Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his policy on a code of practice for the grocery goods sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37435/12]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Programme for Government contains a specific commitment to enact legislation to regulate certain practices in the grocery goods sector. I intend to give effect to this commitment by including an enabling provision in the legislation currently being prepared by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to merge the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority, which will allow for the introduction of a statutory Code of Practice in the grocery goods sector. It is hoped to publish this legislation before the end of the year.