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.
Résultats et impacts Not available yet