Consumer Information Act 1989. Pays/Territoire Samoa Type du document Législation Date 1989 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Consolidated Acts of Samoa 2014. Titre completAn Act to make provision for informative labelling and marking of goods and for the prevention of deceptive or misleading packaging, labelling and advertising. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Emballage/étiquetage Fraude Institution Protection du consommateur Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Océanie, Polinesie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé This Act lays down rules for presentation of goods for sale to the general public in Western Samoa. “Goods” means any article or product of any type or class that is intended for sale to any person for use or consumption, whereas “food” has the same meaning as in the Food and Drugs Act 1967. Name and address of the packager of goods shall be shown on the package. The Minister of Customs may prohibit importation of goods that do not show name and address of the packager. Other requirements may be prescribed by the Minister by Notice or the Head of State by regulations, both to be published in the official gazette. The method of labelling is prescribed in section 6. Section 7 prohibits deceptive or misleading labelling; section 8 prohibits deceptive or misleading packaging, whereas section 8 prohibits deceptive or misleading advertising. The Minister may initiate investigation with the Commerce Board and appoint advisory committees (sect. 11 and 12). Other powers of investigation are set out in section 13. Remaining sections of this Act concern powers of the Minister and the Commerce Officer and methods and procedures of enforcement. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.paclii.org Références - Législation Abrogé par Competition and Consumer Act (No. 10 of 2016). Législation | Samoa | 2016 Mot clé: Protection du consommateur, Commerce intérieur, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Emballage/étiquetage, Fraude, Institution, Viande, Législation de base Source: FAO, FAOLEX