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Government considers issues of consumer protection

At the meeting of the Government, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the issues of improving and bringing Kazakhstan's legislation in the field of consumer protection into line with foreign norms and rules were considered.

Astana. 4 July. Kazakhstan Today - At the meeting of the Government, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the issues of improving and bringing Kazakhstan's legislation in the field of consumer protection into line with foreign norms and rules were considered.

The Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Timur Suleimenov reported that in order to improve the protection of consumers' rights, in April 2016 a number of amendments and additions were made to the legislation. In particular, a ban on the use of the classification in the advertisement of residential buildings under construction not provided for in construction standards, such as "Business", "Elite", "Economy" classes, as well as the ban on advertising of biologically active additives (BAD).

The Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan plans to strengthen the protection of consumers' rights in certain commodity markets and regulate the activity of participants in electronic commerce with the definition of guarantees of consumer rights. It is foreseen to tighten the requirements for the placement of advertising, including the time of its placement, reliability and consumer properties of goods.

National legislation will be given in accordance with foreign norms and rules governing consumer protection issues. Responsibility of business entities for non-compliance with the standards of quality and safety of goods will increase.

The emphasis in the work of the MNE will be on improving the level of consumer literacy, as well as the civic activity of consumers and their awareness of goods, rights and responsibilities.

"Improving the institutional framework for protecting consumer rights will help to prevent violations of consumer rights, saturate markets with quality goods and, ultimately, improve consumer protection in Kazakhstan," T. Suleimenov concluded.

During the meeting on the protection of the rights of consumers of financial services, the Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, D. Akishev, spoke about improving the quality of medical services - the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan E. Birtanov. From the public spoke the chairman of the board of the "National League of Consumers of Kazakhstan" S. Romanovskaya.

Following the consideration of the issue of the Government meeting, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev instructed the Ministry of National Economy, central and local executive bodies to take active measures to protect the rights of consumers and ensure wider information of the population through mass media about the rights of consumers.

Source: The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Official website

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