Article 72. Prohibited Acts.
– The following acts are prohibited:
a) refusal without any valid legal cause by the total manufacturer or any person obligated under the warranty or guarantee
to honor a warranty or guarantee issued;
b) unreasonable delay by the local manufacturer or any person obligated under the warranty or guarantee in honoring the
warranty;
c) removal by any person of a product's warranty card for the purpose of evading said warranty obligation;
d) any false representation in an advertisement as to the existence of a warranty or guarantee.
Article 73. Penalties. –
a) Any person who shall violate the provisions of Article 67 shall be subject to fine of not less than Five hundred pesos
(P500.00) but not more than Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) or an imprisonment of not less than three (3) months but not
more than two (2) years or both upon the discretion of the court. A second conviction under this paragraph shall also carry
with it the penalty or revocation of his business permit and license.
b) Any person, natural or juridical, committing any of the illegal acts provided for in Chapter III, except with respect to
Article 67, shall be liable for a fine of not less than One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) but not more than Fifty thousand
pesos (P50,000.00) or imprisonment for a period of at least one (1) year but not more than five (5) years, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
The imposition of any of the penalties herein provided is without prejudice to any liability incurred under the warranty or guarantee.
CHAPTER IV
LABELING AND FAIR PACKAGING
Article 74. Declaration of Policy. – The State shall enforce compulsory labeling, and fair packaging to enable the consumer to obtain accurate
information as to the nature, quality and quantity of the contents of consumer products and to facilitate his comparison of the value of such
products.
Article 75. Implementing Agency. – The Department of Trade and Industry shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter and its implementing
rules and regulations: Provided, That with respect to food, drugs, cosmetics, devices and hazardous substances, it shall be enforced by the
concerned department.
Article 76. Prohibited Acts on Labeling and Packaging. – It shall be unlawful for any person, either as principal or agent, engaged in the
labeling or packaging of any consumer product, to display or distribute or to cause to be displayed or distributed in commerce any consumer
product whose package or label does not conform to the provisions of this Chapter.
The prohibition in this Chapter shall not apply to persons engaged in the business of wholesale or retail distributors of consumer products except
to the extent that such persons:
a) are engaged in the packaging or labeling of such products;
b) prescribe or specify by any means the manner in which such products are packaged or labeled; or
c) having knowledge, refuse to disclose the source of the mislabeled or mispackaged products.
Article 77. Minimum Labeling Requirements for Consumer Products. – All consumer products domestically sold whether manufactured locally
or imported shall indicate the following in their respective labels of packaging:
a) its correct and registered trade name or brand name;
b) its duly registered trademark;
c) its duly registered business name;
d) the address of the manufacturer, importer, repacker of the consumer product in the Philippines;
e) its general make or active ingredients;
f) the net quality of contents, in terms of weight, measure or numerical count rounded of to at least the nearest tenths in the
metric system;
g) country of manufacture, if imported; and
h) if a consumer product is manufactured, refilled or repacked under license from a principal, the label shall so state the
fact.
The following may be required by the concerned department in accordance with the rules and regulations they will promulgate under authority of
this Act:
a) whether it is flammable or inflammable;
b) directions for use, if necessary;
c) warning of toxicity;
