MoCI caps marketing services fees of local products

In a bid to promote products made or packaged in Qatar, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has capped services fees charged for displaying and marketing locally produced or packaged food and consumer goods.

The MoCI announced decision No. (6) of 2020 by the Committee that Sets Maximum Prices and Profit Ratios, on capping the services fees charged for displaying and marketing locally produced or packaged food and consumer goods.

The decision was issued within the framework of the Ministry’s efforts to bolster the national industrial environment, consolidate the achievements of local industries and to support national products and showcase their quality.

The decision and its provisions define outlets as stores, markets and sites that display and market locally produced or packaged food and consumer goods. The decision defines a local supplier as a company, commercial establishment or individual who produces or packages food and consumer goods.

The Ministry said it would intensify its awareness campaign to promote national products while carrying out inspection campaigns to ensure the compliance of retail outlets with decision No 6 of 2020 by the Committee that Sets Maximum Prices and Profit Ratios, to ensure the compliance of concerned parties with their stipulated obligations and to crack down on any violations in this regard.