The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill

Type de pratique Reduce

Nom de la pratique The Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill

Nom de l’acteur principal UK Parliament

Type d’acteur(s) Autorités publiques

Pays United Kingdom

Etape de mise en œuvre Exploitation, Transformation, Vente au détail

Année de mise en œuvre 2012

Opérations déjà accomplies/en cours The Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill, which passed in the UK Parliament in late 2012, creates a new regulator linked to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), whose duty is to ensure that the statutory Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) is adhered to properly. The GSCOP was created by the UK Competition Commission to ensure fair dealing between large supermarkets and their suppliers. In particular, the Code aims to protect farmers, including indirect suppliers in developing countries, from unfair trading practices of large retail buyers, including protecting them from having to bear the unpredictable costs of waste caused by supermarket buying policies, such as last minute cancellation of forecast orders. The Adjudicator will have the power to name and shame and, in some cases, fine retailers whose policies are in breach of the GSCOP.

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