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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00847 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 19 AND ARTICLE 39 OF RA NO.7394 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINESâ€, INCREASING ITS PENALTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to increase penalties to any person who shall violate any provision of Article 18 regarding the following consumer products concerns: a) safety and quality standards including performance or use-oriented standards, codes of practice and methods of tests; b) products quality evaluation including safety, performance and comparative utility; c) associated unreasonable risks of injury to the public; d) research on quality improvement and investigation into causes and prevention of product related deaths, illness and injuries; and e) to assure the consistency of standardized products.Proposes further the increase of penalties for any unlawful acts related to consumer products: those that are not in conformity with and applicable quality or safety standard promulgated in this Act; those which has been declared as banned by a rule in this Act; those relating to notifications of substantial product hazards and to recall, repair, replace or refund unsafe products; and compliance with rule of prohibiting stockpiling. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMERO, MICHAEL L. Ph.D. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Rivera (000 2022-11-21) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2022-07-27 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Seeks to increase penalties to any person who shall violate any provision of Article 18 regarding the following consumer products concerns: a) safety and quality standards including performance or use-oriented standards, codes of practice and methods of tests; b) products quality evaluation including safety, performance and comparative utility; c) associated unreasonable risks of injury to the public; d) research on quality improvement and investigation into causes and prevention of product related deaths, illness and injuries; and e) to assure the consistency of standardized products.Proposes further the increase of penalties for any unlawful acts related to consumer products: those that are not in conformity with and applicable quality or safety standard promulgated in this Act; those which has been declared as banned by a rule in this Act; those relating to notifications of substantial product hazards and to recall, repair, replace or refund unsafe products; and compliance with rule of prohibiting stockpiling.