The Market Inspection of the State Inspectorate conducted 1,819 inspections of the application of the government decision on limiting retail prices from February 7 to April 4, and in 490 of them identified certain violations, reported the State Inspectorate (DIRH) on Monday. The decision on direct measures for controlling the prices of certain products and certain categories of products in retail came into effect on February 7, and from then until April 4, 1,819 inspections were carried out, of which 73.06 percent or 1,329 found no violations, DIRH reported.
It is worth noting that the government has expanded the list of products with price limits, increasing from 30 products on the previous list established in September 2023 to 70 now. For the 30 products that were already on the list, prices remained unchanged, with certain corrections for sausages, apples, and toilet paper. The maximum prices for the group of 30 products apply to all products, regardless of the manufacturer. For the new 40 products, retailers must ensure at least one type of item from the same product category and apply the price limitation decision to it. When a specific product is exhausted, it is the retailer’s obligation to include another at the limited price.
Of the 490 inspections in which certain violations were identified, inspectors noted that retailers did not display a visual identification mark for 1,535 products (items), and for 255 products from the category of 30 products, sales above the maximum allowed price were identified. For 392 items from the category of 40 products, it was found that retailers did not set a price for at least one item up to the maximum allowed price while offering them.
