The clarification States that retailers are not allowed to require from suppliers, additional discounts on products if they are not translated into the price on the shelf.

As explained by the Deputy head of Department Andrey Kashevarov, "those additional discounts that network need to previously agreed by us will be treated as compensation and, accordingly, should be included in the 5%".

"In the Treaty can be negociated, agreed at the promotion price reduction for the reduction of shelf life of the product when the desired sales objective, that is something that is relayed to the consumer. And those that are not relayed, in the interest of the provider network and where the network makes demands on the provision of discounts, in fact, these discounts to us will be treated as inclusion in the 5%", — he said.

A new version of the law "On торговле2, which entered into force in the summer of 2016, provides, including, limiting total payments of the retailers to the suppliers. According to the law, the total bonuses trading networks, manufacturers can not exceed 5% of the price of the goods supplied.

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