Published: June 30, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Updated: June 30, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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Competition Commission clarifies bans on unfair trade practices
The Council of Serbia's Competition Commission adopted guidance on applying the law on trade practices in supply chains for agricultural, food, and strategically important goods. The document takes effect on July 4 and describes a blacklist of always-banned practices, a gray list of conditionally allowed practices, and a ban on commercial retaliation against suppliers; payment terms must not exceed 30 days for perishable goods and 60 days for other goods.
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Commission for Protection of Competition
Commission adopted guidance further regulating unfair trade practices
(Komisija donela Uputstvo kojim se bliže uređuju nepoštene trgovačke prakse)
The Competition Commission says its Council adopted guidance on how the commission will assess unfair trade practices from the law's Article 6 blacklist, Article 7 gray list, and prohibited commercial retaliation. The document aims to unify application of the law for certain product types and support fair, transparent, predictable relations in supply chains for agricultural, food, and strategically important goods. The guidance takes effect on July 4, 2026, eight days after publication in the Official Gazette.
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Stricter rules for traders: no more late payments, order cancellations, or hidden costs
(Stižu stroža pravila za trgovce: Nema više kašnjenja plaćanja, otkazivanja porudžbina i skrivenih troškova)
Danas, citing eKapija, writes that the guidance bars buyers from agreeing or making payment for perishable agricultural and food products later than 30 days after the delivery period ends or an invoice is issued; for other products, the maximum is 60 days. Those deadlines cannot be extended even with supplier consent. Buyers are also barred from cancelling orders for perishable goods less than 30 days before agreed delivery except in force-majeure cases, and unilateral changes to delivery terms, quantities, price, or payment method require the supplier's written consent. A reduction of orders of more than 20% compared with average monthly or contracted quantities will be treated as significant if it seriously affects production planning.
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