The Inspection Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, announced the seizure of counterfeit engine oil products sale without a license, the products were found to carry fake data and fake trademarks of original companies.

The administration indicated that the efforts made by the inspection team resulted in the disclosure of the presence of engine oil products bearing non-original trademarks for multiple companies, and the vehicle, which was carrying 96 boxes of 4 liters of these products, was monitored and confiscated, and the violator was referred to the Public Prosecution with all necessary documents, reports and examinations.

The inspection directorate clarified that the products were subjected to examination in approved laboratories, where the analysis report confirmed that they did not match the specifications of the original brand and were classified as non-originals.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce affirmed the commitment to continue control campaigns to follow up on goods and prices, combat commercial fraud, and complete the application of regulatory procedures against violators.

The ministry bids reporting any commercial fraud practices or other violations, through the communication channels available to the inspection directorate through email: Inspection@moic.gov.bh, Or via WhatsApp on the number: 17111225, or through the National System for Suggestions and Complaints “Tawasul”

Notably, Law No. (12) of 2018 on the unified system for combating commercial fraud for the GCC states penalties up to three years in prison, and fines up to one hundred thousand dinars, or one of the two, in addition to defamation of violators at their own expense. The penalties also include violations of conducting commercial activities without a license in accordance with Law No. (27) of 2015 on the Commercial Registers.