If a trader is against the Specific Commercial Trading Practices Law, he would be ordered to be suspended his business. The administrative bodies can several kind of order based on the law. The number of order has been increasing recently.[1] These orders are issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. In other words, only goods or services which the METI has a jurisdiction is regulated to. The law is not comprehensive or blanket. The law regulates several trading practices: doorstep selling distance selling, Phone contact sales, trading scheme, trading induced by job introduction and specific service. However, the law does not regulate the each practice comprehensively. It only targets to the specific goods or services which is designated by the METI. For instance, the doorstep selling is regulated by the law. However, if a consumer enjoy exercising the right stipulated in the law such as a cancellation right, it is necessary the goods or services are specified in the regulation under the law.
To designate goods or services to be controlled is a task of the METI. The judgment by the METI seems extremely careful considering the interest of industry. Meanwhile, the consumer detriment would increase and the consumer interest is harm.
In the discussion of the law reform, to demolish this system More important thing is the regulated goods and services are limited within the jurisdiction of the METI. Other goods or services is not controlled by any the law. If there is no ministry that has power to regulate, the questionable business would be remained out of control until the new regulation is enacted.The Consumer Contract Law prohibits the trading practices like as misleading and misrepresentation. It would be expected to cover the fracture of individual consumer protection law.
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