suspended or did not carry the agreed-upon amounts. Many consumers also complained about not receiving their cards on the specified date, despite having paid in advance. The decisions included the closure of 13 stores selling counterfeit goods, including gifts, luxury items, shoes, watches, bags, and accessories. In addition, seven domestic labor recruitment offices were shut down for violating ministerial regulations prohibiting cash transactions. These offices were found to have accepted cash payments instead of using electronic payment devices such as Knet.
Arab Times
19-02-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Kuwait Takes Action to Prevent Food Price Manipulation Before Ramadan
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 19: To maintain market stability and protect consumers, the Commercial Control Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is conducting intensive inspections of food prices across various markets and shops in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan. The objectives of these inspections include:
Arab Times
26-01-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Wholesale stores pledge to keep meat and food prices stable: official
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 26: Faisal Al-Ansari, Director of the Commercial Control Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, confirmed the stability of meat and food prices in the wholesale market. He also noted that the Livestock Trading and Transport Company continues to offer meat at the usual, normal prices. This statement came following an inspection tour of the wholesale markets in the Shuwaikh area conducted by the emergency team from the "Commercial Control" and "Technical Authority for Supervising Goods and Determining Their Prices" departments. The team was tasked with monitoring the prices of meat, food, and basic commodities in preparation for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. Al-Ansari emphasized that during the inspection, the team closely observed the prices of meat, essential goods, and food items at the wholesale markets. Additionally, pledges were obtained from company and store officials to ensure that prices would not be raised.
