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The Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) has sent another report to the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) following an inspection at a major retail chain, during which evidence was found of different mark-ups being applied to comparable food products supplied by different manufacturers. The differences exceed the 10% threshold permitted by law, the CCP press office said.
During the inspection, the CCP analyzed documents provided by the retailer showing the purchase and selling prices of food products. The comparison revealed that the chain applies substantially different mark-ups to similar goods supplied by different manufacturers. Such pricing practices may place some suppliers at a disadvantage compared with others and undermine the conditions for fair competition, the CCP commented.
The commission explained that under the Protection of Competition Act, applying different trade mark-ups to comparable agricultural and food products within the same product category, where the difference exceeds 10%, constitutes a prohibited unfair trading practice. This amounts to discrimination between business partners.
The CCP is forwarding the evidence collected and the findings of its analysis to the antitrust regulator for assessment and any action within its remit. If a violation is established, the law provides for penalties that may reach up to 10% of the turnover of the company concerned, the press office added.
This is the latest report submitted by the CCP to the CPC concerning such practices at major retail chains. The consumer protection regulator said it is continuing to inspect the purchase and selling prices of essential food products in order to identify unjustified price increases and practices that harm consumers and place producers and suppliers at a disadvantage.
Earlier on Monday, the CPC announced that it was imposing fines totalling nearly EUR 76 million on Kaufland Bulgaria for unfair trading practices.

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