Code of Good Practice on the Relationship between Food Commercial Units Chains and Product Suppliers

Plenum of the Competition Council by Decision no. DA-69 of 29.12.2017 accepted the commitments assumed by "Moldretail Group" S.R.L., Î.M. "47th Parallel" S.R.L., C.I.C. "Fidesco" S.R.L., S.C. "IMC Market" S.R.L. ("Business Global Parc", S.R.L.), Î.C.S. "Vistarcom" S.R.L. under the investigation initiated by the Disposition no. 3 of 05.02.2015 on the actions of food commercial units chains and their suppliers and at the same time the investigation of these enterprises being ceased.

On January 22, 2018, the Plenum of the Competition Council, by Decision no. DA-3 / 15-01 of 22.01.2018 accepted the commitments assumed by QC "Fourchette-M" S.R.L. "Azamet-Grup" S.R.L., and on 26.01.2018 by Decision no. DA-3 / 15-03 of 26.01.2018 accepted the commitments assumed by Sales House "Hendrix Bail" S.R.L. in the course of the above-mentioned investigation and at the same time has ceased its investigation on these undertakings.

By Decision no. DA-3/ 15-06 of 15.02.2018, the Plenum of the Competition Council accepted the assumed commitments and terminated the investigation on "Forward International" S.R.L. "Olimp", S.R.L., Î.C.S. "Trigor AVD" S.R.L. and "Gupa-Grup" S.R.L.

In the process of monitoring compliance with the commitments undertaken by the aforementioned enterprises, the Competition Council intervenes with the appeal to the business community to notify the competition authority in the event of non-compliance by these enterprises with the Code of Good Practice on the Relationship between the Food Commercial Units Chains and Product Suppliers.

At the same time, the Competition Council informs that other food commercial units chains and their suppliers may assume to the competition authority the commitment to comply with the Code of Good Practice on the Relationship between Food Commercial Units Chains and Product Suppliers.