www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 21 Saudi may return to Record-man oil market balancing Ronaldo puts role: Minister Portugal into last 16 THURSDAY 23 JUNE 2016 • 18 RAMADAN 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6836 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir meets Oman Minister Brexit or not: UK New company to to hold key EU referendum today sell petroleum Reuters LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron and his euroscep- products abroad tic opponents made final pitches for wavering voters yesterday on the eve of a defining referendum on European Union membership market and sell government-regu- with the outcome still too close lated products on its behalf”. to call. Cabinet endorses The session also approved two The vote, which echoes the rise draft law and sends it draft laws on the regulation of car of populism elsewhere in Europe and limousine rent and its executive and the United States, will shape to Advisory Council. statute. The bill included provisions the continent’s future. A victory related to conditions of licensing, for “out” could unleash turmoil conditions of the facility, and waiv- on financial markets and for- The Peninsula ing and abolishing the licence. The eign exchange bureaux reported facility is to write contracts with a surge in demand for foreign cur- the tenants according to the model rency from Britons wary sterling DOHA: The State Cabinet, in its prepared for this purpose by the may fall. “It’s very close; nobody weekly session yesterday, endorsed ministry. knows what’s going to happen,” a draft law for setting up a Qatari The draft executive statute Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of Cameron told yesterday’s Financial shareholding company for selling included provisions indicating the the Sultanate of Oman, Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, and his accompanying delegation, last evening Times, with opinion polls show- petroleum products in the interna- activity and the license, conditions of at Al Bahr Palace, on the occasion of his visit to Qatar. Talks dealt with bilateral ties. ing the rival camps neck and neck. tional market. the facility, the license’s type, dura- The Cabinet endorsed a draft law tion, expiry, suspension, cancellation → See also page 13 amending some provisions of Decree and waiving and commitments of Law No 15 of 2007 on the regulation the licensee. of the marketing and sale outside One of the items on the agenda RAMADAN Qatar of products under govern- was about a draft decision to estab- Clampdown on erring recruitment firms ment regulation, and referred it to lish a committee in line with the TIMING the Advisory Council. provisions of law regulating tenders According to the provisions of and leases. The committee should be The Peninsula recruitment agencies, and to ensure recruiting workers from abroad for Today’s Iftar 6 : 30 pm the draft law, a Qatari shareholding chaired by the judge who is at the that manpower agencies comply with others. Tomorrow’s Imsak 3 : 05 am company, wholly owned by Qatar, rank of the head of the Court of First recruitment law. The law says that The Department had already shall be established and will be rep- Instance. DOHA: The Ministry of Administra- licence of manpower agencies can be warned the two agencies to bring resented by Qatar Petroleum. The The judge should be chosen by tive Development, Labour and Social permanently or temporarily revoked them to adhere to the contracts company, with the name “Qatar the Supreme Judiciary Council. Affairs has started a crackdown on by a ministerial decision for repeated signed with employers to recruit Petroleum for selling petroleum The committee should also have manpower agencies violating recruit- violation of the recruitment contract domestic workers. products” LLTD, will sell petroleum two other experienced member ment rules. signed by employer and the agency. The department urged peo- products that fall under government specialized in giving quick deci- The Recruitment Department at The Department said in a state- ple having financial claims against regulation and indicated in the law. sions attached with the reasons on the Ministry has permanently can- ment yesterday that the two agencies these agencies to appear before it The text of Article two of the all administrative dispute that pre- celled the licences of two recruitment violated the fourth paragraph of Arti- with needed documents within three >PAGE 15 Decree added amendment saying ceded signing a contract. agencies. The aim of the inspection cle (14) of the Ministerial Decree No months. “the company shall delegate Qatar campaign is to improve the per- (8) of 2005 regulating the condi- Petroleum as a representative to → Continued on page 3 formance, follow-up and control of tions and procedures for licensing → Continued on page 3 02 THURSDAY 23 JUNE 2016 HOME QTA eyes more tourists at PM meets French Defence