Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on exempting small shops from having to display the price per unit or by weight in addition to the purchase price; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40491/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Directive 98/6/EC requires all products to have a selling and a unit price where appropriate. The unit price is the price of a product per kilo, litre, metre etc. Article 6 of the Directive provided for a derogation for small businesses from the obligation to display the unit price. This Directive was transposed into Irish law in S. I. No. 639 of 2002 and regulation 5 (2) (g) (i) provides that where a trader does not use equipment for printing shelf labels or equipment for point of sale scanning, the unit price need not be displayed.

The Review of the Consumer Acquis being undertaken by the European Commission at present involves the review of eight specific consumer Directives. One of these Directives is 98/6/EC. I am awaiting the Commission's proposals on this matter.