Abstract

Practicing trade is a freedom that a person exercises within the limits of the law and within the controls it specifies. The law cannot allow every person to practice this craft absolutely freely without any restrictions or conditions, as practicing it here becomes a source of chaos and lack of legal regulation, which is legally unthinkable, as it is stipulated that: Whoever practices this profession has a set of conditions that must be met, such as professionalizing the business and practicing it in his name and for his own account, in addition to having legal capacity. If these conditions are met, the person can practice the trade profession, but the matter does not stop there, as the law imposes a set of duties on the merchant. Fulfilling them or else being exposed to legal accountability, such as registration in the commercial registry and keeping commercial books, in addition to the obligation to adopt a trade name, not to mention what is stipulated in the laws regarding refraining from unfair competition legally and by agreement, and what these rules impose on him regarding his adherence to a specific type of activity and not causing harm to others or competing with them. Illegally in the course of carrying out his commercial activity, and not entering into monopolistic activities or agreements restricting the legitimacy and freedom of competition