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Claims related to consumer issues - Municipal Consumer Information Office (Oficina Municipal de Información al Consumidor, OMIC)

Who can make this request? Anyone
Documentation to be submitted
  • Complaints form, dispute or claim (duly completed);
  • Supporting documentation recording the commercial relationship (estimate, receipt, invoice, etc.);
  • Documentation authorizing legal representation (where appropriate);
  • Documentation proving that the person or entity making the claim is the final consumer (for example, an invoice in their name).
  • Other documentation related to the commercial relationship may be required depending on the case.
Where can I request this? Municipal Consumer Information Office
(Oficina Municipal de Información al Consumidor, OMIC)
Plaza del Olivar, 4 (ground floor) Palma
Procedure duration This procedure has a duration of 2 months
Legislation
  • General Law 26/1984 (19 July) for the Defence of Consumers and Users.
  • Ley 7/2014, de 23 de julio, de protección de las personas consumidoras y usuarias de las Islas Baleares (BOIB núm. 103, de 31 de julio de 2014)
  • Other specific regulations may apply according to the case.
  • Who processes the request?

    Municipal Consumer Information Office
    (Oficina Municipal de Información al Consumidor)
    Plaza del Olivar, 4 (ground floor).
    Tel: 971 72 46 50  Fax: 971 72 02 70
    E-mail: omic@sf.a-palma.es 
    Website: http://omic.palmademallorca.es

    Ways to start procedure Upon request of the party
    Requirements

    The request to initiate a claims process can be carried out by an individual or legal entity (the latter must be a non-profit organization, NGO, etc.) who is the final consumer of the product or service. One of the parties involved in the commercial relationship which is the cause of the claim must be a resident of or have a business in Palma (either the citizen affected or the business which has provided the product or service) in order for the Municipal Consumer Information Office (OMIC) to be able to deal with the claim.

    Decision-making organization

    Municipal Consumer Information Office
    (Oficina Municipal de Información al Consumidor)
    Plaza del Olivar, 4 (ground floor).
    Tel: 971 72 46 50  Fax: 971 72 02 70
    E-mail: omic@sf.a-palma.es 
    Website: http://omic.palmademallorca.es

    Administrative silence Does not apply
    End of administrative recourse The resolution does not end to the proceedings
    More information

    I would like to make a claim related to a purchase I made in Palma, but I live in a different municipality. Can I still apply to the Municipal Consumer Information Office (OMIC) in Palma? Yes. The OMIC can deal with the claim as long as one of the parties involved in the commercial relationship is a resident of or has their business in Palma.
       

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