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The economic and commercial activities in Homs Governorate have unanimously agreed on the importance of Legislative Decree No. 8 of 2021, which contributes to deterring violations, gradually reducing prices and stabilizing the market.
During their central meeting today with the Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Talal Al-Barazi, at the Cultural Center in Homs, the directors of internal trade and consumer protection in the governorates emphasized the importance of Legislative Decree No. 8 and its application to protect citizens.
Rami Al-Youssef, Director of Trade and Consumer Protection in Homs, indicated that the provisions of Decree No. 8 began to be applied in Homs and in the coming days, its results will be more on the ground, while Samer Al-Sousi, Director of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection in Lattakia, confirmed that in cooperation with the control staff and the Ministry, the decree will be implemented. And work with it and punish any violator.
Fadi Masoud, Director of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection in As-Suwayda confirmed that everything mentioned in this decree is protection for the consumer, citizen and producer. The decree with its articles is keen on the producer and the supplier, as it is an integrated decree with its procedures in the interest of the citizen, protecting his rights and introducing him to his rights and duties.
During the meeting held with Al-Barazi at the Chamber of Commerce in Homs, a number of commercial activities pointed out the importance of this decree, with the need to take into account some points and amend them, the most important of which is the postponement of the application of the articles of the legislative decree for a period of three to six months until it is understood by the merchants, citizens and supervisors of supply and taking transportation fees. Taking into account during the pricing of materials and reviewing the period of changing the materials or returning them to the merchant within three days, especially in the field of goldsmithing, as the price of gold fluctuates and is subject to the global gold price, the sale of golden pounds is restricted to the Central Bank of Syria, the amendment of income tax brackets, and the issue of the immediate arrest of the violator in the sale Price plus or no invoice.
Rasim Al-Serafi stressed the importance of Legislative Decree No. 8, which is the culmination of good studies and is very comprehensive to control violations and greed and protect consumers among Ghazwan Hakami that the importance of the decree stems from the penalties for violations of prices and specifications, which will be positively reflected on the markets, with an emphasis on the need for the presence of Syrian standard specifications for all commodities. As for the drafting, the sale of ounces and pounds was limited to the Central Bank, as well as Muhammad Al-Khatib pointed to the importance of the decree, with the need to postpone its implementation for three months or more until the materials in the merchants that are without an invoice are completed.
During a tour of the markets of Karm al-Shami and Haji Atef Square in the city of Homs, a number of citizens noted the importance of issuing the decree to curb the high price hikes, greed and fraud, and inflict maximum penalties on those manipulating the citizen’s food, stressing that the first day of the implementation of the decree witnessed a very slight decrease in the hope that the coming days will bear a decrease. Larger.
Saba Kharibak