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Ley Nº 7472 - Ley de la Promoción de la Competencia y Defensa Efectiva del Consumidor.

Country/Territory
Costa Rica
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2023)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
La Gaceta Nº 14, 19 de enero de 1995.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural development Consumer protection Financial agricultural measures Agricultural commodities Capacity building Institution Non-governmental entity Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific
Abstract

La presente Ley de la Promoción de la Competencia y Defensa Efectiva del Consumidor, tiene como objetivo proteger los derechos y los intereses legítimos del consumidor, la tutela y la promoción del proceso de competencia y libre concurrencia, mediante la prevención, la prohibición de monopolios, las prácticas monopolísticas y otras restricciones al funcionamiento eficiente del mercado y la eliminación de las regulaciones innecesarias para las actividades económicas.

Full text
Spanish
Website
www.pgrweb.go.cr

References - Legislation

Amends

Ley Nº 4981 - Ley de fomento avícola.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1972

Keyword: Animal production, Poultry, Subsidy/incentive, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 6289 - Crea la Oficina Nacional de Semillas.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1978

Keyword: Institution, Planting material/seeds, Registration, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Internal trade, Certification, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Standards, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 7014 - Ley de creación de la Oficina del Arroz.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1985

Keyword: Institution, Food quality control/food safety, Cereals/grains/rice, Internal trade, International trade, Consumer protection, Agricultural commodities, Plant production, Non-governmental entity, Crops/grasses

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 6243 - Ley de mejoramiento de producción animal y su repercusión directa en la salud del hombre.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1978

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Agricultural commodities, Consumer protection, Animal production, Animal health, Animal welfare, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, Internal trade, International trade, Drugs, Hormones/steroids, Research

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 6247 - Ley sobre abastecimiento de ganado vacuno para el consumo nacional y la exportación.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1978

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Cattle, Internal trade, Meat, Consumer protection, Animal production, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decreto Nº 36234-MEIC ─ Reforma Integral del Reglamento a la Ley de la Promoción de la Competencia y Defensa Efectiva del Consumidor.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2010

Keyword: Agricultural development, Consumer protection, Financial agricultural measures, Agricultural commodities, Capacity building, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 25234-MEIC ─ Reglamento a la Ley de la Promoción de la Competencia y Defensa Efectiva del Consumidor.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1996

Keyword: Agricultural development, Consumer protection, Financial agricultural measures, Agricultural commodities, Capacity building, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 35049-MEIC ─ Reglamento para la afiliación voluntaria, renovación y retiro de comerciantes al Manual de Buenas Prácticas de Protección al Consumidor.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2008

Keyword: Agricultural development, Consumer protection, Financial agricultural measures, Agricultural commodities, Capacity building, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Internal trade, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Food quality control/food safety, Vending, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 37899-MEIC ─ Reglamento a la Ley de la Promoción de la Competencia y Defensa Efectiva del Consumidor.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2013

Keyword: Agricultural development, Consumer protection, Financial agricultural measures, Agricultural commodities, Capacity building, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Intellectual property rights/patents, Property rights, Dispute settlement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 37662-MEIC-H-MICIT ─ Procedimiento para la demostración de la evaluación de la conformidad de los reglamentos técnicos.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2012

Keyword: Policy/planning, Agricultural commodities, Certification, International trade, Internal trade, Transport/storage, Registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Inspection, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Classification/declassification, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 41988-MP-MEIC ─ Establece el Sistema Nacional de Protección al Consumidor y Usuario.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2019

Keyword: Institution, Consumer protection, Internal trade, Capacity building, Non-governmental entity, Dispute settlement, Equity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ley Nº 9098 - Identificación del origen de los productos agropecuarios que se consumen en Costa Rica.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2012

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Authorization/permit, Packaging/labelling, Consumer protection, Internal trade, Standards, Traceability/product tracing, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 9072 - Modifica la Ley Nº 7472, Ley de la Promoción de la Competencia y Defensa Efectiva del Consumidor.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2012

Keyword: Agricultural development, Consumer protection, Financial agricultural measures, Agricultural commodities, Capacity building, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX