Possession of Goods, Materials and Crops and Trading Therein
Type
Decree-Law
Number
73
Date of the text
09/09/1983
Official Gazette
published in 1983
Status today
In force, amendedas of 27/08/2026
Articles
47
What it provides
This decree-law requires everyone engaged in commercial activity to file a declaration with the Ministry of Economy and Trade giving the business details, its owners and the type of trade. It also caps legal profit margins at the wholesale, semi-wholesale and retail stages and requires retail shops in larger municipali
What has changed this text
Amended by Law No. 490/1996 of 15/02/1996, articles 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
Amended by Law No. 72/1991 of 24/07/1991, articles 21
Partly repealed by Law No. 72/1991 of 24/07/1991, articles 21
The full text
This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1983. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.