Consumer Protection
Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent businesses from engaging in fraud or specified unfair practices in order to gain an advantage over competitors or to mislead consumers. They may also provide additional protection for the general public which may be impacted by a product (or its production) even when they are not the direct purchaser or consumer of that product. For example, government regulations may require businesses to disclose detailed information …
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CIPS: Center for Indonesian Policy Studies · 19 July 2024 English
It is our hope that the new cabinet of Indonesia will consider the outlined proposal, recognizing the pivotal role of the digital economy in advancing a free and prosperous Indonesia. …
critical need to upgrade existing national consumer protection frameworks to buttress against ever-evolving … strengthen laws to promote inclusive business and consumer protection. Digital literacy programs are also important …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 18 July 2024 English
This briefing tracks progress made in implementing digital measures under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF is at the core of Next Generation EU, the unprecedented recovery instrument …
the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Industry, Research …
Law Council of Australia · 18 July 2024 English
The Law Council of Australia thanks the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) for the opportunity to make a submission in response to the …
measures set out in the Telecommunications Consumer Protection Code (TCP Code). They require telcos to 11 … registered, enforceable code that sets minimum consumer protection requirements for the interactions between …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 17 July 2024 English
Better law-making has grown significantly in importance in recent years. As a methodology, its purpose is to design and to decide on regulation that is fit for purpose. This is …
Food Safety (ENVI), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) … scope. Second, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) decided to explore the possibility …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 17 July 2024 English
the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. The presentation essentially covers the areas within the responsibility of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, but also displays neighbouring … Secretariat of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) at the request of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection. …
Mapping: Overview of Internal Market and Consumer Protection related legislation Policy Department … in the area of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. The presentation essentially covers the … of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, but also displays neighbouring areas of … of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) at the request of the Committee on … and Consumer Protection. EU Mapping: Overview of Internal Market and Consumer Protection related …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English
A group of 90 World Trade Organization (WTO) members are negotiating a new global agreement on e-commerce rules at the WTO. After close to 7 years of discussions, they are …
and electronic commerce Article 14 Online consumer protection Article 15 Unsolicited commercial electronic … to develop measures relating to “Online consumer protection” (Article 14) and must implement measures … electronic commerce C.1. Consumer protection 27 Online consumer protection 28 Unsolicited commercial …
CSEP: Centre for Social and Economic Progress · 16 July 2024 English
Copyright © Khushboo Balani, Alok Kumar Singh and Sandhya Venkateswaran Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) CSEP Research Foundation 6, Dr Jose P. [...] The Centre for Social and …
impact. accreditation of facilities. z The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 protects z I neffective grievance …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
Submarine cables enable international connectivity and are essential for high-speed internet access. This paper tests their potential to improve the affordability of internet access by supporting a price drop through …
(iv) universal service provisions, and (v) consumer protection can all contribute to boost the impact of … rates and price, universal services, and consumer protection, in addition to dispute resolution mechanism … (iv) universal service provisions, and (v) consumer protection can contribute to boost the impact of SMCs …
Law Council of Australia · 10 July 2024 English
The Law Council advises governments, courts, and federal agencies on ways in which the law and the justice system can be improved for the benefit of the community. [...] The …
are lawyers with extensive expertise in consumer protection law from a broad range of different practice … for the review 11. The ACLC considers that consumer protection should be the paramount consideration in …
Law Council of Australia · 10 July 2024 English
We support the Inquiry’s focus on the role of financial institutions in the identification and prevention of financial abuse, the effectiveness of existing laws to govern the ability of banks …
taken to strike the right balance between consumer protection measures and the need for financial institutions … institutions to strike the correct balance between consumer protection and legitimate, timely access to funds. 16 …
