Paramaribo – The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation (EZ) announces that stricter enforcement will take place in the near future of the price designation decision. This decision was adjusted in February 2024 per State Decree, where new requirements were set to the vouchers that must be provided by both the small and wholesalers and also by service providers.
EZ also reports in a press release that she has caught some offenders after citizens had reported it to the ministry. For example, an investigation was done into a complaint about the incorrect map of Suriname that is shown on the packaging of paper towels. The entrepreneur SL on the Bowlingstraat stated that the corrections are made to the package. He has been told to have that inspected by the Surinamese Standards Bureau (SSB) to check whether it meets the rules of the Labeling Act.
It was complained that drugs for animals are imported and sold without the permission of LVV and without a prescription.
In collaboration with employees of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (LVV), the ECD investigation has conducted a complaint at a Petshop on the Verlengde Gemenelandweg Hoek van Brussellaan. It was complained that drugs for animals are imported and sold without the permission of LVV and without a prescription. During research, the medicines were indeed found in and seized by LVV.
The ECD also immediately closed Supermarket HD and Supermarket X on the Kwattaweg after they were still open at 11.30 pm. During the check of the cash register systems, the ECD encountered a batch of illegal cigarettes on the Wayamboweg at Supermarket F. The ECD has noticed that most companies are provided with a cash register system in accordance with the law. For the time being, some entrepreneurs work with bon books that are characterized with a stamp from the company, awaiting the new cash register system.
