Prohibition of the Sale and Purchase of Certain Goods for Hoarding, and of Pledging and Mortgaging Such Goods

Type

Decree-Law

Number

42

Date of the text

04/06/1943

Official Gazette

published in 1943

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

8

What it provides

This legislative decree bans forward sales and purchases of goods designated by a decree of the Minister of Supply, along with related pledge and mortgage transactions. It defines what counts as a forward sale, voids contracts that breach it, and sets fines and confiscation of goods as penalties.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1943. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.