Developments in the Irish Grocery Sector: Proposed Statutory Code of Conduct, Summer 2011
20.07.2011
The Irish Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation recently announced (July 2011) a further consultation on the introduction of a code of conduct for suppliers and retailers operating in the grocery goods sector. This consultation follows the publication of a report by Mr John Travers who had been asked by the Irish Government
to consider whether a voluntary code of practice could be agreed between suppliers and retailers operating in the Irish grocery sector. The consultation relates to a statutory code of conduct.
The current consultation process runs until 1 September 2011. It is likely that an enabling provision for a statutory code will be included in revised competition and consumer legislation, a draft of which is due to be published this Autumn.
