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The Consumer Protection Law no. 112 of 2021.

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette of Cyprus Republic no. 4840 of 2021, Appendix I.
Subject
Energy, Water, General
Keyword
Framework law Access right Fraud Authorization/permit Consumer protection Contract/agreement Enforcement/compliance Fiscal and market measures Inspection Institution Intellectual property rights/patents Marking/identification Offences/penalties Packaging/labelling Property rights Risk assessment/management Vending Business/industry/corporations Energy conservation/energy production Oil Ownership Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Water supply
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 75 articles and divided into eleven Parts, concerns the consolidation of the consumer protection issues, the strengthening of the powers of the Authorised Service, the implementation of European Regulation 2017/2394 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection legislation, the harmonisation with some European Directives regarding consumer rights, consumer goods, misleading and comparative advertising. The Law defines the following relevant terms: public sector authority; advertisement; trader; commercial guarantee; consumer; consumer contract; owner; code of conduct; legal guarantee; complaint; product. Part II and III apply to the unfair commercial practices of businesses towards consumers, and they are subject to the Union and National legislation concerning health and product safety issues. These Parts define when a trade practice is unfair and when is misleading and specify omissions, aggressive trade practices, criteria for misleading advertising, conditions for fair comparative advertising. Part IV concerns consumer rights in off-store and on-store contracts and also applies to contracts concerning supply of water and energy sources. Matters covered by this Part concerns: information obligation for contracts distance and other than distance or off-premise contracts; standard requirements for requirements; right of withdrawal; transfer of risk. Other Parts concern: price list, including: posting of signs during the retail sale of petroleum products; abusive clauses; duties and powers of the commissioned service; issuance of decrees; criminal offences; final provisions.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.mof.gov.cy