Ametova A.Dzh.
2nd year Master of scientific
and pedagogical magistracy
On a specialty "Jurisprudence"
The Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty
Turan University
The
question
of the legal ways to protect consumer rights and interests under the laws
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Annotation. The conditions of
formation of market relations the need to ensure the interests of the citizens
in the consumer goods and services was a prerequisite for the adoption of the
objective in 1991 and then upgrade in 2010 of the Law of the Republic of
Kazakhstan "On Protection of Consumers' Rights.
The
Act is attached a set of rights that ensure customers satisfaction with the
fundamental interests when purchasing goods, works and services for personal
(domestic) needs, and relevant global standards of consumer policy laid down in
the "Guidelines for Consumer Protection" (UN General Assembly
Resolution number 39 / 248 of 04/09/85) 1
Along
with the declaration of the rights of consumers in the Act established the
legal basis for the creation and operation of the system of consumer
protection, including the judiciary, the executive authorities, local
governments and associations of consumers.
Key words: consumer protection law,
the suit, the law, the process of classification, guarantees.
The most important tasks of the state of consumer policy
is to ensure that citizens have access to the bodies, engaged in the protection
of the violated rights and interests, improving the efficiency of their
operations.
It is the availability and effectiveness of consumer
protection is the main guarantor of consumers' interests meet daily.
A method of protecting the rights of consumers (concept,
content), the subject of numerous works on civil and civil procedural law.
Selected issues are controversial, in particular the definition of the nature
of the means of protecting civil rights, be they material or procedural in
nature or are a complex logistical procedure institution, which of the Art. 10
of the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan methods are material, and what
procedural affect whether the form and object of protection to choose a method
of protection, and others.
Thus, according to claim 6 of Article 10 of the Civil
Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "... Consumer protection is provided by
the means provided by this Code
or other legislative acts.
Every consumer has, in particular, the right to:
- Free contracts for the purchase of goods, the use of
works and services;
- Appropriate quality and safety of goods (works,
services);
- Complete and reliable information about goods (works,
services);
- Unite in public organizations of consumers" [1].
The current legislation does not define the method of
protection, but merely contains a list of methods that can be used in case of
infringement or contestation of civil rights.
In the most general form of the concept of protection
method defined D.M. Chechot as "... a statutory actions directly aimed
at protecting the rights" [2, p. 71-72].
According to M.K. Vorobiev, "Preventive
measures - a typical form of direct action on the controversial law,
crystallized as a result of the enormous experience gained jurisprudence"
[3].
Proceeding from the above, the concept of consumer
protection methods to protect the rights of consumers may be defined as provided
by the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Law "On Protection of
Consumers' Rights and other laws regulating the relations with consumers, the
actions of entitled and obligated persons or jurisdictional bodies to remove
obstacles to the realization of the rights of consumers.
This definition reflects the substantive law side of the
concept of "a way of protection." The procedural aspect of the
methods of protection are a means of appeal to the jurisdictional authorities
for the protection of violated rights and interests of consumers. For this work
is of interest to study ways to protect it in a procedural sense.
When applying to the court is a way to protect a claim -
the requirement for the court to protect violated or disputed right or legitimate
interest.
The lawsuit is one of the most important, fundamental categories procedural
science.
When contacting other authorities - the application or
complaint which, as well as the lawsuit are the requirement for the protection
of violated rights or interests, appeals to state bodies or local governments.
Considering the types of claims that arise as a result of
violations of the rights and interests of consumers, it is necessary to focus
on the classification based on the following criteria: claims for recognition
of the award and transforming actions. Depending on the nature of the legal
relationship between the consumer and the seller (performer, producer) stand
out:
- Claims arising from the contract of sale, execution of
works;
- Claims of harm to the life and health of the citizen;
- Claims arising from the non-pecuniary damage.
At the base of the occurrence of O. Blokhin allocates claims "... arising
from crimes claims arising from administrative offenses, claims arising out of
civil relations, and quasi tort claims" [4, p.9].
Depending on the nature of the requirement that the
consumer makes a person to protect his rights, - actions aimed at the
elimination of the defects, claims the appointment of the executor of the new
term, during which he must begin the works (services), etc.
In addition, O. Blokhin offers to classify the action
brought against him for the rights of consumers, depending on whether the
action is brought to protect the rights of a particular consumer or group of
consumers indefinite number of consumers [4 s.9-10].
Without denying the classifications of these authors
believe that the study especially the way consumer protection is of interest to
the division of claims and, accordingly, they study depending on the object to
be protected. The division claims on such base will enable more deeply explore
a number of procedural issues, including especially appeal to the courts, the
composition of the persons involved in the case, etc. On this basis, it appears
that can distinguish the following claims:
1) actions for the protection of violated subjective
rights of consumers;
2) actions for the protection of public legal interests
in the sphere of consumer relations:
a) actions for the protection of the interests of an
indefinite number of consumers;
b) actions for the elimination of the seller
(manufacturer, performer) or to terminate the activities of an individual
entrepreneur for repeated or gross violation of the law or other legal act of
the rights of consumers;
c) claims to recover from the seller (manufacturer,
performer) penalty for failure or delay in performance of the antimonopoly
authority to eliminate violations of the law on protection of consumer rights;
3) claims to invalidate acts of antitrust authorities
(mandate and / or decisions imposing a fine) imposed on the seller
(manufacturer, performer).
