Strengthening Consumer Rights Act of 2018

Proposed by Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights · fronted by Anton Vogel

Opened

20 Nov 2018

Voting closes

19 Jan 2019

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Current protections are outdated: stricter warranties and refunds ensure fairness and reduce consumer harm from faulty goods. The bill also fights e-waste, by extending all products' life, especially electronic devices.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Consumer Protection	Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards		Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards

1

Consumer Protection

Previous law

Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards

Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards

Proposer

Party

Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights

ADFR is a centre-to-centre-left, social-liberal party. We advocate for an open and neutral Internet, strong privacy rights, a digital PA and an eco-social market economy. We focus on white-collar professionals and innovative companies, ensuring technology expands freedom and opportunities for all.

Core pillars

Anton Vogel

Activist · Age 36

71,501 social followers

A cybersecurity expert and ethical hacker, Anton Vogel rose to fame by exposing bureaucratic corruption and inefficiency, leveraging his expertise and massive following to put the accelerator on the digitalisation of the country.

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Timeline

Draft

20 November 2018
Vote Open

20 November 2018
Vote Closed

19 January 2019
Did Not Become Law

19 January 2019

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed

27Yes 29No 13Not voted 69 seats

For: 27 / 69 seats (39.1%)

Against: 29 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 13

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 48.2%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer	11	Yes	No reason given
Christian Socials	0	Yes	No reason given
Competence And Freedom	0	No	No reason given
Homeland Alliance	29	No	No reason given
Left Forward	16	Yes	No reason given
Modern Alliance Of Saxenheim	0	Abstain	No reason given
Saxenheim Republic	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	5	Not voted

Bundestag

Failed

261Yes 288No 101Not voted 650 seats

For: 261 / 650 seats (40.2%)

Against: 288 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 101

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 47.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer	127	Yes	No reason given
Christian Socials	0	Yes	No reason given
Competence And Freedom	0	No	No reason given
Homeland Alliance	288	No	No reason given
Left Forward	134	Yes	No reason given
Modern Alliance Of Saxenheim	0	Abstain	No reason given
Saxenheim Republic	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	52	Not voted

Voting record

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