MoCIIP continues inspection campaign of scales in Oman

Oman Saturday 02/January/2021 14:30 PM
By: Times News Service
MoCIIP continues inspection campaign of scales in Oman

Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) is continuing its inspection campaign carrying out verification of trade and goldsmith scales, which aims to verify if the scales at all commercial stores, showrooms and all stores that sell precious jewelry meet all the legal requirements for trade as well as comply with the specified technical regulations.

Commenting on the campaign, Eng. Majid bin Nasser Al-Senawi, Head of the Control and Inspection Department of Precious Metals at the Directorate-General for Standards and Metrology at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, said: “Ever since the inspection campaign kicked off, and till now, the number of the inspected commercial and goldsmiths scales exceeded 2,350."

He pointed out that the campaign also included verifying the scales used in post offices as well the scales used in weighing bags and goods at Muscat International airport and Salalah Airport too.