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The Consumer Protection Law no. 112 of 2021.

Pays/Territoire
Chypre
Type du document
Législation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official Gazette of Cyprus Republic no. 4840 of 2021, Appendix I.
Sujet
Énergie, Eau, Général
Mot clé
Loi-cadre Droit d'accès Fraude Autorisation/permis Protection du consommateur Contrat/accord Mise en application Mesures fiscales et de marché Inspection Institution Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Marquage/identificacion Infractions/sanctions Emballage/étiquetage Droits de propriété Évaluation/gestion des risques Vente Commerce/industrie/sociétés Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Hydrocarbures Propriété Accès-à-l'information Collecte de données/déclarations Approvisionnement en eau
Aire géographique
Asie, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Asie Occidentale
Résumé

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.

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Site web
www.mof.gov.cy