UK: Grocery watchdog "needs power to fine" - MPs
By: Petah Marian | 29 July 2011
A UK government committee has called for changes to the to the bill creating an adjudicator for disputes between suppliers and retailers under the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.
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A UK government committee has called for changes to the to the bill creating an adjudicator for disputes between suppliers and retailers under the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.
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