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11.24.2015
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In addition to the cash price, should be disclosed the value of the kilogram, liter, meter or unit
File / Agency O Globo - in case of packaging for a group of similar products, such as a yogurt tray, the disclosure of the price of each little pot is mandatory
BRASILIA - The Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) approved proposal requiring traders to inform, besides the cash price of the product, the value proportional to the product unit of measure (kilogram, liter, meter or square meter ). In the case of packaging for a group of similar products, such as a yogurt tray price of the disclosure will be required for each separate unit, or each small pot. Under the proposal, the proportional price shall be disclosed with the same prominence and font size used for information of product prices.
The text approved in CCJ is the substitute heeded earlier by the Consumer Protection Commission to the Bill 1511/11 by Mrs Erika Kokay (PT-DF). By transact in conclusive character, the matter will go to the Senate, unless recourse is to also be examined by the Plenary of the House of Representatives.
The rapporteur on the CCJ, deputy Efraim Filho (DEM-PB) showed favorable opinion on the matter. The analysis on the committee was restricted to the constitutional, legal and legislative technique.
Greater coverage
The substitute extends the reach of standard, originally planned only for products sold in multiple or economic package. It also includes the proposal in the text of Law 10,962 / 04, which regulates the forms of dissemination of consumer goods and services prices.
The goal of the proposal is to compare parameters for the consumer review of packaging different sizes and other brand products and enables consumer to realize the increase of product cost, since, in some cases, the manufacturer chooses to decrease the amount offered instead of increasing the total price of the package.
Source: The Globe
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