These actions are aimed at protecting the rights and
interests of the seller (manufacturer, performer) in respect of which they were
handed down. When you dismiss the action specified protected public legal
interest.
Filing a claim to protect the interests of an indefinite
number of consumers in accordance with Art. 41 of the Law of the Republic of
Kazakhstan "On Protection of Consumers' Rights has two objectives:
- Firstly, protection of public legal interests by
stopping the illegal actions that violate the rights of an indefinite number of
consumers;
- Secondly, the restoration of rights of consumers,
violated by the same unlawful actions of the defendant.
Other claims arising from relations in the process of
implementing the antimonopoly authorities monitor compliance with the economic
entities of the legislation on consumer protection.
The purpose of these actions is also the protection of
public legal interests, but in contrast to the above claims in protection of
interests of an indefinite number of consumers are not directly aimed at
protecting the rights of specific users. Protection of rights of consumers is
provided in part: in the case of claims for the elimination of the seller
(manufacturer, performer), fines, rejecting the claim of the seller
(manufacturer, performer) violation suppressed, but the violation of the right
not to be restored.
If the claim of the seller (manufacturer, executor)
ensures protection of his rights.
The above classification needs a further explanation. The
Law "On Protection of Consumers' Rights in relation to the treatment in
court for liquidation of the seller (manufacturer, performer), to recover from
the seller (manufacturer, performer) fine to invalidate acts of anti-trust
authorities (mandate and / or decisions imposing a fine ) used the concept of
the claim or claims (p. 7, Art. 41, Art. 42 of the Law "On Protection of
Consumer Rights").
In theory, civil procedural law the question of the legal
nature of the cases arising from public relations (considered claims arise
because of public law - administrative relations between economic entities and
executive body), discussion.
Supporting the view of the authors who consider that the
proceedings in cases arising from public relations, is the limitation in nature,
as well as taking into account the fact that these requirements are considered
in the order of the arbitration proceedings, which does not stand out as an
independent type of production for arising from administrative (public law)
relationship, further conclusions are based on the approval of the statute of
the nature of cases of liquidation of the seller (manufacturer, performer),
fines, challenging acts of the antitrust authorities. The subject of review in
such cases is a dispute between the state represented by the competition
authority (directly or competition authority) and economic entities on the
implementation of the latter by the Law "On Protection of Consumers' Rights
duties and / or legality of actions of this government body. In this regard, to
the specified requirements in the labeling and subsequently used term
"claim".
The foregoing leads to the conclusion that the current
legislation allows to protect the rights of numerous consumer groups.
There is no need to create a new procedural design -
class action. You can talk about the need for legislative regulation of the
procedure the defendant warning consumers who may be interested in the
presentation of individual property claims pending a decision on a case brought
by the benefit of an indefinite number of consumers.
Claims arising from the violation of consumer rights and
interests of the public law, the jurisdiction of the courts of general
jurisdiction and arbitration courts: courts of general jurisdiction under the
jurisdiction of claims for protection of rights of consumers and the interests
of an indefinite number of consumers on the Elimination of the seller
(manufacturer, performer); arbitration courts under the jurisdiction of claims
to recover from the seller (manufacturer, performer) fine for non-fulfillment
or delayed fulfillment of the requirements of the antimonopoly authority, the
claims for invalidation of such acts of anti-monopoly authority.
Filing claims for protection of rights and interests of
consumers is
some features, due to:
1) the existence of the Law "On Protection of
Consumer Rights" procedural rules of an alternative jurisdiction claims to
protect the rights of consumers and users, and release persons seeking to
protect their rights and interests, from payment of the state fee;
2) the specifics of legal regulation of relations with
customers: when making claims on disputes arising from contracts concluded with
customers that contain conditions uniquely define the jurisdiction of disputes
to court, it is necessary to find out whether the consumer involved in the
development of this condition.
If the condition specified in the contract connection, it
should be recognized as invalid as infringing the rights of consumers when
compared to the rules established by law.
List
of references:
1. Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Enacted by
the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 27, 1994 //
National Center of Legal Information of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic
of Kazakhstan "Әdilet» http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K940001000_
2. Chechot D.M. Subjective rights and forms of
protection. - L., 1968. - P. 71-72.
3. Vorobiev M.K. On the methods of protection of civil
rights. // Proceedings of the jurisprudence of the Sverdlovsk Law Institute. -
Novosibirsk, 1968.
4. Blokhin O. Remedial features of consideration by
courts to protect the rights of consumers: Author. dis ... cand. jurid.
Sciences. - Tver, 1999. - 32 p.