Oman’s Ministry of Commerce has equated MLM to “pyramid advertising and marketing”.
On account of the classification, Oman has issued a directive banning MLM nationwide.
The Ministry of Commerce outlawed MLM in Oman as per the Commerce Regulation, Royal Decree No. 55/90.
As reported by TradeArabia;
Article (1) of the choice refers to community or pyramid advertising and marketing as any means by which suppliers, entrepreneurs or promoters of products or companies ask the patron to pick a listing of different shoppers to lure them into shopping for the products or obtain the companies in alternate for advantages that the primary client (recruiter) will get, after which construct downline pyramids teams or networks with the aim of accumulating wealth or gathering cash from the most important variety of subscribers to the community or the pyramid group.
Article (2) of the choice bans using any digital or non-electronic community/pyramid advertising and marketing methodology to buy, promote, alternate, publicise or promote any items or companies.
Article (3) imposes a advantageous of RO5,000 ($13,000) towards any one who violates the provisions of this determination.
The advantageous shall be doubled/multiplied within the occasion of additional violations.
Oman is a a rustic of just below 5 million, located on the Arabian Peninsula. It neighbors the UAE and Yemen.
Located in UAE is Dubai, the MLM rip-off capital of the world.