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Cameroun - Consommation. Contraband, Fake Whisky In Douala Markets

Yaboa Ndula MUNTEH | Cameroon-tribune Mercredi le 13 Janvier 2016 Société Imprimer Envoyer cet article à Nous suivre sur facebook Nous suivre sur twitter Revoir un Programme TV Grille des Programmes TV Où Vendre Où Danser Où Dormir au Cameroun
Officials of CNACOC warned against the risks at a press conference in Douala on January 12, 2016.

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Fake and illegal whisky now floods streets and markets in Douala. In response, the Société Camerounaise de Représentation, SCR, with exclusive right to distribute Grants and Glenfiddich in Cameroon, complained that another company was producing and bottling whisky in the same packaging. At the press conference jointly organised by the Cameroon National Chamber of Consumers and the Littoral Regional Delegation of Trade, and attended by customs officials; participants strongly condemned the practice of counterfeiting.

Though it is difficult to visually differentiate between fake and genuine Grants and Glenfiddich, the Chief Executive Officer of SCR, Njia Ernest, said the taste was different and advised consumers to buy only from authorised sales points. An official of the Littoral Regional Delegation of Trade, Lucas Meka’a, said the illegal use of registered trademarks was punishable with imprisonment from two to three years and a fine of between 1 million FCFA to 6 million FCFA.

With six Divisional Control Teams that check fake and contraband goods in Wouri Division, Meka’a disclosed that a good quantity of fake and contraband whisky has been impounded and destroyed. Though goods leaving and entering the country are checked by Customs, contraband articles still find their way in. Senior Customs Officer, Nong Libend Serge Prosper, announced an increase in the number of control teams and reaffirmed their availability to fight the ill, given the risks it poses to health and the economy. The President and Legal Adviser of CNACOC, Calvin Nja and Celestin Ndjamen respectively, said consumers had the right to seek reparation from distribution firms.

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