Almotamar.net - As law on protection of the Yemeni consumer was issued Sunday aiming at defining general rules that would protect the consumer and guarantee his health and fitness and quality of goods and services. The law also aims to guaranteeing transparency of the economic dealing which the consumer is one of its parties in addition to protecting the consumer from cheating and deceiving advertisement. It also aims to preserve the economic system of the society and securing health development of the market economy.

The law mentioned rights of the consumer to protect his health and safety and to his obtaining correct data and basic requirements such as guaranteeing quality of any goods or services and their harmony with standard specifications and compensating the consumer in case of his being exposed to any damage resulting from consuming goods.