Sisi approves Consumer Protection Law

CAIRO - 17 September 2018: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday approved Law No. 181 of 2018 on issuing the Consumer Protection Law after being raised by the House of Representatives.

The law stipulates that the economic courts are entrusted to adjudicate in civil and commercial disputes while the administrative courts are responsible for adjudicating administrative disputes resulted from putting the fresh law into force.

Executive regulations should be issued by a decision of the prime minister within three months.

The fresh law cancels the previous one, issued under No. 67 of 2006.