Today is March 15, consumer rights and interests day. Consumer rights and interests day is specially set by the state for consumers to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, prevent and prevent damage to consumers' rights and interests. However, most consumers do not know about consumer rights and interests day. How did consumer rights day come about? This article brings you the origin of consumer rights day. Let's have a look.
Origin of consumer rights day
In 1960, consumers from five countries including the United States, Britain, Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands initiated the establishment of an independent, non-profit and non political world consumer alliance, headquartered in the Hague and now moved to London, England. At present, its members have more than 300 consumer organizations from nearly 100 countries and regions.
'3.15' 'is the international day for protecting consumers & rsquo; rights. In 1983, the international consumer alliance designated March 15 as the international consumer rights day every year, and stipulated that consumers have the rights to obtain safety and security, obtain correct product information, freely decide their choice, claim compensation and protect a healthy environment.
The China Consumer Association was established in December 1984 with the approval of the State Council. It is a social organization that carries out social supervision over goods and services and protects the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. Its purpose is to exercise social supervision over goods and services, protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, guide consumers to consume rationally and scientifically, and promote the healthy development of the socialist market economy.
In September 1987, the China Consumer Association was accepted as a full member of the international consumer alliance. Since the beginning of this year, on March 15 of each year, China consumer associations and local associations at all levels have also jointly organized large-scale publicity activities with relevant departments to introduce consumer knowledge and relevant legal knowledge in various ways and publicize consumers' rights; Awaken and improve consumers' awareness of self-protection; Promote the whole society to care about and support the protection of consumers' legitimate rights and interests. Consumer protection law is the general name of the legal norms regulating the social relations generated in the process of protecting citizens' consumer rights and interests. Generally speaking, the consumer protection law we mentioned refers to the consumer protection law of the people's Republic of China promulgated on October 31, 1993 and implemented on January 1, 1994. The promulgation and implementation of the law is the first time in China to fully recognize the rights of consumers in the form of legislation. This is of great significance to protect the rights and interests of consumers, standardize the behavior of operators, maintain social and economic order and promote the healthy development of socialist market economy.
Consumer protection law is the general name of the legal norms regulating the social relations generated in the process of protecting citizens' consumer rights and interests. Generally speaking, the consumer protection law we mentioned refers to the consumer protection law of the people's Republic of China promulgated on October 31, 1993 and implemented on January 1, 1994. The promulgation and implementation of the law is the first time in China to fully recognize the rights of consumers in the form of legislation. This is of great significance to protect the rights and interests of consumers, standardize the behavior of operators, maintain social and economic order and promote the healthy development of socialist market economy.
Consumers are one of the important components of the market economy. Only when the rights and interests of consumers are protected can the market economy go on better. Many bad businesses cheat consumers to earn benefits, which is not desirable. This is also the focus of the consumer rights day.