消费者权益保护法(以下简称消保法)属于民事特别法。我国的消费者权益保护法制定于1993年,自1994年1月1日起施行。这部法律的修正案草案是本届由法工委起草、委员长会议提请审议的第一部法律案。经三次审议,十二届全国人大常委会第五次会议于2013年10月25日高票通过了修法决定。新修改的消保法自2014年3月15日起施行。修法要把握中央精神、时代特征和发展要求 Consumer Protection Law (hereinafter referred to as consumer protection law) are civil special law. China’s Consumer Protection Law was enacted in 1993 and came into force on January 1, 1994. The draft amendment to this law is the first law bill drafted by the Commission for Law Science and Technology and brought to the deliberation by a chairman meeting. After the third review, the fifth session of the 12th NPC Standing Committee passed the revision law decision on October 25, 2013 with a high number of votes. The newly revised Consumer Protection Law will come into force on March 15, 2014. The revision law should grasp the central spirit, the characteristics of the times and the development requirements