Minister Eid and Summer festivals activities, but for ours it is the peak of past years through events organ- in our calendars, especially with the ised in collaboration with public and The Eid Festival arrival of the Eid Festival and Qatar private sector partners to reinforce and Qatar Summer Summer Festival 2016,” said Saif Al Qatar’s position as a preferred fam- Kuwari, Director of PR and Commu- ily tourist destination within the GCC. Festival expects to nication at QTA. “We have a lot of work coming up drive up regional He addressed the QTA’s third through the Eid and Summer festi- tourism numbers Annual Tourism Industry Ram- vals and I want to thank everyone for adan Ghabga, on behalf of Hassan coming together to prepare for these with a range of new Al Ibrahim, Chief Tourism Develop- two nation-wide events and show our attractions, cultural ment Officer, QTA. The event brought visitors that Qatar is a world –Class together QTA’s partners in the public hub with deep cultural roots,” said Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with Minister events and brand and private sector and others at the Al Kuwari. The month long Summer promotions lined up Kempinski Marsa Malaz – The Pearl. Festival targets visitors from the GCC of Defence of the French Republic Jean-Yves Le Drian. Talks covered mutual cooperation between The Annual Tourism Industry with entertainment activities for fam- two countries as well as a number of regional and international issues of common concern. every year. Ghabga is one of many platforms for ilies in a festive, safe environment that the members of the tourism sector reflect their heritage. In 2015 the fes- to connect, exchange ideas and find tival featured shows to suit different new and innovative ways to develop age groups and tastes — from open-air By Fazeena Saleem the sector through partnerships. public displays, theatre and classical The Peninsula The Eid Festival and Qatar Sum- concerts to comedy, films and popular Ministries intensify raids on mer Festival expects to drive up Eastern and Western musical perform- regional tourism numbers with a ances. Qatar’s hospitality and retail range of new attractions, cultural sectors were engaged in ensuring the commercial outlets and hotels DOHA: The annual Eid and Summer events and brand promotions lined success of festivities. festivals have become major events up every year. Eid Al Fitr celebrations will be in promoting Qatar as a unique holi- The annual festivals aim to extend to all parts of the country as The Peninsula prices without permission from the on June 14 , included five hotels, and day destination, said a Qatar Tourism increase the number of inbound tourism hotspots presented a number competent authority, selling expired caught violations related to non-com- Authority (QTA) spokesperson. tourists in the long-term by build- of exciting shows, performances and products and missing descriptive pliance with health requirements “For most sectors in Qatar this ing sustainable events into Qatar’s activities throughout the Festival to labels on products in violation of arti- such as hygiene, storage and lack of period is the beginning of a lull in calendar, is building on the success visitors and residents alike. DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and cle (6) of law number (8) of 2008 on maintenance of sanitation. Commerce has detected 19 violation consumer protection. Some other violations were related out of 1,400 outlets targeted in raids The law prohibits the sale, dis- to setting up a tent and room without during the third week of Ramadan. play or promotion of fraudulent or seeking a permit from the Ministry, The campaign is part of Ram- corrupt products. A product is con- and having expired food, in addition adan initiatives under the theme sidered fraudulent if it is expired or to violations related to handlers. The “#Aqal_Min_Al_Wajeb,” the Arabic fails to meet standards. The ministry second inspection drive was on June 15 for “# the_least_we_can _do” tar- urges all consumers to report viola- and included four hotels, among them geted garment stores, vegetable and tions to the Consumer Protection and two were caught for violations related fruit shops, beauty salons, barbers, Anti-Commercial Fraud department. to cleaning cooling fans, and mainte- food warehouses in different part of Meanwhile, the Ministry of nance of refrigerators. the country. Municipality and Environment has Inspectors have also caught some The ministry has intensified conducted eight inspection drives expired cheese in two Hotels in Old inspection campaigns ahead of and including 29 hotels located in dif- Salata, some employees working during Ramadan in a bid to moni- ferent areas in the country. without health certificates, and the tor markets, commercial activities, Hotels under four and five stars violation was repeated in number of suppliers in order to crack down on category are located in areas such as hotels.