On June 6, 2024, the Plenary Session of the Congress of the Republic unanimously approved the opinion of Bills No. 2942/2022, 3131/2022, and 3541/2022 (the "Opinion"), which amends literal e. of article 58.1 of Law No. 29571, the Consumer Protection and Defense Code (the [...]

MINISTERIAL RESOLUTION No. 140-2024-MINAM Date: 05/01/2024 Declare a state of emergency in the management and handling of solid waste in the district of Calca, province of Calca, department of Cusco. Supreme Decree No. 004-2024-MINAM Date: 05/03/2024 Supreme Decree that modifies the Regulations of Law No. 27446, Law of the National System [...]

Through recent Resolution 0743-2024/SPC-INDECOPI, INDECOPI fined the manager of a real estate agency 1 UIT for failing to fulfill his management and supervisory duties, as it was proven that the real estate agency had not returned the money paid by the complaining consumer, despite the fact that the company had not provided the [...]

Recently, through Ministerial Resolution No. 314-2024/MINSA, the Ministry of Health has published the Draft Regulation of Law No. 31881 – Law that promotes information on foods that do not contain gluten (hereinafter, the “Draft”), in order to receive the opinion of economic agents and [...]

Aspects to consider when assessing whether the name of a pet food may mislead consumers Article 3 of the Consumer Protection and Defense Code ("the Code") states that any information or presentation or omission of information that [...]

Since yesterday, Notaries have been subject to a new regulation establishing parameters for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. This regulation also applies to the Centralized Agency for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (OCP LA/FT). The resolution seeks to strengthen the system of [...]

At the end of March, the Guide for Consumers in Emergency Situations ("the Guide") was published, prepared by INDECOPI in coordination with SUSALUD. The Guide aims to inform consumers of their main rights in emergency situations in various sectors of the [...]

In July 2023, the UIF included Virtual Asset Service Providers (VAS) in the list of entities required to have a System for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (SPLAFT). Recently, the SBS published the draft regulation establishing [...]

By Resolution No. 0330-2024/TPI-INDECOPI, the INDECOPI Court issued a binding precedent regarding the maximum period of time that may elapse between the date on which the authority recognizes the notoriety of a sign and the date on which the owner invokes the rights arising from that notoriety. [...]

On April 18, 2024, the Plenary of Congress, in its first vote, approved the opinion on Bills No. 03428-2022-CR and No. 03739/2022-CR ("Opinion"), by means of which it is proposed to modify Law No. 31143, the Law that protects consumers of services from usury [...]