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Azerbaijan’s Bravo supermarket chain has been cited twice after regulators found that some food products were sold at prices higher than those displayed on shelves or labels.
The State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control identified violations at Azerbaijan Supermarket LLC, the company that operates the Bravo chain, Vesti Baku reported.
Administrative protocols were issued against the company on June 10 and June 23 under Article 447.0.1 of Azerbaijan’s Code of Administrative Offenses.
The cases were opened after inspectors found that customers were charged more at checkout than the prices shown on the products or shelf labels.
Article 447 covers violations involving the deception of consumers over prices, calculations, weight, quantity, quality or other characteristics of goods and services.
Individuals can be fined between 350 manats ($206) and 500 manats ($294). Officials face fines ranging from 1,500 manats ($882) to 2,000 manats ($1,176), while legal entities can be fined between 4,000 manats ($2,353) and 6,000 manats ($3,529).
Under the law, a violation is considered to involve a “small amount” when the sum does not exceed 5,000 manats ($2,941).
Azerbaijan’s Law on Consumer Protection requires sellers to provide accurate information about a product’s price, composition, quantity, quality, expiration date, origin and conditions of sale.
Consumers are therefore entitled to pay the price displayed on the shelf or product label. Charging a higher amount at checkout constitutes a violation of consumer rights.
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