When a citizen makes a complaint in a Consumer Protection agency, the authorities call a settlement with the company. If an agreement is reached the process is completed.
But if there is no agreement, then the process continues and may result in a penalty to the company.
But if there is no agreement, then the process continues and may result in a penalty to the company.
In the same vein, when the enforcement authority of the Consumer Protection Act of acts of trade and after a long process (records, inspections, presentations, documentation, preventive measures and reconciliations cessation of conduct) the offending company, also can be sanctioned.
The Consumer Protection Act provides different penalties for violators. These range from warnings, confiscation of goods, closures, suspensions, loss of concessions and fines from 500 to 500 thousand pesos.
There are 2 cases that emerged from the Municipal Bureau of Information to Consumers (OMIC) of San Isidro worth noted for his knowledge public:
Robo to the home of actor Miguel Angel Cherutti
In 2000, the wife of actor Prosegur company contracted with an alarm system and security for his home in the town of San Isidro. On January 22, 2004, with the empty house, stole all the valuables that were there. In that event, the security system did not respond. The company informs the actor who was the customer's responsibility to maintain the telephone line, and that if it was cut, they had no liability for damages caused. But the actor said that such information had been provided at the time of hiring service. In addition, it was found that the firm did not install the sensors reported needed to cover every room in your home. The criminals entered the house through the window on the first floor, which had no alarm system and was forced.
Fine: $ 57,750.00.
The fine was upheld by the court Contentious administral No. 1, San Isidro, and then, before the new appeal, upheld by the Court of Administrative Litigation San Martín (in 2nd and last resort) and paid a few days judicial confirmation
River Bank Robbery
Mr. Fabio Alejandro Fossati, reported River Bank for having been a victim of the robbery occurred on January 13, 2006 at the branch as the Liberator was the holder of a safe.
The resolution stated that the Bank had breached the contractual duty to "ensure" the safe of the complainants.
$ 500,000 fine. and publish a resolution condemning his position in the daily Clarín, San Isidro supplement.
This is the highest fine to be punishing a company and there are very few cases like this.
The fine is on appeal is time, and surely it will.
How much this money were the complainants? Answer: Nothing.
In all cases where the fine imposed economic sanctions is not to compensate the complainant (the Consumer Protection Act does not currently provide compensation) but CORRECT delinquent behavior.
The only instance where the consumer can seek redress is "reconciliation." What can the consumer is used then the resolution with opinion in his favor as an argument in court.
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The proposed reform of the Consumer Protection Act that the Senate is expected to increase the maximum fines from 500 thousand to 5 million pesos.