Consumer Rights Enhancement Act of 2018
Rationale
Strengthening consumer rights with lifetime repairs and stronger enforcement tackles waste, costs and unsafe products that current laws fail to address.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Protection |
Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards
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Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products
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Consumer ProtectionProposer
Party
Labour Movement
We dig deep to build a future where no hand is left empty and no community is left behind.
Core pillars
Heinrich Möller
Activist · Age 38
A former student protest leader who cut his teeth in street-level activism, Heinrich Möller’s fiery rhetoric and media savvy have already made him a rising star in the party, though his unshakable loyalty to senior figures may limit his independence.
Timeline
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Draft24 October 2018
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Vote Open24 October 2018
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Vote Closed23 December 2018
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Did Not Become Law23 December 2018
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
FailedFor: 4 / 69 seats (5.8%)
Against: 43 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 22
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Labour Movement Proposer | 4 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Nationalist Coalition | 7 | No | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 8 | No | No reason given |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 11 | No | No reason given |
| National People's Front | 10 | No | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 7 | No | No reason given |
Bundestag
FailedFor: 99 / 650 seats (15.2%)
Against: 393 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 158
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Labour Movement Proposer | 99 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Nationalist Coalition | 96 | No | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 101 | No | No reason given |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 66 | No | No reason given |
| National People's Front | 69 | No | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 61 | No | No reason given |