【正文】 purchase or application of means of production used directly in agricultural production. Article 55 The present Law shall go into effect as of January 1, 1994. 10。s Republic of China on the Administrative Penalties for Public Security. Article 53 Any functionary of the State organs, who neglects his duties or shields any business operator guilty of infringement of the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, shall be given administrative sanctions by the unit he belongs to, or by an organ at a higher level。s court. Article 52 Anyone who, by means of violence or threats, hinders functionaries of the administrative departments concerned from performing their duties according to law, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law。s court within 15 days from the date of receipt of the reconsideration decision。 (9) other circumstances wherein punishment shall be given for infringement of consumer rights and interests as stipulated by laws or regulations. Article 51 Any business operator who is not satisfied with the decision on punishment may apply to the organ at the next higher level for reconsideration within 15 days from the date of receipt of the decision。 demand for repair, remanufacture, replacement, return of goods, makeup for the short modities, refundment of payment for goods or services, or pensations for losses。 (6) making false or misleading propaganda about their modities or services。 (4) forging the origin of modities, forging or counterfeiting the names and addresses of other factories, and forging or counterfeiting the authentication marks or famousandexcellentproduct marks。 (2) mixing adulterations into their modities, or passing fake modities off as genuine ones, or passing defective modities off as good ones, or passing substandard modities off as standard ones。 in absence of such provisions in the laws or regulations, administrative departments for industry and merce shall order them to make corrections, and may, in light of the circumstances, punish the offenders exclusively or concurrently with warning, confiscation of unlawful earnings, or imposition of a fine not less than one time but not more than five times the value of the unlawful earnings。 the increased amount of the pensations shall be one time the costs that the consumers paid for the modities purchased or services received. Article 50 If business operators are under any of the following circumstances and the Law of the People39。 payment for the modities on the demand of the consumers, and bear the reasonable expenses that the consumers have to pay. Article 47 Business operators who supply modities or services in the form of advance payment shall provide their modities or services according to the agreements. Business operators who fail to provide their modities or services according to the agreements shall fulfil the agreements or return the advance payment on the demand of the consumers, and shall also bear the interest of the advance payment and other necessary expenses that the consumers have to pay. Article 48 Business operators shall, on the demand of the consumers, be responsible for return of goods determined to be substandard modities by administrative departments concerned according to law. Article 49 Business operators engaged in fraudulent activities in supplying modities or services shall, on the demand of the consumers, increase the pensations for victims39。 expenses on selfhelp devices, living allowances, pensations for disability and the necessary living cost of the persons supported by the disabled. Business operators shall, if the case constitutes a crime, be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law. Article 42 Business operators shall, if the modities or services they supply have caused death of consumers or other victims, pay funeral expenses, death pensation and the necessary living cost of the persons supported by the deceased during their lifetime. Business operators shall, if the case constitutes a crime, be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law. Article 43 Business operators who violate the provisions of Article 25 of the present Law and violate the human dignity or personal freedom of consumers shall stop the violations, rehabilitate consumers39。 (9) other circumstances infringing upon consumer rights and interests as specified by laws and regulations. Article 41 Business operators shall, if the modities or services they supply have caused personal injuries to consumers or other victims, pay for the victims39。 (8) deliberately delaying or unreasonably refusing consumers39。 (6) modities sold being short of weight or quantity。 (4) not conforming to the state of quality indicated by the product description or by physical samples。 (2) not possessing the properties for use they should possess and no declaration thereabout is made at the time of sale。s business license to supply modities or services and infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, the consumers may demand pensations either from such business