In crackdown, 1,539 fake vehicle spare parts seized from Industrial Area garages
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has seized 1,539 counterfeit spare parts from garages in the Industrial Area, reported The Peninsula.
The products were seized during a recent inspection campaign conducted by the ministry.
Counterfeit spare parts pose great risks to consumer safety because they affect the performance of vehicles, leading to potential moral and material losses to consumers, said a statement yesterday.
The inspection campaigns were part of the ministry’s efforts to monitor markets and commercial activities in a bid to offset price manipulation and expose violations pertaining to counterfeit goods and non-conformance with standard specifications, it added.
Counterfeit spare parts involve a violation of article (7) of law number (8) of 2008. The law stipulates that suppliers of goods must clearly display on product labels a clear description of goods and their contents and refrain from posting any misleading or false statements.
Penalties for violations of law number (8) of 2008 range between administrative closures and a minimum fine of QR3,000 and up to QR1m.
The Ministry stated that it is determined to protect consumer rights and will intensify its inspection campaigns to crack down on all violations of the consumer protection law.
The Ministry said it will refer violators of laws and ministerial decrees to the competent authorities, who will take appropriate action against perpetrators in order to protect the rights of consumers.
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce urges all consumers to report about the violations if they come cross to the Consumer Protection and Anti-Commercial Fraud department and send complaints and suggestions through Call Center: 16001 or Email: [email protected] or Twitter MEC_QATAR.
Courtesy: thepeninsulaqatar.com
It's 08.00 AM ........... 21.04.2016 Thursday .........
How can one half dozen people share one PC & perform their work ...... .......... ?
Its ok Mufti .. Its past 1:00 pm and they've all gone for the day..
they'll be back around 7:30 tomorrow...
I'm guessing they all work for the same company or share the same computer :O)
MM, He follows the easy path just report & move to the next topic. He even gets pat for that from some quarters.
Zack, Everybody would declare that they are good & ve only one ID. That's fine. But in realty one - one QLer with 6 - 6 IDs & they are all around ...............
MM excuse me, but who is Prize to me! I do not need to clarify myself to him. I think Prize is you and Humbles as well along with other accounts you have.
Hope we get an honest answer from zackm .
Hahaha, I got a report on my comment. So funny...so so funny!
Then why Prize has doubt on your group ? .............. There may be some signs telling the tale !!!
Zack, If Brit or WT could trust you ................. !!!
Agreed with MM, I have clarified myself to all QL users that I have no reason to hide amongst the shadows in the forum. I only have one account and has been using this one since I have set foot here.
Fake ones are marked with -ve for their de-merits .... ....
Prize, Let a single person have 6 IDs, let him cheat to self ........... let's move to other topics ..............
MM is wrong. Zack & Rizk is the same person with 4 known different names at this site.
No Sorry, Zack & Rizk are two different persons with one ID at QL ....................
Rizks: Let's just say that she looked cute, dressed sexily, but had a bulge in her designer jeans :O(
I've met a few QL users, the rest are fake!
Lol britey.....what made u thinkg tat she was Fake ? :)
Please explain
I met a young lady at the Ramada car park.. I later discovered she was "fake" :O(
We had food and restaurants issues... now we have fake parts for our cars...whats going to be next? Fake Meds perhaps!
Great going.. Can you please name the garages , so that we can avoid them in the future