Lebanese Republic 
Minister of Economy and Trade inquired the Appellate Public Prosecution to close a supermarket for repeated prices violations
Minister of Economy and Trade Raoul Nehme affirmed that he will impose maximum penalties against offenders, in cooperation with the courts and the concerned ministries including the closure of trading retail shops in order to put an end to the unjustified prices’ increase made by some traders to earn extra profit to the detriment of the consumer.
To this end, Nehme referred the seizure report filed against Saba Trading Company- Supermarket Saba- located in “Bikfaya – Mhaydseh” to Mount-Lebanon Appellate Public Prosecution and requested to close the store and forbid it from dealing in trading business for a period ranging between three days to one month (article 42 of the legislative decree n° 73/83) due to the repetition of the illicit speculation through the prices violation artificially and without a legal justification.
