Notes on the common nature of the Law on General Administrative Procedure in administrative sanctioning procedures in the field of consumer protection

Abstract

As per the modifications set forth by Legislative Decree 1272, an important change was adopted regarding the application of the General Administrative Procedure Law (LPAG, for its acronym in Spanish) in the sanctioning administrative proceedings, as the conditions set forth in the LPAG changed from being supplementary to being minimum conditions which must be complied in all proceedings. This article aims to analyse how the modifications to the Legislative Decree have been applied according to the Consumer Protection framework before INDECOPI.