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ARTICLE · 22 AUGUST 2019

Electronic Complaints Book: Extension Of Deadline For Registration

Numerous complaints have been made by associations representing traders from various sectors due to the problem of unavailability of the platform where economic operators have to register

PortugalConsumer Protection

Numerous complaints have been made by associations representing traders from various sectors due to the problem of unavailability of the platform where economic operators have to register. As a result, the Ministry of the Economy announced the extension of the deadline for operators to register until 31 December of the current year. The original deadline was 1 July of this year.

The Electronic Complaints Book was created by Decree-Law no. 74/2017 of 21 of June as part of the Simplex Measure "Simpler Consumer Information". The Decree-Law requires traders to make the complaints book available in electronic and physical formats. Its main aims are to make it possible to submit complaints in electronic format and to enable people to submit requests for information relating to the defence of the consumer or user. In the first phase, the obligation to register the electronic complaints book applied only to providers of essential public services. The other economic operators

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