The State of Qatar participated in the activities of the Arab Consumer Protection Week forum under the title "Small consumer and sustainable consumption"which was held in Muscat from 8 to 14 March.
The State of Qatar was represented at the forum by Mr. Mohammed Abdul Karim Al-Emadi, Director of the Consumer Protection and Combating Commercial Fraud Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The forum discussed a number of working papers on topics related to the small consumer, and reviewed the experiences of the Sultanate of Oman and the Arab countries in this aspect, in addition to organizing a number of various educational programs and activities for young consumers.
The forum aims to identify the reality of legislation related to the small consumer, the role of legal systems and legislation in providing protection for him from traditional and electronic commercial fraud cases, achieving sustainable consumption, revealing the role of the media and its impact in achieving awareness of small consumer issues in the Arab world, and directing public opinion on them. Benefiting from local and international experiences in the field of developing the services of the Consumer Protection Authority for the small consumer.
As well as identifying the policies and efforts made by the Sultanate of Oman in achieving sustainable consumption for the small consumer, and coming up with practical and applicable proposals and recommendations that would raise awareness of the importance of the small consumer segment, and improve legislation and awareness methods directed at them.
