MoCI updates regulations allowing multiple discounted sales in one year

Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has issued a new decision regarding discounted sales regulations, allowing retail establishments to...

Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has issued a new decision regarding discounted sales regulations, allowing retail establishments to apply for licenses for multiple discount periods throughout the year. 

Decision No. (4) of 2025, signed by Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, amends certain provisions of Ministerial Decision No. (311) of 2018 concerning reduced-price sales. 

Article 1 of the decision stipulates replacing the text of Article (5) of Ministerial Resolution No. (311) of 2018 with the following text:

"In cases other than final liquidation, shops may request a license for general and special discounts for several periods during a single year. The Department shall determine the duration of each license it issues, in accordance with what it deems to be in the best interest of the consumer."

According to the ministry, this decision aims to: