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[Non-Text] وزاره التجاره Ministry of Commerce VISION 2010 230 دوليه العربيه السعوديه KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Implementing instructions of the sales violations penalties stipulated in the table of violations and municipal penalties Definitions Article 1: Regulations: the list of penalties for municipal violations issued by the Council of Ministers Resolution No. (92) dated 25/2/1442 AH. Table of violations and municipal penalties: the table of violations and municipal penalties issued by the decision of the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing No. (4300204497) dated 12/3/1443 AH. Instructions: implementing instructions of the sales violations penalties stipulated in the table of violations and municipal penalties. Ministry: Ministry of Commerce Minister: Minister of Commerce. Violation: sales violations specified in the table of violations and municipal penalties. Violator: a person, whether natural or juridical, who commits a violation. Invoice: a document with a unique number issued by the seller to the buyer. It includes the sold products, their quantities, their price, the seller's name and address, the name of the store and the date of sales. Violation Control Article 2: 1. Subject to the provisions of Article (5) of the Regulations, the employees who are named by a decision issued by the Minister shall undertake the control of the violations stipulated in the table of violations and municipal penalties -sales violations- and impose the stipulated penalties according to the table attached to the instructions. 2. The control officer shall: a. Adhere to good conduct, instructions, and functional and territorial competencies specified in the decision of his nomination as a control officer, and seek accuracy and honesty when performing his duties. b. Present his credentials when performing his work. c. Indicate the purpose of the visit. d. Safeguard the confidentiality of information that he receives through his work. e. Report violations and products seized in relation to violations to the competent department at the Ministry's branch. 3. The control officer shall write a report on the violation, which includes the following: a. Information on the violating establishment and its location. b. The violation type and description, and the tools and means used therein. c. Names and information of violators. d. Documents and papers necessary to document the violation. e. Identity, name and signature of the control officer. f. Time of preparing the report of the violation. 4. In order to perform their duties, the control officers have the right to review books, records and papers, and to request the necessary data. 5. The seizure report shall be signed by the violator, if he refuses to sign or to cooperate, tries to obstruct or resist, or becomes unreachable, this must be recorded in the report, then proceed with the investigative procedures and the imposition of penalties. +966 11 294 4444 | Riyadh 11162 A © SaudiMCI Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | المملكه العربيه السعوديه www.mci.gov.sa 1 [Non-Text] وزاره التجاره Ministry of Commerce VISION D-91 230 دوله دهل ادعد لسم ودر KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 6. The penalties mentioned in the table of violations and municipal penalties shall be imposed according to the following: a. For violations whose financial fine does not exceed (twenty-five thousand riyals), the penalty will be imposed in accordance with paragraph (1) of Article (5) of the Regulations, and the violator must be notified of the violation according to the data recorded in his commercial register. b. For violations whose financial fine exceeds (twenty-five thousand riyals), the violation shall be submitted to the Ministry's Director General in the region to which the violator belongs, in order to refer the violation to the committee stipulated in paragraph (2) of Article (5) of the Regulations. The Ministry's branch must follow up on the issuance of the decision, and inform the violator of the decision through the official communication channels, and document this communication. 7. Penalties for repeating the same violation shall be imposed in accordance with the criteria set out in the accompanying table. 8. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (5) of this Article, if the report lacks data or lacks clarity, the seizure procedure will become invalid. 9. The minimum penalty shall be applied if the violator commits the same violation six months after the previous violation, as this is not considered a repetition. 10. The fine for violation No. (8/2) will be imposed on establishments that fail to submit invoices according to the requirements of the relevant authorities. 11. With regard to the violations No. (8/6) and No. (8/8) stipulated in the accompanying table, the control officer shall, prior to imposing the penalty, alert the violator and afford him a period of one day to correct the violation, however, if the violator fails to do so or if he recommits the violation, then the penalty shall be imposed. 12. The violator is obligated to remove and correct the violation at his expense, if needed. If he fails to do so, then a new violation will be charged against him. 13. The fine shall not be imposed on the same violation more than once, except in case of repetition, or failure to correct the violation. 14. The control officer shall submit the reports regarding the closure of stores to the Director General of the Ministry in the region for approval and to complete the procedures. 15. When imposing the penalty of closing stores, products that are perishable by their nature must be taken into account, thus the violator is given a period not exceeding three days to dispose of these products. 