Law – NJQ & Associates

IRAQ: NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTING CERTAIN PRODUCTS

NJQ & Associates — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:48:30 +0000

BAGHDAD – The Ministerial Economic Council has issued Decree No. 5 for the year 2024 concerning foreign companies manufacturing electrical products and cigarettes that are imported into Iraq. This Decree directs that companies supplying the products identified below to the Iraqi market are not permitted to introduce their products into the country unless they have obtained the Iraqi Quality Certificate.

Those products are as follows:

Household electric storage water heaters
Household electric room heaters
Household electric cooling devices
Household air conditioners
Electric ovens
Cigarettes

For a foreign company to obtain the Quality Certificate, it must first have a Foreign Company Branch registered in Iraq.

For more information, please contact iraq@qumsieh.com.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: “INFORM” CONSUMERS ACT IS NOW EFFECTIVE

NJQ & Associates — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:04:16 +0000

ABU DHABI – The Federal Trade Commission has started implementing the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (INFORM Consumers). This new federal law became effective on 27 June 2023.

Under this Act, “online marketplaces” where “high-volume third-party sellers” (both defined by the legislation) offer new or used consumer products are required to collect, verify and disclose critical information about those sellers.

Should an online marketplace fail to do so, they face a steep fine for each violation. Online marketplaces must also suspend high volume third-party sellers not providing the required information.

The Act also requires that online marketplaces provide consumers with a clear way to report suspicious conduct, such as possible counterfeit goods listed for sale.

The goal of this Act is to create more transparency for online shoppers and to create safer online marketplaces for consumers and IP rights holders.

For more information, please contact uae@qumsieh.com.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Changing of Weekend Holiday

NJQ & Associates — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:04:54 +0000

This is to advise that as of beginning of September 2006 the Federal Government of UAE has changed the week end holiday from Thursday and Friday to Friday and Saturday.