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02/12/2013
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RIO - Changes in the Code of Consumer Protection , in the final report of Senator Ricardo Ferraço ( PMDB - ES ) must be examined on Tuesday by the temporary committee responsible for modernizing the current legislation ( Law 8.078/1990 ) . Projects ( PLS 281 , 282 and 283 of 2012) are the result of draft bills presented by a committee of lawyers headed by the Minister Benjamin Herman , the Superior Court of Justice ( STJ ) . The analysis was postponed last Tuesday after reading the text, when the Senate asked to analyze the collective view of the rapporteur changes .
Ferraço explained that the regulation of e-commerce is one of the new text. According to the senator, the sector is a U.S. $ 22 billion a year and involves 40 million Brazilians , who , for once , made purchases over the Internet . The rapporteur also said that if approved, the new Consumer Protection Code should regulate sustainable consumption , forcing companies to provide information on the environmental impact of products and properly dispose of them after their useful life .
The code will also strengthen Procons , bodies , through reconciliation , resolve disputes between consumers and suppliers of products and services, besides imposing limits to credit , to prevent over-indebtedness of individuals .
106 amendments were made to the text. The PLS 281/2012 , which regulates Internet shopping, received 31 amendments , 15 of which were accepted by the rapporteur . The bill creates a new section in the Code of Consumer Protection to treat ecommerce . The new rules deal with the disclosure of supplier data , the ban on spam , the right of cancellation of purchase, increased from 7 to 14 days, and penalties for abusive practices against consumers .
Have 33 amendments to the PLS 282/2012 , which governs class actions , were offered . Ten of them were incorporated into the substitute presented by Ferraço . The proposal ensures agility progress and priority in court for trial , in addition to ensuring effective national decision for the cases when they reach around the Brazilian territory .
The third project , PLS 283/2012 , which deals with consumer credit and prevents over-indebtedness , received 42 amendments , 20 of which were accepted . Among the measures proposed in the text are the advertising ban with reference to phrases like " free credit " , " interest free " , " without adding " , the requirement of clear and complete information about the service or product offered , the creation of the figure of " harassment consumer " , when there is pressure on the consumer purchases the credit , and the creation of " reconciliation " to stimulate consumer debt renegotiation .
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