A sketch on the development of Maltese consumer law and policy

HAS THE PROCESS TURNED FULL CIRCLE ?

DAVID FABRI, World Consumers Rights Day, 2006,
Malta conference “Promoting consumer interests” 16 March 2006

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THE PAST

1970’s - no consumer policy

1981 - Consumers Protection Act
1986 - Trade Descriptions Act
1987 - Door-to-Door Salesmen Act

1990 - Budget contains consumer policy statement

1991 - White Paper published

1992 - New department set up

1993 - White Paper published

1994 - Consumer Affairs Act (CAA)

1996 - CAA comes into force

1998 - New Authority for Fair Trading proposed

2000 - New Consumer and Competition Division set up

2000 - CAA improved

2001 - Transposition of several EU consumer Directives

2004 - EU membership

2006 - Budget completely silent on consumer policy


THE FUTURE ?

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