The Department of Trade and Consumer Protection of the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the East Kazakhstan Region received complaints about price tags in rubles at a children's store.

Based on the complaints, the Department conducted an unscheduled inspection of the business. During the inspection, the information was confirmed; some products did indeed still have labels indicating prices in foreign currencies. Store management attributed the situation to a lack of knowledge of legal regulations and a shortage of staff.

According to Part 4 of Article 193 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Administrative Offenses" (hereinafter referred to as the Code of Administrative Offenses), the sale of goods in the Republic of Kazakhstan, marked with a price tag and displayed in internal and/or external storefronts without indicating a price in tenge, or the indication of a price in a currency other than tenge during sale, shall entail a fine of six monthly calculation indices for small businesses, ten monthly calculation indices for medium-sized businesses, and thirty monthly calculation indices for large businesses.

In accordance with Part 5 of Article 193 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, the action specified in Part 4 of this article, if repeated within one year of the imposition of an administrative penalty, shall entail a fine of sixty-five monthly calculation indices for small businesses, one hundred twenty monthly calculation indices for medium-sized businesses, and two hundred monthly calculation indices for large businesses.

Following an unscheduled inspection, a repeat offense was identified. A report on the administrative offense was drawn up for violating the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the regulation of trade activities, imposing an administrative penalty in the form of a fine of 200 MCI under Part 5 of Article 193 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Administrative Offenses." Furthermore, the Department issued an order to rectify the violation.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mti/press/news/details/1071364?lang=kk