Law Allowing Municipalities to Set Maximum Prices for Certain Goods Where Necessary

Type

Law

Date of the text

06/07/1927

Official Gazette

published in 1927

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

4

What it provides

This law allows each municipality in Lebanon to set maximum selling prices for basic foods and necessities such as bread, flour, meat, milk, firewood and ice, and imposes fines on sellers who exceed them.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1927. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.