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COMPETITION AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS

15 Feb 2021 - Launching Event of Competition Assessment Reports
13 Feb 2021 - Addressing pricing Issues
27 Jan 2021 - Be A Smart Consumer
26 Jan 2021 - DEPS releases updated food price list
25 Jan 2021 - Business compliance to Price Control Act improves for 3rd year
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​Price Controlled Items
Cooking Oil​ Mac 2021
Powdered
Infant Milk
 Mac 2021
Price Comparison
Household
Products​		 Mac 2021​
​Passenger
Motor Vehicles		Mac 2021​
Cement
​Jan 2021

​Latest Key Indicators
( January - 2021 )
​Price Control​
​Number of Warning Notices Issued​0
​Number of Compound Issued 1
Number of Premises Notified for Cheap Sale Price Event​ 0
​Number of Cooking Oils' Certificate Issued
​26
​Number of Formulated Powdered Milks' Certificate Issued
 4
Consumer Protection​
​Number of Consumer Complaints Received 18


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Competition


The Brunei Competition Order 2015, was gazetted in 2015 with the objectives to promote market efficiency and consumer welfare towards economic development in Brunei Darussalam.

On 1 August 2017, the Competition Commission of Brunei Darussalam was established as an independent body that is mandated to promote business competition in Brunei economic landscape through the enforcement of the Competition Order 2015. In line with the objectives of the Order, the Competition Commission is expected to oversee competition matters in the country through performing the duties entrusted under the Order. This includes adjudicating work on anti-competitive cases and imposing penalties on companies found to infringe the Competition Order 2015.

The Department of Competition and Consumer Affairs was also established on 1 August 2017 under the Department of Economic Planning and Development, to serve the Competition Commission as their investigative and administrative arms. The Department is responsible in carrying out Commission’s functions such as advocacy, receiving complaints and conducting market reviews.



Consumer Protection

 

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Department (CCAD) is the agency responsible for protecting consumers through enforcing the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Order, 2011 (CPTFO).  

The Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Order, 2011 (CPTFO) protects consumers against any unfair practices by sellers. It covers conducts such as:

1. Deceiving or misleading consumers

2. Making false claims

3.Taking advantage of consumer who is not in position to protect his own interest or is not reasonably able to understand the transaction


Price Control

 

The Department is responsible for the implementation of the Price Control Act, Chapter 142, as well as the administrative implementation of the setting of maximum prices on selected foods items during festive seasons. It hopes to protect the welfare of consumers in Brunei Darussalam, especially the low-income earners.

Monitoring of prices of price-controlled goods and a selected number of basic necessity items is carried out by the Price Inspectors through inspections on a regular basis involving business premises such as supermarkets and grocery stores in all four districts throughout the country. In addition, spot-checks are also carried out on a random basis on business premises, as well as upon receiving consumers' reports.