Law No. 7.991 creating the Consumer Protection Institution of Alagoas (PROCON/AL). País/Territorio Brasil Subdivisión territorial Alagoas Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2018 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Institución Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Protección del consumidor Fondo especial Área geográphica Amazona, Americas, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, América del Sur, Atlántico Sur Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Resumen This Law, consisting of 30 articles divided into nine Chapters and three Annexes, creates the Consumer Protection Institution of Alagoas (PROCON/AL). The purpose of this Law is to elaborate and implement the State Policy on Consumer Protection, in compliance with the National Consumer Policy Guidelines. PROCON/AL has the following objectives: receive, analyze, evaluate, determine, forward and monitor the progress of inquiries, complaints and suggestions from consumers or entities representing them; provide public service of care, support, permanent guidance and consumer protection; disclose the consumer rights by the different media and by their own publications and maintain a record of substantiated complaints against suppliers of products and services, as referred to in art. 44 of Federal Law No. 8.078 of 11 September 1990 (Code of Consumer Protection - CDC); promote measures to protect the collective and homogeneous individual interests of consumers; represent competent authorities for infringements of individual or collective interests of consumers; encourage the establishment and development of non-profit and municipal consumer civil protection bodies; develop educational programmes, studies and research in the area of consumer protection, informing, raising awareness and motivating the consumers, through different means of communication; etc. In addition, it establishes the State Fund for Consumer Protection, whose resources will be used exclusively to provide financial support to the State System of Consumer Protection, managed by PROCON/AL. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.al.al.leg.br Referencias - Legislación Implementa Law No. 8.078 on the Consumer Protection Code. Legislación | Brasil | 1990 (2017) Palabra clave: Protección del consumidor, Normas, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Comercio interior, Infracciones/sanciones, Salud pública, Fraude Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX