Consumer Protection

A/RES/39/248View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1984.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1984–2016

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/70/186

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What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics

Consumer Protection Consumers Guidelines

What does this mandate say?

3 operative paragraphs

V.Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 179

Decides to adopt the guidelines for consumer protection annexed to the present resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to disseminate the guidelines to Governments and other interested parties;

Requests all organizations of the United Nations system that elaborate guidelines and related documents on specific areas relevant to consumer protection to distribute them to the appropriate bodies of individual States.

I.OBJECTIVES

A.Physical Safety

B.Promotion and protection of consumers'

C.Standards for the safety and quality

D.Distribution facilities for essential

E.Measures enabling consumers to obtain redress

V.Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 181

F.Education and information programmes

G.Measures relating to specific areas

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