Consumer Protection Law

Type

Law

Number

659

Date of the text

04/02/2005

Official Gazette

published in 2005

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

132

What it provides

This law sets out general principles of consumer protection, defining key terms such as consumer, professional, goods, services, standards, consumer associations and advertising, and establishing the legal framework protecting consumers in their dealings with professionals.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Decree No. 725/2014 of 02/10/2014, articles 97
• Amended by Law No. 81/2018 of 10/10/2018, articles 51, 55, 59
• Amended by Law No. 265/2014 of 15/04/2014, articles 13, 45, 74, 75, 76, 97
• Partly repealed by Law No. 265/2014 of 15/04/2014, articles 13, 45, 74, 75, 76, 97, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 117
• Amended by Law No. 224/2012 of 22/10/2012, articles 108, 112
• Partly repealed by Law No. 224/2012 of 22/10/2012, articles 108, 112

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 2005. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.