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