Maximum 2-year-jail and SR8 million fine for Consumer Protection Law violations
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Saudi Arabia.
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce announced that the Consumer Protection Law, approved by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, is the first comprehensive legislation to regulate consumer rights in products and services under a unified legal framework. The law will come into force 180 days after its publication in the official gazette, replacing three existing regulations: the Anti-Commercial Fraud Law, the E-Commerce Law, and the Commercial Data Law.The law prescribes penalties for violations, including fines of up to SR8 million, imprisonment for up to two years, suspension of business…
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2 outlets from Saudi Arabia, where the story is: Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi Gazette · how we count
- Nov 11, 9:28 AM UTCFirst reportSaudi Arabia Approves Unified Consumer Protection Law, with Fines of Up to $2.1 Millionenglish.aawsat.com ↗
- Nov 11, 2:03 PM UTC+5 h· you’re reading thisMaximum 2-year-jail and SR8 million fine for Consumer Protection Law violationssaudigazette.com.sa ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 2:03 PM UTC · +5 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Saudi Consumer Protection Law approval, and its fine figure (about $2.1 million, roughly SR8 million) is consistent with Report 1.
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