Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
{{Short description|Government ministry of Syria}}
{{Infobox government agency
| name = Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
| seal = Emblem of Syria.svg
| seal_caption = De facto Coat of arms of Syria
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| native_name_a = وزارة التجارة الداخلية وحماية المستهلك
| formed = 1920, 2012 (latest form)
| dissolved = {{end date|2025}}
| superseding1 = Ministry of Economy and Industry
| preceding1 = Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade
| jurisdiction = Government of Syria
| headquarters = Damascus
| minister1_name =
| website = [http://mitcp.gov.sy www.mitcp.gov.sy]
}}
The Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection was a department of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic.[http://mitcp.gov.sy/index.php?lang=1 وزارة التجارة الداخلية وحماية المستهلك] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127003058/http://mitcp.gov.sy/index.php?lang=1 |date=27 November 2020}} On 29 March 2025, the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Industry were merged to become the Ministry of Economy and Industry.{{Cite web |last=SAMER |date=2025-04-03 |title=رئاسة الجمهورية: قرار رئاسي بإعلان التشكيل الوزاري لحكومة الجمهورية العربية السورية |trans-title=Presidency of the Republic: Presidential Decree Announcing the Ministerial Formation of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic (machine translation) |url=https://www.sana.sy/?p=2204522 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=SANA |language=ar}}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=photo_2025-04-03_19-18-06-copy.jpg |url=https://www.sana.sy/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/photo_2025-04-03_19-18-06-copy.jpg |url-status=live |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=SANA |quote=6 السيد محمد نضال الشعار وزيراً للاقتصاد والصناعة بعد دمج وزارات الصناعة والتجارة والاقتصاد. |trans-quote=6 Mr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar, Minister of Economy and Industry, after merging the Ministries of Industry, Trade and Economy. (machine translation)}}
History
It was established in 2012 after a series of amendments to the name and tasks. Interest in internal trade in Syria began in 1960, when the Ministry of Supply was established by Law No. 122 of 1960. The new ministry was entrusted with supply affairs in general and in particular:
By providing food, clothing, health supplies and all other supply needs under the best conditions and at the most appropriate prices, In ensuring the transfer of these materials from the producer or importer to the consumer at the lowest costs, By providing important local services at reasonable costs and By implementing laws and regulations related to supplies, suppressing fraud, monopoly and seizure, regulating the possession and trade of food supplies, and other matters related to the Ministry's work. {{Cite web|last=Kiwan|first=Moudar|title=وزارة التجارة الداخلية وحماية المستهلك|url=http://mitcp.gov.sy/index.php?lang=1&dir=html&ex=1&page=spage&p=2|access-date=2021-12-07|website=وزارة التجارة الداخلية وحماية المستهلك}}
Responsibility
- Developing plans and strategies to secure the country's need for basic materials.
- Developing policies to regulate domestic markets and amending the systems and tasks of affiliated companies and institutions.
- Taking the necessary measures to address emergency cases.
- Implementing the state’s policy on pricing matters.
- Protecting consumer rights.
- Organizing and granting commercial registration and licensing transactions for commercial institutions, companies and their branches.
- Regulating the work of protecting commercial and industrial property and granting trademarks, industrial designs and models, and patents.
- Supervising the work of consumer cooperatives and their unions.
- Supervising the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and its affiliated chambers.
List of Ministers for Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
- Talal Al-Barazi (11 May 2020 – 31 July 2021)
- Amr Salem (10 August 2021 – 29 March 2023)
- Louai Imad al-Munajjid
- Maher Khalil al-Hasan (December 2024 – 29 March 2025) {{Cite web |title=Syrian interim gov't eyes economic reforms, assures ample strategic reserves |url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274866312/xinhua-news--syrian-interim-govt-eyes-economic-reforms-assures-ample-strategic-reserves |access-date=29 December 2024 |website=Big News Network.com |language=en}}
References
External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{Facebook}}
{{Ministries of Syria}}
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Category:2012 establishments in Syria