“知假买假”适用《消费者权益保护法》的合理性分析

An Analysis of the Rationality of the Application of Consumer Protection Law to“Know-Fake-Buy-Fake”

自1994年《消费者权益保护法》引入惩罚性赔偿制度以来,实践中“知假买假、买假索赔”的行为层出不穷,针对该行为是否适用于消法保护的争论也一直持续不断。2016年《消费者权益保护法实施条例(送审稿)》第二条明确将买假索赔的行为排除于该法适用范围。现阶段针对买假索赔问题的争议主要集中于消费者的界定问题和是否有助于惩罚性赔偿功能价值实现问题。综合分析认为,买假索赔行为符合惩罚性赔偿功能定位,将其纳入消法适用范围有利于制度的规范与社会作用的实现。

Since the introduction of the punitive damages system in the Consumer Protection Law in 1994,there have been endless acts of“know-fake-buy-fake”in practice and there have been heated debates on whether such behavior be applicable to Consumer Protection Law.Article 2 of the 2016 Implementation Regulations on Consumer Protection Law(Draft for Examination)clearly excludes the counterfeit claims on counterfeit goods from the scope of application of the Law.The current controversy on this issue mainly focuses on the definition of consumers and whether it contributes to the realization of the value of punitive damages function.A comprehensive analysis shows that the counterfeit claims on counterfeit goods is consistent with the positioning of punitive damages,and its inclusion in the scope of application of the Consumer Protection Law is conducive to the standardization of the system and the realization of its social role.