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Consumer Protection Presentation Oleg Andreev
Consumer Protection Presentation Oleg Andreev
IN LATVIA
Every year, March 15 is observed as "World Consumer Right Day". Its significance is that in
1962 on this day, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the then president of the US declared four
consumer rights. Later, International Organisation of Consumers Union (IOCU) added
three more rights to the list. These have been also incorporated in the United Nations Charter
of Human Rights. These are:
1. Right to Safety
2. Right to be Informed
3. Right to Choose
Mentioned by President
4. Right to be Heard
5. Right to Redress(solution)
Consumer protection of
Latvian Republic is regulated
by the ,,Consumer Rights
Protection Law adopted
by Saeima
The law establishes internal
legal framework of
consumer protection
mechanisms and regulation
of violated consumer rights.
RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL UNDER
LATVIAN CONSUMER
PROTECTION LAW SECTION 12
SUBS.5
The consumer has a duty to return the goods or article to the
manufacturer, seller or service provider within seven days after
sending of the written withdrawal (if goods or articles have been
received).
The manufacturer, seller or service provider has a duty, within
seven days after receipt of a document confirming the costs, to
repay the consumer this amount of money together with all
interest, which has been paid for the goods or articles, or services
up to the time of termination of the contract.
If the consumer exercises the right of withdrawal and submits a
claim in accordance with Section 27 of this Law, and returns the
goods at his or her own expense, then the manufacturer, seller or
service provider shall, within seven daysafter receipt of documents
confirming the costs, compensate the consumer also for the costs
related to the return of the goods or articles.
WHAT ARE DEFECTIVE
GOODS AND WHO IS LIABLE?
Under the Liability and Defective Goods or Services law defective
goods are those which do not guarantee the expected safety level.
1) the description of the goods their structure and packaging;