Saudi: 44 e-stores penalized for violating new e-commerce system

  • Date: 15-Aug-2020
  • Source: Gulf Insider
  • Sector:Retail
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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Saudi: 44 e-stores penalized for violating new e-commerce system

Shopping onlineThe Ministry of Commerce has penalized 44 electronic stores that violated the e-commerce system, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said Thursday.The penalties for violating stores reach a fine of up to SR1 million, blocking and closing the violating online stores' websites, and preventing them from practicing their activity.During the past period, the ministry detected the violations by these stores that practice e-commerce, in line with its competence to monitor and track e-commerce activity with the aim of protecting and preserving consumers' rights.Accordingly, the violations were immediately referred to the Committee for Reviewing Violations of the E-Commerce System, which issued fines for the stores after their violation was proven.During the past months, the ministry had blocked the websites of five violating electronic stores' immediately in coordination with the competent authorities as