More than 11,900 commercial offenses recorded in 2021 in 6 western wilayas

Quality control and fraud prevention officers recorded 11,937 commercial offenses in 2021, across six (6) wilayas in the west of the country, we learned from the Regional Directorate of Commerce of Saida. .

In a statement to APS, the communication officer at the Regional Directorate of Commerce of Saïda, Bouknina Akkacha indicated that 11,937 offenses were thus recorded in Mascara, Relizane, Chlef, Saïda, Tisselmsilt and Tiaret These offenses were sanctioned by the establishment of 11,385 minutes of legal proceedings and the closure of 905 commercial premises, added Akkacha.

Of the total offenses recorded, no less than 8,959 offenses were noted for failure to label and publish prices, failure to invoice and conceal turnover, exercise of activity without a commercial register and exaggerated prices.

In terms of the repression of fraud, 2,978 offenses were observed, including those related to lack of hygiene, re-labelling of the expiry date of products, non-compliance with hygiene measures and the storage of food products, sale of counterfeit and expired products or unsuitable for consumption.

The quality control and fraud repression officers of the western wilayas also carried out 158,767 interventions in 2021, including 81,377 in the control of commercial practices and 77,390 concerning the repression of fraud.

The value of the seized products, food and others, through the 6 wilayas of the west is estimated at nearly 46 million DA, while the hidden turnover of commercial transactions is more than 13 billion DA.

Ahmed Achour