Prohibited UTPs – conditional

Suppliers are afforded protection against six unfair trading practices in respect of agricultural and food products unless there is agreement between them and their buyer in advance:

1. Buyer returning unsold products to the supplier without paying for those unsold products or for disposal of those products or both;
2. Payment by the supplier for stocking, display or listing of products or of making such products available on the market;
3. Requiring the supplier to bear all or part of the cost of any discounts on products sold by the buyer as part of a promotion;
4. Payment by the supplier for advertising;
5. Payment by the supplier for marketing;
6. Payment by the supplier for staff for fitting-out premises used for the sale of the supplier’s products