rate system. Since the abandonment of the Singapore issues in the Cancun meeting of the WTO‚ Bangladesh had all but given up its initiative of pursuing a competition policy and law. Yet‚ there is no denial of the fact that both producers and consumers feel strongly that there should be a competitive business environment for their mutual welfare. So‚ the need for a competition policy is an internal imperative in Bangladesh‚ irrespective of the outcomes of negotiations at the WTO. 144 thousand
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for collection agencies which are seeking to collect genuine debts‚ while additionally providing protection and certain remedies for debtors. The words debt and debt collectors generally invoke fear and anxiety in people‚ and the topic of money and debt collections is worthwhile and advantageous for everyone to know in detail. According to Robert C. Hobbs‚ deputy director of Boston’s National Consumer Law Center‚ the overwhelming rise in debt can be attributed to such factors as stagnant personal
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Accountancy: SEC fields 3‚000 whistleblower complaints in 12 months I chose to review an article pertaining to the success of the new whistleblower program in the SEC. This program was enacted in as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010‚ PL 111-203. This piece of legislation was pushed through congress and approved as part of the President’s initiative to clean up Wall Street. According to the article 3‚001 tips were reported to the SEC pertaining to apparent
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Scooters Company ltd‚ bought a second hand scooter from Mr. B. ABC and co reconditioned and repaired the scooter. And sold it to Mr. A for Rs 50‚000. ABC and co told Mr. A that the scooter is a new scooter. Is Mr. A a consumer? And does he have any remedy under consumer protection act Mr. Q was going abroad for a business trip for two months. He wanted to give a power of attorney to his friend. Hence Mr. Q sent the Power of attorney in a PDF form through an Email. Is this power of attorney valid
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equilibrium in markets leads to Pareto efficient outcomes‚ at which the sum of producer surplus and consumer surplus is maximised- i.e. no firm or individual can be made better off without making somebody else worse off. This is conducive to maximising economic welfare. However‚ there appear to be other objectives that are taken into account by competition regulatory bodies‚ such as the protection of consumers‚ the defence of small firms‚ fighting inflation‚ and fairness. We will examine each of these objectives
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are authentic when they‚ are in reality second-rate copies or imitations of the original product. These spurious goods are available due to a lack of consumer awareness‚ weak enforcement of existing laws and rapid innovations in technology so today no consumer can be sure of the authenticity of the product he or she he has purchased. Today many consumers are duped into believing that the products they are buying are genuine when in reality they are actually fake. Types of spurious goods. Spurious goods
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balanced and effective business practices. Laws protecting consumers in the United States disallow unfair‚ deceptive and anti-competitive business practices. Despite significant legislative differences from one state to another‚ a major premise is that deceptive and unfair business practices are unethical and inappropriate (Cartewr‚ 2009). These laws constitute critical legal underpinnings for ethical business practices and fair treatment of consumers in the market (Nickels & McHugh‚ 2013). An important
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http://global.factiva.com.ezproxy-m.deakin.edu.au/ha/default.aspx News - Legal Affairs Lehman judge damns new laws Hannah Low 570 words 28 September 2012 The Australian Financial Review AFNR First 36 English Copyright 2012. Fairfax Media Management Pty Limited. A Federal Court judge has slammed the new legislative regime governing misleading and deceptive conduct‚ calling the framework "pointlessly technical and befuddling". When Justice Steven Rares handed down his lengthy decision
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are of personal nature. The people who provide them do not make goods. They give them services to make people healthy‚ happy‚ and safe and to amuse them. A provider of a commercial service helps goods to reach the consumer. This service provider does not necessarily meet the consumer. These are concerned with assisting the distribution of the output from both primary and secondary production. These services are also called indirect services. CHAPTER#2 1. Explain the advantages of specialization
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As for the design of their bottles‚ it is advisable for them to register their design for better protection although failing to do so will not render their design being unprotected as discussed
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