The state duma offered to change the law in trade due to the schemes of “traffic light”

Now the law prohibits the return to the supplier’s goods with a shelf life of up to 30 days, as well as replace or require value reimbursement. If the expiration date does not exceed 30 days, the retailer cannot impose the conditions for the return of the goods. According to Lisovsky, this creates an escape due to which retail trade can insist on including said clause in the contract.

The deputy recalled that “traffic lights” and other retailers use the return. In addition, the “traffic light” even returns perishable goods with an expiration date of up to 30 days, and also practices its elimination at the expense of the supplier, Lisovsky added.

Dmitry Leonov, vice president of the Board of the Rusprodsoyuz Association, said that conscientious retail chains do not return unexplored quality products to suppliers, which do not belong to the “traffic light”, which, according to Leonov, has been dedicated to such yields. For more than a year.

“These practices contradict the provisions of the Law on Commerce and create unreasonable financial risks for suppliers. In a nutshell, they lead to additional losses and loads associated with the sale and elimination of products not sold, ”added Leonov.

Representatives of retail networks opposed changes in law in commerce, writes Shopper’s. In particular, according to the president of the prison of the Association of Retail Companies (ACORT) Igor Karavaev, the prohibition of the return of unrealized products will create an additional charge and risks of negative consequences for the actors of the market in good faith.

“We are convinced that existing restrictions together with current response measures are sufficient to suppress negative practices related to the violation of the law,” says Karavaev.

Traffic light stores are massively closed throughout the country after Rospotrebnadzor claims related to violations of health legislation. Since December, the discount network closed more than 200 points of sale (decreased by 9.8%), Kommersant previously reported with reference to “infoline analytical” data.

In December, the Federal Antimonopoolio service advocated the prohibition of the return of high -quality unplayed products by retail chains, regardless of expiration dates. The department believes that the measure will avoid situations in which all risks and expenses are assigned to suppliers, and retailers do not pay for the goods.