UNCTAD will undertake a fact-finding mission to Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 3 to 7 November 2025, marking the launch of Argentina’s Voluntary Peer Review on Consumer Protection Law and Policy.
During the mission, UNCTAD officials will engage with more than 40 stakeholders representing Parliament, the Judiciary, Government institutions, sectoral regulators and agencies, consumer associations, the private sector, academia, and legal practitioners. The discussions will support a comprehensive assessment of the strengths and areas for improvement in Argentina’s legal and institutional framework for consumer protection.
The review will focus on key thematic areas identified by the Undersecretariat for Consumer Defence and Fair Trade of Argentina, including the consumer protection law, institutional arrangements, consumer courts, product safety, and e-commerce. UNCTAD’s voluntary peer reviews on consumer protection law and policy General Assembly resolution 70/186 mandates the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy to conduct voluntary peer reviews on consumer protection law and policy.
The purpose is to:
- Provide an external and independent assessment of the effectiveness of consumer protection law and policy in a given country,
- Identify the challenges to be addressed and areas to be improved in the legal and institutional frameworks, thereby contributing to enhancing quality, efficiency and consumer protection regimes,
- Assess the consumer protection awareness of relevant stakeholders and their contributions in this area,
- Formulate and recommend appropriate measures, designed in consideration of the economic and developmental particularities of each country, to address these challenges,
- Assist countries in implementing the recommendations by developing a capacity-building project in consultation with the country concerned.
