More Than 38000 Inspection And Supervisory Visits In The 1st Quarter Of 2019 Led To Over 4000 Pieces Of Counterfeit And Fake Goods Confiscated
The Abu Dhabi
Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has carried out, in the 1st quarter
of this year, 38123 inspection and supervisory visits to commercial facilities
in markets and outlets across the three regions of Abu Dhabi. This was done as
a part of its annual plan for combating EXPO 2020 in Dubai illegal business
practices that violate the conditions, laws, and regulations of conducting
business in the Emirate as well as protecting consumers’ rights and intellectual
property.
Trade Protection
Activity Report for the 1st quarter of this year issued by the Department of
Trade Protection at the Abu Dhabi Business Center, Abu Dhabi Department of
Economic Development, mentioned that a series of inspection and supervisory
visits to commercial facilities, which were organized in the 1st quarter, were
distributed as follows: 16768 visits in Abu Dhabi city, 15505 visits in Al Ain
city, and 5850 visits in Al Dhafra region.
Mohamed Rashed
Al Rumaithi, Director of the Commercial Protection Directorate, emphasized that
the Directorate is continuously keen on improving business and investments’
atmosphere in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through the continuing efforts of
monitoring local markets. This is done Awards in Dubai while protecting the rights of investors and
businessmen against any violations of their intellectual property and combating
any practices that may adversely affect the business sector in the Emirate in
order to enhance the Doing Business transparency and create a competitive
environment.
The DED’s report
mentioned that the total number of inspection campaigns, organized by the
Commercial Protection Directorate, targeting the registered shops, stores, and
commercial facilities in Abu Dhabi in the 1st quarter of this year was 322
campaigns, distributed as follows: 205 campaigns in Abu Dhabi, 70 campaigns in
Al Ain city, and 47 campaigns in the Al Dhafra region.
The report
indicated that the total number of counterfeit and fake goods confiscated
during the inspection visits and campaigns in the 1st quarter of this year Government Jobs in Dubai was 4183 counterfeit and fake pieces of
automotive spare parts, electronics, clothes, accessories, and cosmetics
products compared to 13286 pieces of the same counterfeit and fake products
confiscated within the 1st quarter of last year.
Mohamed Rashed
Al Rumaithi stated that these campaigns are carried out for combating some
negative practices in a number of outlets such as commercial fraud and
interacting with consumers’ complaints on prices and non-compliance with the
doing business regulations issued by DED as well as monitoring markets during
occasions and feasts in which consumers tend to buy more to make the most of
the various offers and discounts.
He added that
the obvious decrease in the number of counterfeit goods confiscated is a clear
indication of the positive results achieved by the Directorate in combating
counterfeit and fake goods of trademarks for protecting the rights of
trademarks’ owners as well as protecting consumers against fraud
Trade Protection
Activity Report showed an obvious decrease in the number of violations issued
against the commercial facilities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during the 1st
quarter of this year by 457% compared to the same period last year where 451
violations Jobs in
Dubai were issued
against commercial facilities in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Al Dhafra. They are as
follows: Abu Dhabi recorded 328 violations, Al Ain city recorded 112
violations, and Al Dhafra region recorded 11 violations. Last year, the Abu
Dhabi’s DED issued 2516 violations in the same period.
Mohamed Rashed
Al Rumaithi, Director of the Commercial Protection Directorate – Abu Dhabi’s
DED, said: “The results of the report showed a significant decrease in the
number of violations issued and the number of stores, accordingly, closed. We
see this as a positive indication that the Abu Dhabi’s DED has succeeded
greatly in combating illegal commercial practices that violate the rules
organizing the practices for business activities’ licensing.” Al Rumaithi
emphasized that the DED is keen on playing an essential role as a leading and
distinguished governmental authority that promotes the competitiveness in the
business environment through ensuring the highest levels of commercial
protection in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
In the same
context, the total number of violations issued by the DED against the commercial
facilities violating the business practices in the emirate in the 1st quarter
of this year was 1449 violations; of which 541 violations were issued in Abu
Dhabi, 702 violations in Al Ain, and 206 violations in Al Dhafra region.
As a result of
these visits and inspection campaigns, 18 commercial facilities were closed in
the 1st quarter of this year due to their continuous violations of laws,
regulations, and conditions stated for business practice after getting
warnings. The DED has closed 57 facilities in the 1st quarter of the previous
year, with a significant decrease of 216%. This reflects the Media Marketing Dubai commitment of these
facilities not to violate the doing business’s laws.
According to the
report, Abu Dhabi’s DED in the 1st quarter of this year, continued to organize
awareness workshops for traders and consumers on their rights and duties
together with raising the awareness of investors about the damages caused by
commercial fraud, protecting their intellectual property, and on how to
distinguish between original and counterfeit products. 13 workshops were
organized in Abu Dhabi with an increase of 100% compared to only 6 workshops
organized in the 1st quarter of last year.
The Director of
the Commercial Protection Directorate – Abu Dhabi’s DED, said: “Launching such
awareness initiatives and field visits aims to support the business Media Advertising in Dubai community in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi for the
purpose of creating a stable and motivational environment which will promote
the competitiveness of the Emirate locally and globally pushing it to build a
knowledge-based and competitive economy in line with the vision of the Abu Dhabi’s
government.
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