MUSCAT: The GCC Unified Law (System) that was recently implemented through Royal Decree (No.54/2021) will help to combat commercial fraud in the region, according to His Excellency Salim bin Ali Al Hakmani, Chairman of the Consumer Protection Authority (CPA).

In an interview with Oman News Agency (ONA), Al Hakmani said it will strengthen the legal system to protect the Sultanate’s markets from harmful practices and provides more protection for them. “The law has a lot of balance in the process of trading goods at all stages and provides the necessary protection for the consumer and the merchant and the Omani market as a whole,” he added.

Last week, His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik issued a Royal Decree on Combating Commercial Deception, after presenting the same before the Council of Oman.