16. If the violation No. (10/8) stipulated in the accompanying table is committed, the control officer shall impose the penalty on the violator, and seize the goods by virtue of official reports that include the data and status of the seizures, and refer them to the Ministry's Director General in the region to complete the necessary procedure. 17. If the violation requires the imposition of publication penalty, reports on the violation shall be submitted to the Minister to issue a publication decision in accordance with Article (6) of the Regulations. 18. If the seizure site includes multiple violations, the penalties shall be applied according to the type of violation. Final Provisions Article 3: 1. The decision imposing a penalty may be appealed before the Minister, or whoever he authorizes, within (60) days from the date of being notified of the imposition of the penalty. The decision issued by the Minister, or whoever he authorizes, may also be appealed before the competent court within (60) days from the date of being notified of the decision. 2. Penalties may only be executed after the decision becomes unappealable due to the lapse of the statutory period for appeal or the judgment rendered thereon becomes final. 3. The Minister may grant the rewards stipulated in paragraph (2) of Article (16) of the Regulations. +966 11 294 4444 | Riyadh 11162 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | المملكه العربيه السعوديه A © SaudiMCI www.mci.gov.sa 2 [No text] وزاره التجاره Ministry of Commerce VISION CL Jgl 230 الديوانه الميويه للتصوير KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA <table><tr><td colspan="7">Table of Violations and Penalties - Violations of Sales Regulations</td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>Violation</td><td>Fine</td><td>Unit</td><td>Action in case of repetition</td><td>Warning</td><td>Repetition criterion</td></tr><tr><td>8/1</td><td>Refrain from selling</td><td>1000</td><td>Store</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>n/a</td><td>In case of repetition after imposing a penalty for a prior violation</td></tr><tr><td>8/2</td><td>Refrain from giving an invoice</td><td>1000</td><td>Store</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>n/a</td><td>Repetition after a period of three days from the date of imposing a penalty for a prior violation</td></tr><tr><td>8/3</td><td>Increase the price of basic goods beyond the prices specified by the decision of the Minister of Commerce.</td><td>An amount equal to the difference between the specified price and the sales price, provided that the fine does not exceed one hundred thousand and not less than five thousand riyals</td><td>For every category</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>n/a</td><td>Repetition after imposing a penalty for a prior violation</td></tr><tr><td>8/4</td><td>Increase the price beyond the prices specified by the decision of the competent authority</td><td>An amount equal to the difference between the specified price and the sales price, provided that the fine does not exceed one hundred thousand and not less than five thousand riyal</td><td>For every category</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>n/a</td><td>Repetition after imposing a penalty for a prior violation.</td></tr><tr><td>8/5</td><td>Not placing prices on products</td><td>1000</td><td>Store</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>n/a</td><td>Repetition after one day from the date of imposing a penalty for the same violation</td></tr></table> +966 11 294 4444 | Riyadh 11162 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | المملكه العربيه السعوديه f@ SaudiMCI www.mci.gov.sa 3 [Non-Text] وزاره التجاره Ministry of Commerce VISION CL JgJ 230 دوقدو لوقدو لوقدو لوقدو لوقدو لوقدو لوقدو لوقدو دوقدو لوقدو لوقدو لوقي KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA <table><tr><td>8/6</td><td>Waste in the use of flour, dough or bread by more than (5%) of the amount allocated to the establishment per week</td><td>5000</td><td>Store</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>applied</td><td>Repetition after one day from the date of imposing a penalty for the same violation</td></tr><tr><td>8/7</td><td>Refilling flour or using it for purposes other than the ones intended in the establishment that depends on state-subsidized flour in its production.</td><td>10,000</td><td>Store</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>n/a</td><td>Repetition after imposing a penalty for a prior violation</td></tr><tr><td>8/8</td><td>Failure of the automatic and semi-automatic bakeries, which receive Ma'an flour, to provide the flatbread and the Somali bread.</td><td>1000</td><td>Store</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>applied</td><td>Repetition after one day from the date of imposing a penalty for the same violation</td></tr><tr><td>8/9</td><td>Refrain from or failure to provide electronic payment methods at the point of sales</td><td>1000</td><td>Store</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>n/a</td><td>Repetition after five days from the date of imposing a penalty for a prior violation</td></tr><tr><td>8/10</td><td>Possession and display of goods of unknown origin or if they contain misleading information</td><td>5000</td><td>Store</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>n/a</td><td>Repetition after imposing a penalty for a prior violation</td></tr><tr><td>8/11</td><td>Energy efficiency card violations</td><td>100</td><td>For every product</td><td>Double the fine and close the store for a week</td><td>n/a</td><td>In case of repetition after one day from the date of imposing a penalty for a prior violation</td></tr><tr><td>8/12</td><td>Any other violation of sales regulations for which a penalty has not been specified</td><td>1000</td><td>Violation</td><td>-</td><td>n/a</td><td>In case of repetition after imposing a penalty for a prior violation</td></tr></table> +966 11 294 4444 | Riyadh 11162 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | المملكه العربيه السعوديه SaudiMCI www.mci.gov.sa 4