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Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 58:In page 84, line 35, to delete "promotion and sale of goods on promotion" and substitute "price, marketing and sale of goods on promotion and the duration of the promotion".This is a technical amendment to clarify the issues relating to promotions which might be included in any regulations relating to terms and conditions in contracts for the sale or supply of grocery...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 59:In page 84, line 41, to delete "manner" and substitute "circumstances and manner".This is a technical and grammatical amendment.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 60:In page 85, line 36, to delete "secure better positioning" and substitute "retain shelf space, or to secure better positioning on shelves".The two issues of introducing a prohibition in respect of compelling of payment in respect of shelf place to the list of prohibited activities that may be included in the regulations as well as a prohibition on requiring a grocery...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 61:In page 86, line 1, to delete "or".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 62:In page 86, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:"or (iii)to retain shelf space, or to secure better positioning on shelves, or an increase in the allocation of shelf space, for the grocery goods of that grocery goods undertaking,".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 64: In page 86, to delete lines 5 to 8 and substitute the following: "(k) specify arrangements regarding promotions of grocery goods and related activities and the circumstances in which such arrangements shall be included in the contract for the sale or supply of grocery goods referred to in paragraph (a).". This technical amendment clarifies the scope of this provision...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 65:In page 86, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:"(m) prohibit a relevant grocery goods undertaking from requiring a grocery goods undertaking to obtain any goods or services from a third party from whom the relevant grocery goods undertaking receives payment for this arrangement,".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 66:In page 86, line 12, to delete "(m) specify" and substitute "(n) specify".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 67:In page 86, line 16, to delete "(n) provide" and substitute "(o) provide".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 68:In page 86, line 20, to delete "(o) provide" and substitute "(p) provide".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 69:In page 86, line 24, to delete "(p) specify" and substitute "(q) specify".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 70:In page 86, line 27, to delete "(q) provide" and substitute "(r) provide".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 71:In page 86, line 32, to delete "(r) contain" and substitute "(s) contain".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 73:In page 86, line 39, to delete "undertakings" and substitute "undertakings, or one or more classes of grocery goods,".This amendment provides that the regulations foreseen under the Bill can be made by classes of grocery goods rather than all classes of such goods. Not only will this allow for the possibility to produce more refined regulations, but it also allows me,...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 74:In page 87, line 2, to delete "Commission" and substitute the following:"Commission and such other persons (including relevant grocery goods undertakings and other grocery goods undertakings) as he or she considers appropriate".

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Tóibín has proposed an amendment relating to the protection of anonymity and confidentiality from complainants and their possible subsequent treatment as a result of the complaint. As I outlined on Committee Stage, the commission will have authority under section 63C(2) to initiate an investigation of a relevant grocery goods undertaking on foot of receiving a complaint....

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of the provisions in the Bill relating to the grocery goods sector, and the regulations which I will make in due course on foot of those enabling provisions, is to regulate certain practices in the sector. On the issue of payment, subsection 63B(2)(p) of the Consumer Protection Act 2007, as inserted by section 80 of this Bill, provides that the regulations may specify the manner...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: It is not my intention to publish regulations before the Bill completes its passage through the Oireachtas. After it is dealt with by this House, we must allow for the possibility of amendments being made by the Seanad. Any draft set of regulations must reflect the primary legislation. That, after all, is the function of regulations. As I said, we are making provision to allow us to...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: These two amendments essentially propose the same thing albeit in a different manner, that where a grocery goods undertaking chooses to enter into a contract with the relevant grocery goods undertaking, the latter must have a contract with the former for the supply of grocery goods. I note a difference in the legal framing of the amendments tabled by Deputies Tóibín and Calleary....

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: We are developing them in parallel but we need to wait until the Bill has been passed and know exactly what we are providing. We intend over the summer to put out draft regulations for consultation including by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. We will seek to implement them thereafter. We are developing them in parallel so that we do not have to wait until...