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N° 3-2008
Regulation of the supplier-retailer commercial relationships: An overview of 17 European countries regimes
PRACTICES - SUPPLIER RETALIER RELATION SHIPS - 17 EUROPEAN REGIMES
This article presents the results of a survey made by the French Competition Council for the working group presided by Marie-Dominique Hagelsteen on the negotiability of general terms of sales between suppliers and retailers. It shows that although some countries are concerned about potential abuses of buyer power by large retailers, none of them (except Portugal and France) goes as far as prohibiting discrimination between retailers per se (unless justified by proportionate counterparts). In general, such discriminatory strategies are dealt with only by competition law and it does not seem that such a treatment raises specific difficulties. The survey also allows a more general comparison of the European legislations regarding the major aspects of the supplier/retailer commercial relationships, notably the prevention of buyer power abuses and rules regarding resale at a loss.
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Language : English
Date of publication : September 2008
Citation : Etienne Pfister, Regulation of the supplier-retailer commercial relationships: An overview of 17 European countries regimes , Concurrences, N° 3-2008, n°21316, www.concurrences.com
