UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF INDUMENTARY SIZES
Act 27521
Provisions.
The Senate and Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation, meeting in Congress, etc.
Law:
Article 1-Object. The purpose of this law is to establish a "Single Standard System for the Identification of Indumental Talles" (SUNITI), corresponding to standardized body measures, regularized according to the specific regulations available to it. implementing authority, for the manufacture, manufacture, placing on the market or importation of clothing intended for the population from 12 (12) years of age.
Art. 2 °-Regulatory integration. Complementarity. This law is understood to be complementary to the Civil and Commercial Code of the Nation, the Law 24.240 of Defense of the Consumer and Law 23,592 of Penalization of Discriminatory Acts for the purposes of its interpretation and application.
Article 3-Definitions. For the purposes of this Law, it is understood by:
a) Antropometric study: Research that allows the measures and proportions of the citizens to be relieved, in order to make statistical reliability, frequency distributions of sizes for each age group, by gender and region, for be able to know the percentage of people within a range of sizes considered.
(b) A single standard system for the identification of indumentaria (SUNITI) Talles: a system for the designation of sizes drawn up on the basis of the anthropometric study carried out by the implementing authority, used by manufacturers and traders, to indicate to consumers, in an unequivocal, detailed and precise manner, the measures of the body of the person to whom the garment is intended.
c) Talle: An established measure to classify the indumentaria according to the table defined in the SUNITI.
(d) Identification of the indumentaria's size: visible and legible typing arising from the body of body measurements made explicit in the garment by means of a clear and easy to understand pictogram.
(e) Indumentary traders: any human or legal person who sells clothing to the public is his or her principal, ancillary or eventual activity.
(f) Manufacturers of clothing: any human or legal person who manufactures clothing, whether this is his or her principal, ancillary or eventual activity.
(g) Indumentary importers: All human or legal persons responsible to the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) or the corresponding body, which buys clothing abroad to market it in the country, its principal, ancillary or eventual activity.
Art. 4 °-anthropometric study. The national executive branch, through the corresponding agency, will carry out in all the national territory and every ten (10) years an anthropometric study of the population, in order to update the Single Normalized System of Identification of Talles de Indumentaria (SUNITI).
The first anthropometric study must be completed within the period of one (1) year of sanctioned this law.
Article 5-Scope of application. The Unique Standard System for the Identification of Indumentaria Talles will be mandatory throughout the territory of the Republic of Argentina.
Art. 6 °-Standard System of Identification of Talles. Any trader, manufacturer or importer of clothing should identify each garment in accordance with the unique standard system for the identification of sizes approved by the implementing authority.
Art. 7 °-Identification of the indumentaria's size. The label with the identification of the indumentaria's size must be contained in the corresponding pictogram, in a certain, clear and detailed manner, being of easy understanding for the consumer; and adhered to the garment.
Art. 8 °-Information to the consumer. Commercial establishments selling clothing have an obligation to display a poster whose minimum size will be 15 (15) by twenty-one (21) centimeters, in an easy-to-visit location, containing the table of body measurements. normalised.
Art. 9 °-dignified treatment. Abusive practices. Commercial establishments selling fashion and textile clothing should guarantee conditions of care and fair and equitable treatment for consumers.
They should refrain from deploying conduct that places consumers in embarrassing, vexatious or intimidating situations.
Article 10.-Dissemination. The implementing authority in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Social Development, the National Directorate of Consumer Defense and the National Institute for Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) or those agencies that Consider relevant activities to the information, awareness, training or any other type of action that it considers necessary for the fulfilment of this law, as well as the conduct of campaigns. of mass dissemination in all the media.
Article 11-Sanctions. In the event of non-compliance with the provisions of this Law, the penalties provided for in the Law 24.240 of the Consumer Defense and Law 23,592 of Penalization of Discriminatory Acts apply. The national enforcement authority of this law, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the provinces will act as local enforcement authorities exercising control, surveillance and prosecution in compliance with this law and its rules. (a) regulations concerning alleged infringements committed in their respective jurisdictions.
Article 12-Regulation. The national executive branch shall regulate this law within one hundred and eighty (180) days of its enactment.
The implementing authority shall determine in the rules the time limits for the implementation of this law.
Art. 13.-Commune to the national executive branch.
GIVEN IN THE SESSION HALL OF THE ARGENTINE CONGRESS, IN BUENOS AIRES, AT THE TWENTIETH DAY OF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER OF THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN.
REGISTERED UNDER NO 27521
MARTA G. MICHELETTI-EMILIO MONZO-Eugenio Inchausti-Juan P. Tunessi
City of Buenos Aires, 19/12/2019
Under the provisions of Article 80 of the National Constitution, I certify that Law No. 27,521 (IF-2019-107456687-APN-DSGA#SLYT) sanctioned by the HONORABLE CONGRESS OF THE NATION on November 20, 2019, has been enacted in fact on the day. December 18, 2019.
For your publication to the National Directorate of the Official Register, give a copy to the HONORABLE CONGRESS OF THE NATION and, for your knowledge and other effects, refer to the MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT. Compliment, file. Vilma Lidia Ibarra
e. 20/12/2019 N ° 99084/19 v. 20/12/2019
