Calculation and Control

 

Maximum prices of consumption goods as per April 17th, 2008

Maximum prices of antidiabetics as per April 17th, 2008

Maximum prices of contraceptives as per April 17th, 2008

The Calculation and Control Unit of the Department of Economic and Labour Affairs (DEZA) is in charge of the calculation of maximum prices and the inspection of economic regulations. Businesses are inspected on the following economic regulations:

The Price Ordinance of the Central Government:

Price indication: Anyone who offers goods for sale as a retailer or wholesaler is obligated to provide these goods with a clearly visible readable price indication. When similar goods are stacked or grouped it is sufficient to indicate the whole group with one price indication of the article.

The price indication must be in NAf. Retailers or wholesalers are free to indicate the price of goods in another currency. The price in NAf must be mentioned before the price in another currency. These price indications must also be clear, visible, and readable.

Anybody who sells services must also have a clear visible readable price indication. For example: the price indication of a consultation at the doctor’s office, the prices of hotel rooms, etc.

Installment Purchase: Anyone who offers goods for installment purchase as a retailer or wholesaler must provide the goods with a clear visible and readable indication of the:

The Maximum Prices: All basic goods on Bonaire have a maximum price. It is not allowed to sell these goods for more than the stated maximum price.

Basic goods are:

Anyone who offers goods for sale as a retailer or wholesaler must have a list of the maximum prices on their counter. The list must be clear, visible and readable. The list must contain the maximum prices that are valid at the moment. The maximum price of goods are published by the local newspaper and media. They are also available at DEZA.

Inspections are conducted on all the above mentioned regulations.

The Gauge Ordinance of the Central Government:

All articles which are sold and not weighed in the presence of the buyer must be provided with clearly readable weight indications on the top or side, e.g. sandwich filling. Other products that are not packed and weighed at the store must contain the net weight or net contents on the package.
All weights on products must be in:

All scales which are used for weighing consumer goods or services must be gauged by gauged officials of the central government.

Scales that must be calibrated are scales at:

The Business license, Management license and the Beverage and Horeca license:

Companies are also inspected to see if they are in possession of a business license, a management license and a beverage and horeca license. For more information about these licenses, brochures are available at DEZA. All the forementioned regulations are inspected by the inspectors of DEZA.

Goods Produced and Packed in The Netherlands Antilles:

Some goods produced and packed in the Netherlands Antilles are protected. The reason for this is to protect the local industry and jobs. If a business wants to import these goods from foreign countries, the business will have to pay economic levies upon the imported goods. These levies will be eliminated in 2005.

Imported Goods:

All products that are imported from foreign countries must be registered at DEZA. Companies will have to bring the invoice of the imported goods to DEZA. Together with the list, companies must also hand in a form of inscription at the Chamber of Commerce and for some articles, also a proof of inscription at the register office (Bevolking). These forms must not be older than 6 months.

For more information about calculation and control, feel free to contact DEZA.