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Qatar’s Ministry of Environment is imposing strict new regulations for the import and sale of alcohol-based perfumes.
The new directive will be enforced by April this year, with all laboratories in the country that import perfumes required to produce a mandatory certificate to show there is no alcoholic content.
A warning “for external use only” will be printed on the product in both Arabic and English. The aim of the new regulation is to prevent misuse and any potential health hazards.
In December 2011, Qatar banned the sale of alcohol on its flagship Pearl Development, resulting in a huge slump in revenues for retailers.
Earlier this month, UK celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay hit out at the ban, which led to the closing of his restaurant at the development, and said he does not see the legislation “lasting much longer”, it was reported.
Ramsay closed down his Maze Doha restaurant in March 2012 after just two years of operation, while many restaurateurs operating on the Pearl-Qatar development said they had seen revenues decline by as much as 50 percent in the six months immediately after the alcohol ban was introduced in December 2011.
“I think the legislation in terms of operating restraints - going out for dinner and not being allowed to have a glass of wine - I think it’s one turn-off for any local,” he was quoted as saying by Doha News, while on a visit to the city to open two new restaurants at the St Regis Hotel.
“We had to make sensible commercial decisions - you’re not going to run that restaurant and look stupid and lose thousands on a weekly basis.”
Could you imagine what would happen if a large proportion of the educated, professional worker population suddenly left (let alone the domestic workers... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:26 PM - Khalid@both, the world is not the same all over; thankfully, the citizens of one country view things differently than another. Europe allowing something does... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:25 PM - SAM
Deferred payment, in other words, never going to pay back.
Just ask Egypt or Iraq or the long list of recipients of deferred payments.
As much as I love the UAE, this will be a problem for them in the future. Lets look at this from any democratic Country on Earth. If I decided not to turn... more
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:56 AM - Ty SayCould you imagine what would happen if a large proportion of the educated, professional worker population suddenly left (let alone the domestic workers... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:26 PM - Khalid@both, the world is not the same all over; thankfully, the citizens of one country view things differently than another. Europe allowing something does... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:25 PM - SAM
Top managment greed is one of the main reasons that caused the 2008 crises. hope i delivered the message..
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As much as I love the UAE, this will be a problem for them in the future. Lets look at this from any democratic Country on Earth. If I decided not to turn... more
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:56 AM - Ty SayCould you imagine what would happen if a large proportion of the educated, professional worker population suddenly left (let alone the domestic workers... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:26 PM - Khalid
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