The Minister of Economy confirms the ministry’s keenness to protect consumer rights
Abu Dhabi, February 16 / WAM / His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al -Marri, Minister of Economy, inspected a group of cooperative societies and sales outlets in the state markets, with the aim of ensuring the stability of the prices of commodities and products and their availability in quantities that ensure that the need of consumers before the blessed month of Ramadan.
This came within the framework of the Ministry’s efforts to ensure the commitment of cooperative societies and sales outlets to the legislation and policies of consumer protection, especially the new pricing policy that has identified nine basic consumption goods whose prices can only be increased with prior approval from the ministry, including cooking oil, eggs, dairy, rice, sugar, poultry, legumes, bread and wheat, And according to Cabinet Resolution No. 120 of 2022 regarding the rules and controls of pricing consumer goods.
His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al -Marri stressed that the UAE has an advanced legislative environment to protect consumer rights based on global best practices that contribute to enhancing communication between the ministry and economic development departments in the country and the relevant government agencies to exercise control over sales outlets, provide a competitive consumer environment, and build a relationship Balancing between merchants and consumers at the level of the Seven Emirates, and preventing any manipulation of the prices of goods and products, and educating consumers and those equipped with their rights and duties alike to ensure the protection of everyone’s rights.
He said that the purpose of inspecting the sales outlets is to ensure the extent of its commitment to the application of the new pricing policy for the nine basic consumer goods, and not to be unjustified in an unjustified manner, and to show the prices of products clearly and read to consumers, in line with the strategic goals of the Ministry to enhance consumer rights in order to provide an appropriate environment And safe when buying goods and products.
He pointed out that these visits aim to enhance communication channels with merchants and providers, and to enhance their awareness of the importance of consumer behavior code and its role in ensuring the success of the application of the new pricing policy, enabling sound commercial practices, enhancing market control, supporting service or commodity according to the highest quality standards as it One of the state’s targets to improve the quality of the lives of citizens and residents.
The Ministry of Economy noted that the consumer is a partner in the control process by interacting with the supervisory authorities, and continuous communication with the ministry through its available channels, to submit complaints, or report commercial practices harmful to the consumer, or to submit proposals and ideas that contribute to the development of the consumer protection climate in the country, from During the number (8001222).
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