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Although this legislation seems comprehensive, the primary issue is how and

when it should be enforced. It is more of a set of broad standards than a guideline

for eective action.

…unless specic liability is provided for in Chapter VII, it is unclear

whether a breach of obligations or an infringement of rights under

the earlier Chapters would be the basis for civil liability. Because of

this, the eectiveness of the broad statements in the earlier Chapters

of the CRIL that recognize consumer rights and business operators’

obligations is signicantly undercut. e rights and obligations become

general principles unsupported by any eective legal enforcement appa-

ratus. (Overby 2006)

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