Members of the Oliy Majlis have passed a draft law on penalties for sellers for violating delivery deadlines, primarily. This was reported by the press service of the Legislative Chamber.
The proposed amendments to the law "On Consumer Rights Protection" require sellers to pay buyers a penalty for failing to deliver goods within the timeframe specified in the contract. The amount of the penalty should cover the undelivered portion of the obligation and may reach up to 100% of the price of the goods that were not delivered on time.
The payment of penalties does not exempt the seller from compensating for losses related to the late delivery of goods in sufficient quantities. However, the seller will be relieved from paying penalties if they can prove the consumer's fault in the delay of goods transfer.
The draft law underwent its first reading on January 21. Prior to the second reading, the responsible committee held a series of meetings and workshops, reviewed lawmakers' comments on the document, and revised its text based on the "most substantiated" proposals.
The document's text has been aligned with the norms of the Civil Code and relevant laws, stated Deputy Emma Aslanova. Additionally, the authors of the draft clarified that a penalty of 0.5% of the value of the goods is planned to be charged for each specified unit of time in the contract (minute, hour, day).
Before the first reading, members of the "Milliy Tiklanish" faction put forward several proposals for improving the project. In particular, Dilnoza Azizova requested clarification on whether the new regulation would apply to violations by electricity, water, and gas supply enterprises.
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