14 October 2014
Labeling "on a science" or knowledge for the seller - the struggle for a civilized market
Specialists of trading network "Foxtrot. Home Appliances "in collaboration with teachers Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics created the handbook: "Labeling electrical appliances and radio and television: a guide for employees of retail trade." In it description and is a schematically explains all the requirements of the current legislation in terms of consumer awareness - in labeling major groups of household appliances and electronics
- The strength of the work - synthesis of jurisprudential theoretical knowledge with practices our commodity researchers, - says Elena Slobodjanik, head of supply distribution network "Foxtrot. Home Appliances ". Special checklists (checklists and examples of markings on different types of products) will help to development skills in evaluating sellers correctness, completeness and compliance with labeling legislation in force.
The initiative timed for retailers: domestic laws to protect the rights of consumers with regard to labeling requirements - not perfect, many positions are ambiguous interpretation of and become a pretext for unjustified charges multibillion-dollar fines for retailers by the State Inspectorate for Consumer Protection, which then have to challenge in court .
- In March of this year, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has established a working group on the quality of legislation to protect the rights of consumers and industry stakeholders of the civilized retail in consumer electronics of Ukraine with the support of the European Business Association and the Association of household appliances and electronics have made their proposals for leveling ambiguity interpretation of the law. However, our proposals have not been submitted for consideration in Parliament - said the executive director of trading network "Foxtrot. Home Appliances " Vyacheslav Povroznik. - In parallel to this, we are defending a civilized market of trade and the rights of consumers yet another way - teaching sellers rapid assessment of the correctness, completeness and conformity in labeling applicable law. And this guide will be an effective tool of the educational process.
First Vice-Rector KNTEU Natalia Pritulskaya stressed the timeliness and the need to present methodological developments in the training of young specialists for the trade sector and thanked the workers network "Foxtrot. Home Appliances " for the joint, and most importantly - the system and productive work.
The initiative timed for retailers: domestic laws to protect the rights of consumers with regard to labeling requirements - not perfect, many positions are ambiguous interpretation of and become a pretext for unjustified charges multibillion-dollar fines for retailers by the State Inspectorate for Consumer Protection, which then have to challenge in court .
- In March of this year, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has established a working group on the quality of legislation to protect the rights of consumers and industry stakeholders of the civilized retail in consumer electronics of Ukraine with the support of the European Business Association and the Association of household appliances and electronics have made their proposals for leveling ambiguity interpretation of the law. However, our proposals have not been submitted for consideration in Parliament - said the executive director of trading network "Foxtrot. Home Appliances " Vyacheslav Povroznik. - In parallel to this, we are defending a civilized market of trade and the rights of consumers yet another way - teaching sellers rapid assessment of the correctness, completeness and conformity in labeling applicable law. And this guide will be an effective tool of the educational process.
First Vice-Rector KNTEU Natalia Pritulskaya stressed the timeliness and the need to present methodological developments in the training of young specialists for the trade sector and thanked the workers network "Foxtrot. Home Appliances " for the joint, and most importantly - the system and productive work.