The Basis of Civil Liability for Government Agencies for Damage Caused by Vehicle Fuel Defects

Abstract

This research aims to explain the basis of the civil liability of the government agencies responsible for monitoring the quality of vehicle fuel for the damages that befall vehicle owners due to poor fuel. The mere flow of bad fuel to filling stations indicates the presence of neglect in the duty of control and supervision by the government agencies competent to control the production and import process. Vehicle fuel, and that such fuel is considered defective because it lacks safety and security conditions according to the modern concept of product defects, which means, as a result, the availability of the elements of civil liability that allow the injured person to file a civil liability lawsuit against the government agencies competent to control the quality of vehicle fuel, which is represented in the Kurdistan Region. -Iraq, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control. The research concluded with a number of conclusions and recommendations, including the need for the Kurdistan Regional Government to expedite the closure of informal refineries in the region to prevent the flow of bad fuel at filling stations, because prevention is better than cure.