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Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection

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Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
وزارة التجارة الداخلية وحماية المستهلك
De facto Coat of arms of Syria
Agency overview
Formed1920, 2012 (latest form)
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade
Dissolved2025 (2025)
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersDamascus
Websitewww.mitcp.gov.sy

The Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection was a department of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic.[1] 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.[2][3]

History

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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. [4]

Responsibility

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ وزارة التجارة الداخلية وحماية المستهلك Archived 27 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ SAMER (2025-04-03). "رئاسة الجمهورية: قرار رئاسي بإعلان التشكيل الوزاري لحكومة الجمهورية العربية السورية" [Presidency of the Republic: Presidential Decree Announcing the Ministerial Formation of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic (machine translation)]. SANA (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "photo_2025-04-03_19-18-06-copy.jpg". SANA. 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-04-06. 6 السيد محمد نضال الشعار وزيراً للاقتصاد والصناعة بعد دمج وزارات الصناعة والتجارة والاقتصاد. [6 Mr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar, Minister of Economy and Industry, after merging the Ministries of Industry, Trade and Economy. (machine translation)]{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Kiwan, Moudar. "وزارة التجارة الداخلية وحماية المستهلك". وزارة التجارة الداخلية وحماية المستهلك. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  5. ^ "Syrian interim gov't eyes economic reforms, assures ample strategic reserves". Big News Network.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
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