Licence mandatory for social media marketing in Oman

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Commerce and Trade and Funding Promotion has issued a call regulating the follow of selling and promotional exercise on web site and social media.

In accordance with the regulation the involved events can get hold of a licence to follow this exercise in six months.

“These excluded from acquiring the licence are those that follow non-profit actions similar to charitable and voluntary work and the actions carried out by the service provider for the commodity or service that he sells or supplies himself, offered that the service provider adheres to the opposite provisions contained in these laws”, the choice said.

Among the pointers that have to be adopted by the licensees are:

1. Submission of the license quantity.
2. To not offend religions and believes.
3. Respect for the fundamental system of the state, legal guidelines and selections.
4. Respect for the cultural heritage .
5. To not unfold, malicious or deceptive, rumours and information.
6. Respect the nationwide id of the Sultanate of Oman.
7. Naught to broadcast, any knowledge or data that offend people or any social teams and incities hatred and violence.
8. To not infringe on mental property rights .
9. To not market or promote tobacco merchandise of every kind.