Reflections about the "Sernac te protege" Bill [3.3321]

Abstract

The article analyzes the bill known as "Sernac te protege" in relation to the requirements that an individual must meet in order to be considered a consumer, with special reference to the requirement of onerousness. In this regard, it is argued that the elimination of the "onerous legal act" from the elements of the definition of consumer contemplated in Law 19496, rather than introducing a novelty, corresponds to a recognition of the doctrine of the consumer relationship that had already been applied previously. The benefits derived from the approval of the new proposal would be to adjust the text of the law to its practical application, to give internal coherence to the law, to establish the protection of the material consumer and to bring law 19496 closer to foreign legislations.