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Mon 11 Nov 2009Agencies at odds over code of conduct for big retailers
TWO GOVERNMENT bodies which are set to be merged shortly have taken sharply opposing stances on proposals by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan for a supermarket code of conduct and ombudsman.
The National Consumer Agency, in a submission seen by The Irish Times, supports Ms Coughlan’s suggestion of a ban on unfair commercial practices in the grocery trade and says retailers should be prosecuted for treating their suppliers unfairly.
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